Trump’s last-minute decision to recognise Morocco’s claim to Western Sahara presents the new US president with a dilemma.
Peter Fabricius
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Uganda’s president is growing desperate as a young singer jeopardises his long grip on power.
Politics and Society ‘President’ Biden would have to take Africa much more seriously
If elected next month, Joe Biden must do more than turn the clock back to pre-Trump days.
Politics and Society Africa and the world continue to allow illegal capital flight
Despite having so much to gain from them, Africa’s role in negotiations to reform international tax is negligible.
Politics and Society The saviour of Tutsis is now in a Kigali jail
The alleged extraordinary rendition of Paul Rusesabagina reveals Kagame’s ‘Mossad Complex’ at its full.
Politics and Society All eyes on Sudan’s peace deal with armed groups
Is Khartoum’s change of government enough to overcome the fact that two important armed groups didn’t sign?
Politics and Society Sudan, a coup laboratory
Omar al-Bashir’s trial for seizing power in 1989 could mark a sea change in Africa’s political culture.
Politics and Society Tanzania’s former foreign minister prepares to take on Magufuli
But even with Bernard Membe as its candidate, the Tanzanian opposition would face an uphill task.
Politics and Society Magufuli confronts COVID-19 with prayer and snake oil
Tanzanians are increasingly alarmed at their government’s unscientific approach to the coronavirus pandemic.