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Johannesburg’s first woman mayor speaks on effective coalitions and fighting corruption
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Politics and Society Johannesburg’s first woman mayor speaks on effective coalitions and fighting corruption

By The Conversation on March 22, 2022March 22, 2022

Parties must forego ideological rigidity and compromise for the common good, says Mpho Phalatse about making coalitions work.

The inspiring architect from Burkina Faso who lifted world’s biggest prize
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Arts, Culture and Sport The inspiring architect from Burkina Faso who lifted world’s biggest prize

By The Conversation on March 22, 2022March 22, 2022

Diébédo Francis Kéré has become the first African and the first black person to be awarded architecture’s highest international honour, the 2022 Pritzker Architecture Prize.

COVID: a two-year journey through lockdowns, lives lost and life-saving research
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Politics and Society COVID: a two-year journey through lockdowns, lives lost and life-saving research

By The Conversation on March 16, 2022March 16, 2022

A highlight of this pandemic is how quickly effective vaccines were developed and rolled out.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is illegal under international law: suggesting it’s not is dangerous
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Politics and Society Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is illegal under international law: suggesting it’s not is dangerous

By The Conversation on March 16, 2022March 16, 2022

No state in the global community should have to earn Russia’s compliance with the law. If the rule of law is not respected, the entire global community becomes as vulnerable as Ukraine is now.

Tanzania is getting a political remake as President Hassan eyes the 2025 polls
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Politics and Society Tanzania is getting a political remake as President Hassan eyes the 2025 polls

By The Conversation on March 15, 2022March 15, 2022

President Samia Suluhu Hassan is winning party loyalists, and has launched a diplomatic charm offensive ahead of 2025 polls.

Money, influence and heroism: the allure of political power in Kenya
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Politics and Society Money, influence and heroism: the allure of political power in Kenya

By The Conversation on March 14, 2022March 14, 2022

Politics is turning into a playground for the country’s elite in the absence of other avenues through which to rise to fame – and fortune.

Ukraine war: fresh warning that Africa needs to be vigilant against Russia’s destabilising influence
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Politics and Society Ukraine war: fresh warning that Africa needs to be vigilant against Russia’s destabilising influence

By The Conversation on March 10, 2022March 10, 2022

Russia is attempting to export its governance model of an authoritarian, kleptocratic and transactional regime onto Africa.

Four Black women who have advanced human rights
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Africans rising Four Black women who have advanced human rights

By The Conversation on March 9, 2022March 9, 2022

These women have helped people in their communities and far beyond.

Russia-Ukraine war: decoding how African countries voted at the UN
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Politics and Society Russia-Ukraine war: decoding how African countries voted at the UN

By The Conversation on March 9, 2022March 9, 2022

The resolution is not legally binding, but is an expression of the views of the UN membership.

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