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Sub-Saharan Africa

Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa, and Abiy Ahmed, the Ethiopian prime minister.

Governance

Lessons on democracy from South Africa and Ethiopia

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by Hafte Gebreselassie Gebrihet

Citizenship

When nationality becomes a lifetime wait

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by Joseph Maina

Water pollution

The lake that once gave life now poisons a city

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by Derick Matsengarwodzi
Boniface Mwangi is a civil engineer and recently arrived in Germany.

Migration to Germany

“The opportunities I found here outweigh many of the challenges”

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by Boniface Mwangi
A 2018 election poster from Cameroon. This year, 92-year-old President Biya, the world’s oldest head of state, is running for office for the eighth time.

Governance

How fossilised, power-hungry men keep Africa in a stranglehold

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by Baba G. Jallow
A view of Chukudum, where the twins were born.

New beginnings

Two sisters, two paths

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by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno

Small enterprises

How new investments spark hope for Zambia’s small businesses

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by Derrick Silimina
Burkina Faso’s prime minister, Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo, lashed out at the UN in his speech to the General Assembly.

Multilateralism

A bold stance

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by Miriam Ogutu

Entrepreneurship

How Africa’s youth is shaping climate solutions

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by Lungelo Ndhlovu
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