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OpinionPolitics & Policy

Sudan coup: How protesters upped the ante and forced al-Bashir from power

Following months of protests, and a prolonged sit-in outside the military headquarters in Khartoum, Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir was placed under house arrest on April 11 as the country’s military prepared for a transitional government
Omar al-Bashir, then Sudan's president, arrives in Juba in 2011.
Digital EconomyOpinion

Internet shutdowns don’t work and are expensive

In Uganda and Burkina Faso shutting down the internet increased the profile of the causes being agitated
Closeup photo of ethernet cables
OpinionPolitics & Policy

The World Bank needs to reform and adapt to the changing world order

By nominating an American to head the World Bank, President Trump is continuing an outmoded tradition that does not take into account significant changes in the global distribution of power
Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the World Economic Forum in Davos, 2010
Opinion

How Russia is growing its strategic influence in Africa

More than a quarter of a century after the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin seems to have new aspirations in Africa. This is in line with his desire to restore Russia to great power status
Presidents Vladimir Putin (Russia) and Emmerson Mnangagwa (Zimbabwe) in Moscow in January 2019
Opinion

It’s becoming clearer that Mnangagwa is not Zimbabwe’s saviour

The last few days have wiped out any trust people might have had in the ability of the November 2017 coup that toppled Robert Mugabe to bring democratic and socio-economic rights to Zimbabwe’s long-suffering people
Presidents Vladimir Putin (Russia) and Emmerson Mnangagwa (Zimbabwe) in Moscow in January 2019
Opinion

DR Congo: A historic but controversial election

The announcement of Félix Tshisekedi as Congo's president-elect has been met with doubt by the runner-up, Martin Fayulu, election observers, and the influential Catholic church
Voters line up to vote in DR Congo's 2018 general elections
Energy, Oil & GasOpinion

African cities that seize green opportunities will flourish

Green technologies can generate employment, ease pressure on infrastructure and lower energy costs, especially for poorer households
Wind turbines at a wind farm in Cape Town, South Africa
Opinion

Small businesses in Africa to be hit hardest by climate change

Climate change events like droughts are only going to get worse in Africa – and urban centres, where many small businesses thrive, will be in the eye of the storm
Men operating welding machinery
OpinionPolitics & Policy

It’s time Africa played a greater role in the G20

Rather than including Africa in wider discussions about global trade architecture, climate change, and the future of work, the G20 has largely limited its engagement with the continent to addressing narrower development issues
African presidents in a group photo
Opinion

Africa needs help solving its problems before they become global problems

International engagement with Africa has evolved over time, although it has not put the region on a path toward sustainable growth and development. Continued failure could expose the world to a new age of pandemics, terror, and mass migration
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