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Occupation tests Bukavu’s century-long resilience
Wrapped along Lake Kivu’s shores, the city’s streets and buildings tell the story of the decades of struggle over who runs this part of the DRC.
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The Museum of Stolen History: Part VII
Things can be taken. Their stories must still be told.
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‘I would be happy to die on that stage’
Beloved Ethiopian singer Mahmoud Ahmed gave his final concert in Addis Ababa earlier this year. He spoke to Maya Misikir just days before.
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Children killed in attack on Mondlane
The condition of the Mozambican opposition leader himself remains unknown.
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Call me by her name
Two men are suing the South African state in a bid to force its bureaucracy into closer alignment with its values.
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One day in Mekelle
Just two years after the peace deal that ended the civil war, tensions in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are simmering.
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Review: Dying to live, living to love
What happens when people change – or when they are changed?
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Harare Review of Books
Sahel: Waste not, want not
Illustration by Chris J. Sassman
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Taboo artists: The fading of Egypt’s healing ink
Along the Nile Valley in Upper Egypt, tattooing became common in the early 20th century
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The Museum of Stolen History: Part VI
Things can be taken. Their stories must still be told.
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The African Union can thrive in the new world order
But first, three things need to change.
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Zimbabwe: Crocodile’s tears are a bit on the nose
Emmerson Mnangagwa insists that he will step down in 2028. But even within the ruling party itself, few believe him.
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