Figure of the week: The African Continental Free Trade Area’s impact on income and wages
On January 1, 2021 the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) went into force after a 6‑month delay due to
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A Tense Libya Delays Its Presidential Election
The postponement risks further destabilizing the oil-rich North African country, which has been mired in divisions and violence in the
Man who threatened journalists sentenced to 3 years
The Political Typology — Even in a polarized era, deep divisions in both partisan coalitions Pew Research Center’s political
The mysterious death of a human rights lawyer during political turmoil in Ethiopia
Ethiopia prime minister Abiy Ahmed is waging war against Tigrayans in the north and stamping out dissent among ethnic Oromos
Why Europe Must Boost Civil Society Support
People were crammed into small living rooms. There was often only standing room, if at all. There, they listened to lectures
Can Europe’s right-wing parties be united?
Populist leaders meet in Poland to discuss the continent’s future.
Exiled Strongman Looms Large Over Gambia Elections
Gambian voters will head to the polls on Saturday in the first presidential election in 27 years that does
Violence in Cameroon, impacting over 700,000 children shut out of school
Over 700,000 children have been impacted by school closures due to often brutal violence in Cameroon, according to an analysis released by the UN humanitarian arm, OCHA, on Thursday.
South Africa Feels Punished for Alerting World to New Variant
JOHANNESBURG — As the United States and European countries close their borders over fears over the recently detected coronavirus variant,
Students to Return to Class After Cameroon University Bombing
YAOUNDÉ, CAMEROON — On Thursday, fewer than 2,000 of the 14,000 students enrolled at the University of Buea showed