How to get away with mass murder: 4 tactics Ethiopia used to hide Tigray atrocities from the worldTeklehaymanot G. Weldemichel, University of Manchester
Why the US can destroy terrorist camps in Nigeria, but not terrorism – security scholarObasesam Okoi, University of St. Thomas
South Africa’s biggest opposition party will head to municipal elections with new leaders: what does it all mean?Dirk Kotze, University of South Africa
Nigeria’s open borders promised more trade and free movement: but crossings are chaotic and corruptJohn Babalola, University of Lincoln and Joshua Skoczylis, University of Lincoln
African migration: focusing on Europe misses the point – most people move within the continentNadine Biehler, German Institute for International and Security Affairs; Emma Landmesser, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, and Rebecca Majewski, German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Crime-fighting in Lagos: community watch groups are the preferred choice for residents, but they carry risksAdewumi Badiora, Olabisi Onabanjo University
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland: the strategic calculations at playFederico Donelli, University of Trieste
Edwin Mtei, Tanzania’s first central bank governor, left lessons on leadershipAikande Clement Kwayu, Tumaini University Makumira
Fighting climate change in the Sahel is worsening conflicts - new research shows howFolahanmi Aina, SOAS, University of London
Tanzania’s president raised hopes for women’s political representation – the 2025 elections show much remains to be doneVictoria Melkisedeck Lihiru, The Open University of Tanzania
Nigeria’s former election umpire has been appointed an ambassador: why this is a red flagOnyedikachi Madueke, University of Aberdeen
Africa’s human rights institutions are electing leaders. Why this mattersChidi Anselm Odinkalu, Tufts University
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland is about political alliances, not legal principlesAlemayehu Weldemariam, Indiana University
Another war in the Horn of Africa would be disastrous for one of the world’s most repressed nationsWilliam Gourlay, Monash University
Uganda’s autocratic political system is failing its people – and threatens the regionEvelyn Namakula Mayanja, Carleton University
The making and breaking of Uganda: an interview with scholar Mahmood MamdaniMahmood Mamdani, Columbia University
Nigeria’s 2027 election can set a model for disability inclusion. Here’s howTemitayo Isaac Odeyemi, University of Birmingham
Political policing in Museveni’s Uganda: what it means for the 2026 electionsJude Kagoro, Universität Bremen
South Africa’s addressing system is still not in place: a clear vision is neededSharthi Laldaparsad, University of Pretoria; Nerhene Davis, University of Pretoria, and Serena Coetzee, United Nations University
Nigeria has a high poverty rate – what this has to do with ethnic conflictsTolu Olarewaju, Keele University; University of Lancashire
Sudan’s civil war: A visual guide to the brutal conflictChristopher Tounsel, University of Washington
US air strikes in northern Nigeria: possible windfalls, as well as dangersOlayinka Ajala, Leeds Beckett University
Kidnapping for ransom in the Sahel: analysis of 24 years of data shows a new trendAlexander M. Laskaris, University of Florida and Olivier Walther, University of Florida
Benin’s failed coup: three factors behind the takeover attemptJohn Joseph Chin, Carnegie Mellon University
Roger Lumbala is accused of horrific war crimes in DRC: can his trial in France bring justice?Kerstin Bree Carlson, Roskilde University
Women’s voices at the G20: action urged on economic empowerment, care work, health, climate justice and forced labourNarnia Bohler-Muller, Human Sciences Research Council
Guinea-Bissau coup: election uncertainty has triggered military takeovers beforeSalah Ben Hammou, Rice University
South Africa declared gender-based violence a national disaster. But how will frontline workers be kept safe?Lucé Pretorius, North-West University
Africa’s power grabs are rising – the AU’s mixed response is making things worseRichard Fosu, Monash University
Thiaroye massacre: report on the French killing of Senegalese troops in 1944 exposes a painful historyMartin Mourre, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)
South Africa and Pakistan: countries brought to their knees by elite capture and economic paralysisBusani Ngcaweni, University of Johannesburg
Terror threat in Nigeria: what the killing of a general tells us about the fight against ISWAPSaheed Babajide Owonikoko, Modibbo Adama University of Technology
Who was Albert Luthuli? The murdered South African leader who put his people above himselfJudith Coullie, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Sudan’s protesters built networks to fight a tyrant – today they save lives in a warLovise Aalen, Chr. Michelsen Institute and Mai Azzam, Bayreuth University
Global power shifts are playing out in the Red Sea region: why this is where the rules are changingFederico Donelli, University of Trieste
Expensive data and poor internet access: South Africa fails to measure up against BrazilAshraf Patel, University of South Africa
Côte d'Ivoire’s democratic backslide: elections leave even less space for freedomJesper Bjarnesen, The Nordic Africa Institute
Violence against women and children is deeply connected. Three ways to break the patternsPhiwe Babalo Nota, University of Cape Town and Wiedaad Slemming, University of Cape Town
South Africans have lost trust in the police, in parliament and in political parties - what that meansAmanda Gouws, Stellenbosch University and Joseph Ayodele Kupolusi, Federal University of Technology, Akure
South Africa needs to rethink its community media policy - 4 ways to close the gapsFranz Krüger, University of the Witwatersrand
Nigeria’s new terror threat: JNIM is spreading but it’s not too late to actFolahanmi Aina, SOAS, University of London
Bamako is under pressure, not under siege: the difference and why it mattersLamine Doumbia, Humboldt University of Berlin and Mahamadou Bassirou Tangara, Université des Sciences sociales et de Gestion de Bamako
US-Nigeria relations: what it means to be a ‘country of particular concern’ and why it mattersSaheed Babajide Owonikoko, Modibbo Adama University of Technology
G20 and the civil society elite: spectacle instead of meaningful actionLuke Sinwell, University of Johannesburg
Access to water has a long racial history in Durban: I followed the story in the city’s archivesKristin Brig, Washington University in St. Louis
Can South Africa’s social grants help people make a better life? Research offers hopeLeila Patel, University of Johannesburg
Why Africa’s mineral-rich countries are not reaping the rewards of their wealthBonnie Campbell, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and Moussa Doumbo, Université des Sciences sociales et de Gestion de Bamako
Africa’s drone wars are growing – but they rarely deliver victoryBrendon J. Cannon, Khalifa University
Sudan at war: the art of peace talks and why they often failPhilipp Kastner, The University of Western Australia
Is Nigeria in danger of a coup? What the country should do to avoid one – political analystAbdul-Wasi Babatunde Moshood, Lagos State University
Violence in South Sudan is rising again: what’s different this time, and how to avoid civil warJan Pospisil, Coventry University
Ethiopia’s civil war: what’s behind the Amhara rebellion?Amanuel Tesfaye, University of Helsinki and Yared Debebe, University of Gondar
Boko Haram on the rise again in Nigeria: how it’s survived and how to weaken itSaheed Babajide Owonikoko, Modibbo Adama University of Technology
Peace in Sudan: a fresh mediation effort is needed – how it could workGerrit Kurtz, German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Thug culture in Nigerian politics: the links between state governors, funding and violent armed groupsMaureen Fubara, University of Amsterdam
Tanzania’s Samia Hassan has ushered in a new era of authoritarianism: here’s howDan Paget, University of Sussex
Salva Kiir: South Sudan’s president fought for independence, but then fuelled division, violence and corruptionSteven C. Roach, University of South Florida
Côte d'Ivoire’s elections have already been decided: Ouattara will win and democracy will loseSebastian van Baalen, Uppsala University and Jesper Bjarnesen, The Nordic Africa Institute
Paul Biya at 92: will defections weaken his grip on absolute power in Cameroon?David E Kiwuwa, University of Nottingham
South Africa hasn’t given individuals access to the African Court – this needs to be fixedFrans Viljoen, University of Pretoria
Uganda has signed a deal with the US to take asylum seekers – what’s behind it and what’s at stakeFranzisca Zanker, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute and Ronald Kalyango Sebba, Kyambogo University
Sudan’s university students have a long history of political activismKuyok Abol Kuyok, University of Juba
Refugee protection in Egypt: what’s behind the return train to SudanDina Wahba, University of Freiburg and Franzisca Zanker, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute
Edson Sithole: new book uncovers the work of a thinker, lawyer and Zimbabwean freedom fighter who ‘disappeared’Brooks Marmon, University of Pretoria
How to get away with mass murder: 4 tactics Ethiopia used to hide Tigray atrocities from the worldTeklehaymanot G. Weldemichel, University of Manchester
