List of Africa articles
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A man ties a piece of cloth over a demonstrator’s face in Sudan. Sudan’s Citizens Refuse to Give Up
One year after a military coup, activists continue to mobilize despite deadly crackdowns.
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Supporters of presidential candidate of the Labour Party Peter Obi and running mate Datti Baba-Ahmed march during a campaign rally in Lagos, on Oct. 1. Nigeria’s Young Voters Are Backing an Outsider for President
Peter Obi belongs to the Igbo minority and lacks a major party platform, but he promises a break from the country’s corrupt gerontocracy.
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A protestor wears a sticker on his mouth reading "Climate Justice Now" in front of a demonstration against climate change in central Poznan during the UN Climate Change Conference on December 6, 2008. The Global South Is Done Playing Mr. Nice Guy
Developing countries are finally ready to play hard ball over climate reparations.
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Demonstrators with Tigray flags and posters march on the National Mall. Team Biden Balks on Africa Sanctions
As U.S. President Joe Biden ramps up sanctions on Russia, suspected war criminals in Africa escape unscathed.
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People walk in the streets in Kombolcha, Ethiopia, on Dec. 11, 2021. The Threat of Humanitarian Crisis Grows as Ethiopia Ramps Up Tigray War
Western diplomatic failure looms large in the world’s forgotten catastrophe.
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Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang attends the Paris Peace Forum. Equatorial Guinea Is Everything Wrong With U.S. Foreign Policy
Washington can’t keep getting fooled by dictators.
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Students sit at desks in a classroom. Who Speaks English?
The world is long overdue for the abandonment of the unstated but powerful hegemony that exists around the great imperial languages of centuries past.
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Workers operate sewing machines in a garment factory at the Hawassa Industrial Park in southern Ethiopia. The Dark Side of Ethiopia’s Export Boom
Workers report sexual coercion and poor conditions at the Hawassa Industrial Park.
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A member of the Zimbabwe Republic Police is seen in front of an electoral poster of President Emmerson Mnangagwa Cafe Meeting Turns Into Tense Car Chase for U.S. Senate Aides in Zimbabwe
Leading lawmaker calls on Biden to address Zimbabwe’s “dire” authoritarian turn after the incident.
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A view through an open, barred iron gate shows a courtyard. The History of Slavery Is All of Our History
The grim events that took place at historical sites such as Ghana’s Elmina Castle made all of us.
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A World Food Programme convoy of trucks on their way to the Tigray region are seen near the village of Erebti, Ethiopia, on June 9. Africa Must Do Its Part to Break Ethiopia’s Abusive Tigray Siege
The Ethiopian government’s chokehold on humanitarian aid needs to end.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses a press conference with international media in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 23. Ukraine’s Story Can Find Listeners in Africa
Kyiv is struggling to find leverage against Russian narratives.
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People sit atop a yellow billboard featuring a photo of Nelson Mandela, the African National Congress logo, and the slogan "Vote for Jobs, Peace and Freedom." Nelson Mandela’s Missed Opportunity
South Africa’s former president had the chance to launch a massive program of regional economic integration but failed to seize it.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (left) speaks with Sen. Chris Coons U.S. Foreign Aid Pilot Program Sparks Fight With Congress
A “game-changing” bill hits an impasse over programs in Haiti and Libya.
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Nigerian soldiers load a military truck with weapons recovered from bandits in north-central Nigeria on April 21. More Weapons Won’t Solve Nigeria’s Security Crisis
A nearly $1 billion U.S. arms sale to the country will promote further violence.
