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    Overcoming Tunisia’s Catch-22 on asylum seekers and refugees

    Overcoming Tunisia’s Catch-22 on asylum seekers and refugees

    Strengthening of governance in terms of migration management in Tunisia is crucial, say Nadia Mesghouni and Oumaima Lemhadi.

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    Rigid concepts of masculinity are pushing Black men to suicide

    Rigid concepts of masculinity are pushing Black men to suicide

    As a society, we need to discard narratives and socialisation that are sending young Black men to their graves, says Kelebogile Motswatswa.

  • East Africa

    Gorilla Conservation Coffee: An NGO that does what it says on the label

    Gorilla Conservation Coffee: An NGO that does what it says on the label

    An extraordinary vet in Uganda has come up with a scheme that not only helps endangered gorilla populations, but also coffee farmers and local communities.

  • Environment

    ‘Deadly air’: South African court gives polluters one year to clean up act

    ‘Deadly air’: South African court gives polluters one year to clean up act

    A landmark court judgement in South Africa has struck a heavy blow against the polluters as well as sloppy government efforts to enforce legislation.

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    Can Africa free itself from foreign influences?

    Can Africa free itself from foreign influences?

    Perhaps the most important lesson for Africa to draw from the conflict in the Ukraine is the danger of being dependent on others for our essentials, says Ivor Ichikowitz.

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    Africa’s Stockholm syndrome

    Africa’s Stockholm syndrome

    Despite the degrading and abusive treatment African students faced in Ukraine, some wanted to remain there, in spite of the war. Why do we Africans return to our abuser time and time again? asks Moky Makura.

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    What is behind the spate of coups in West Africa?

    What is behind the spate of coups in West Africa?

    There have been enough coups and attempted coups in West Africa and the wider Sahel over the past two years to suggest that there is a pattern. Analysis by Anver Versi and Neil Ford.

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    Africa’s open door for refugees

    Africa’s open door for refugees

    UK citizens have every right to question the motives of their government in offshoring its asylum responsibilities to Rwanda, but to question Rwanda’s capacity to care for refugees goes too far.

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    Building climate change resilience in African cities: Why the UN’s New Urban Agenda is needed now

    Building climate change resilience in African cities: Why the UN’s New Urban Agenda is needed now

    The UN’s New Urban Agenda holds the key for unlocking climate resilient cities in Africa, says UN-Habitat’s Oumar Sylla.

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    Could Pretoria’s reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine put it on the wrong side of history?

    Could Pretoria’s reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine put it on the wrong side of history?

    South Africa’s muted response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine could risk leaving it on the wrong side of history, writes Stephen Williams.

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    Tidjane Thiam – To win the world, use soft power

    In an exclusive interview, leading financier Tidjane Thiam relates his vision of Africa and his belief in building more on the human capital of the continent.

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    Without flexibility, Africa’s energy revolution will not take place

    Without flexibility, Africa’s energy revolution will not take place

    The speed of the energy transition will impose additional criteria in investment choices to ensure the sustainability and the best economic profitability of a country’s energy mix.

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