Viewpoints Africa
Africa today carries a disproportionate share of the world’s violence. At any given time, the continent hosts more active conflict situations than any other region. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, Africa
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When former U.S. President Donald J. Trump described Somalis as “garbage,” declaring the country as one that “stinks” and its people unwelcome in the United States, the remarks landed as more than an insult. They
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MAPUTO / GENEVA -Nearly 100,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in northern Mozambique in recent weeks as violence spreads beyond the historical conflict zones, deepening a massive displacement and humanitarian crisis. Schools,
Viewpoints Africa
There is a particular danger when power stops pretending. No longer does it bother with caution, justification, or the rituals of accountability. It simply proceeds, confident that outrage will fade and attention will move on.
Viewpoints Africa
If a third world war breaks out, Africa will feel it long before it fires a shot. Modern global wars rarely begin with formal declarations. They unfold through disrupted shipping lanes, cyber intrusions, food shortages,
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Africa has begun administering a groundbreaking HIV-prevention injection that offers more than 99.9 percent protection, marking one of the most significant advances in the continent’s fight against the virus. The twice-yearly shot, called Lenacapavir, is
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Indian authorities have arrested a Nigerian national alleged to be at the centre of a major narcotics distribution network that supplied drugs to almost 1,975 customers across Telangana State. The suspect, identified by police simply
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One need not be a profound philosopher to discern the melancholy truth: Nigeria is ensnared in a cycle of hopelessness. At the close of every administration, citizens exhale in relief, only to discover that the
Viewpoints Africa
Democracies rarely collapse in a single dramatic moment. More often, they erode quietly, through small compromises that accumulate until institutions once trusted begin to feel unfamiliar. Courts are usually among the last to fall, and
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Societies can survive bad leaders, economic shocks, even waves of insecurity. What they do not survive for long is the collapse of their courts. In Nigeria today, the slow capture of the judiciary by political
