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Explainer: Who are the M23 Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo? 

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025 By Amelie Singleton

More than 6 million people have been killed since the conflicts in the 1990s, with the same number displaced from their homes in the last four years alone.  

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“Visit Rwanda” – You Might Want to Think About That

February 5, 2025February 5, 2025 By Oliver Keay

Rwanda’s international sports sponsorship efforts, particularly through its high-profile “Visit Rwanda” campaign, have recently come under scrutiny amid allegations of the country’s involvement

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Sudanese soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces
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Explainer: ‘The Forgotten War’: A Brief Introduction into the Conflict in Sudan

November 13, 2024November 13, 2024 By Amelie Singleton

While our attention has been demanded by the tragic conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, the Western media has neglected the harrowing

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Africa’s Spanish Speaking Country

March 6, 2024March 5, 2024 By George Thomas

The title of this article may come as a surprise to some, but lying just south of the armpit of Africa is the

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What is Happening in Sudan? Genocide, Famine and War

February 11, 2024February 11, 2024 By Maya Perera

Following the coup d’état of Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir in April 2019, the influentialsocial movement that aided in doing so gave hope for

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The Belonging of Western Sahara

November 15, 2023November 14, 2023 By George Thomas

Dubbed ‘Africa’s last colony,’ Western Sahara sees the last colonial state in Africa awaiting its independence. Caught between Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the

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The Lasting Legacy of the Atlantic Slave Trade and Colonialism on African Economic Development 

November 10, 2023November 12, 2023 By Charlotte Aspinall

The Atlantic Slave trade and colonialism has undeniably had devastating effects on African society, through forced labour and brutality, subjecting African slaves and

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Opinion: Is It Africa’s Turn to Power the Global Economy? 

October 22, 2023November 29, 2023 By Atrin Almasi

It cannot go unnoticed that the global economy has entered a prolonged slowdown phase; as the World Bank stated in its 2023 report, ‘Nearly

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Ethiopia at Peace?: What the Ceasefire Agreement Means for the Country and the Future of Conflict Resolution

November 15, 2022November 19, 2022 By Ben Evans

On the 2nd November 2022, after the African Union facilitated peace talks in Pretoria, the Ethiopian Federal Government and the Tigrayan People’s Liberation

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