Time to address repatriation of SOAS Swahili manuscripts
SOAS Library must assess the possibility of returning valuable manuscripts for exhibition in East Africa and find better ways to share its digital collections, says Angelica Baschiera
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Ethiopia: The ethnic tinderbox
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s reform agenda has won praise, but his shaking up of government in Ethiopia risks exacerbating long-simmering ethnic rivalries. James Jeffries reports
In Uganda, do African lives matter?
Why has the Black Lives Matter movement bypassed most of Africa? Epajjar Ojulu investigates the situation in Uganda and comes up with some disturbing answers
Magufuli defies Covid-19
Has the Tanzanian government’s laissez-faire approach to Covid-19 sacrificed lives in favour of popularity? Helen Jones reports
Rwanda’s rapid response stalls march of coronavirus
Early and decisive action to close its borders and impose a lockdown has so far paid off for Rwanda in terms of few infections and only two deaths from coronavirus
Coronavirus in Ethiopia: Is the worst yet to come?
Ethiopia was quick to clamp down on transmission of coronavirus but loss of income and jobs could create a febrile political atmosphere. James Jeffrey reports