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Ghana’s road to rebuilding public trust starts with security reforms
In the interest of national stability, Ghana’s new government must tackle threats and gaps in the security sector.
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Chapo’s heavy burden: restoring Mozambique’s fractured social fabric
The new president must not only end post-electoral violence, but reverse the political and economic exclusion that fuelled it ...
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The Trump threat: how worried should South Africa be?
As the world braces for Donald Trump’s return, uncertainty looms over the future of the international geopolitical landscape.
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What does Trump’s likely Africa team say about policy direction?
There is broad consensus among Washington insiders that Trump will tap Peter Pham as his assistant secretary of state for ...
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Sink or swim: Africa’s crucial maritime milestones in 2025
Progress has been slow during the AU’s Decade of African Seas and Oceans. Five urgent steps can correct the course.
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Despite rising conflict, Africa’s peace parks can promote development
Inclusive conservation in both stable and conflict regions should be considered in economic and development planning.
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Can Burundi afford to pull its troops out of Somalia?
The United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU) decided in December 2024 to replace the current AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) with a smaller force – the AU Support and Stabilization Mission ...
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Why were Africa’s violence levels up in 2024?
Increasing levels of extreme poverty in Africa were turbocharged by COVID-19, fuelling the fire of relative deprivation.
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Global hardwood demand cuts deep into The Gambia’s revenue
Illegal logging in Africa costs the continent up to US$17 billion annually. A high global demand for African hardwood fuels this environmental crime. By value and by volume, rosewood is the most ...