Chad is making Arabic equal to French in schools: the politics behind the moveHelga Dickow, University of Freiburg
Europe is spending billions on deporting migrants. Why the strategy isn’t workingUmutcan Yüksel, European University Institute and Amanda Bisong, European University Institute
Somali piracy is back – fuelled by political turmoil, aid cuts and the Iran warAnja Shortland, King's College London and Federico Varese, University of Oxford
Ethiopia votes: dominant ruling party seeks a new mandate in a deeply fragmented nationRedie Bereketeab, The Nordic Africa Institute
Ethiopia’s elections will not be politically competitive: two reasons whyBizuneh Yimenu, Queen's University Belfast
Should Ethiopia limit how long its prime minister can serve? Why this won’t fix a deeper democracy problemAlemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam, Indiana University
Global media networks simplify Ethiopia’s conflicts: insights from 5 years of dataMarew Abebe Salemot, Debark University; Behaliu Atenafu Dessie, Bahir Dar University; Kibrom Berhane Gessesse, University of British Columbia, and Mulatu Alemayehu Moges, University of Agder
Mali’s military leader is consolidating power. Why this is dangerousSalah Ben Hammou, Rice University and Hiba Naciri, Université de Montréal
The Sahel region is less secure than ever: foreign forces just add to the cycle of violenceNina Wilén, Lund University
Mali’s security crisis holds warnings for Nigeria: here’s whySaheed Babajide Owonikoko, Modibbo Adama University of Technology
Mali’s military leader is consolidating power. Why this is dangerousSalah Ben Hammou, Rice University and Hiba Naciri, Université de Montréal
Julius Malema: South Africa’s performative revolutionary is facing his biggest battleOngama Mtimka, Nelson Mandela University
Why Nairobi Africa-France summit bears the hallmarks of Macron and Ruto prioritiesFrank Gerits, Utrecht University
Mali attacks: Tuareg grievances hold the key to peaceOlayinka Ajala, Leeds Beckett University and Darrin Patrick McDonald, Leeds Beckett University
South Africans are far less tolerant of migrants than before – hotspots, drivers and solutionsSteven Gordon, Human Sciences Research Council
Senegal’s ruling alliance has split: will political turmoil follow?Toumani Traoré, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Mali’s armed groups fill a government vacuum – addressing this is key to ending the violenceNorman Sempijja, Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique and Mouhammed Ndiaye, Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique
East African Community’s expansion has triggered financial troubles: why solutions come with risksNicodemus Minde, United States International University
Zimbabwe’s push to extend the president’s rule could deepen elite divisions and weaken democracyDavid B. Moore, University of Johannesburg
Iran war could add to Nigeria’s security troubles. What to watch out forAl Chukwuma Okoli, Federal University Lafia
Climate change is worsening violent extremism in Kenya – what can be doneDylan O'Driscoll, Coventry University; Fathima Azmiya Badurdeen, Technical University of Mombasa; Joel Busher, Coventry University; Sheila Ronoh, Coventry University, and Wilson Ndenyele, Technical University of Mombasa
Mozambique relies on Rwanda’s troops to fight terrorism: what happens if they leave?Kaitlyn Rabe, The Ohio State University
Mali is still unsafe under the military: why it hasn’t made progress against rebels and terroristsOluwole Ojewale, Institute for Security Studies; Freedom C. Onuoha, University of Nigeria, and Samuel Oyewole, University of Pretoria
Ethiopia’s 2026 elections: without reforms, the vote may not be free or fairBizuneh Yimenu, Queen's University Belfast
Political violence in South Africa is driven by a power elite trying to establish dominance – new researchIvor Chipkin, University of Pretoria and Jelena Vidojević, University of Pretoria
Congo-Brazzaville election: boycotts, blackouts and growing dissent but Denis Sassou Nguesso held on to powerNgodi Etanislas, Université Marien Ngouabi
Nigeria’s new election law leaves gaps: 5 reforms for free, fair and credible pollsEmmanuel Remi Aiyede, University of Ibadan
The government’s plan to remove asylum seekers will be a logistical mess – and may not deter people from coming to the UKPeter William Walsh, University of Oxford
Around the world, migrants are being deported at alarming rates – how did this become normalised?Andonea Jon Dickson, University of Edinburgh; Cetta Mainwaring, University of Edinburgh, and Thom Tyerman, University of Edinburgh
AI-driven border surveillance is spreading across west Africa. What this means for migrants’ rightsPhilippa Osim Inyang, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs
250,000 Ethiopians migrate every year: what drives them and what needs to changeGirmachew Adugna, Addis Ababa University
