Bishop Purity Malinga is the first woman to be appointed Presiding Bishop in the Methodist Church of Southern African in over 200 years.
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Politics and Society From Zimbabwe to Bolivia: what makes a military coup?
When the military intervened against Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe in 2017, it wasn’t widely called a military coup. New research shows that’s exactly what it was.
Arts and Culture Calls to use Nigerian languages at school are going unheard
Schools are still not using Nigerian languages to teach students.
Politics and Society Eritrean migrants face torture in Libya: What the international community can do
In Libya, a lack of authority has allowed the ongoing kidnapping and extortion of migrants. What can European countries do to prevent the murder and torture of migrants?
Politics and Society Tanzanian girls need support, not threats, to avoid pregnancy
Tanzania’s government must focus on the drivers of teenage pregnancy, which are entirely overlooked in current punitive policies, instead of expelling and arresting schoolgirls.
Politics and Society Why Ethiopians are losing faith in Abiy’s promises for peace
The prime minister may have won the Nobel Peace Prize but he has failed to quell the violence in his own backyard.
Politics and Society How colonial rule predisposed Africa to fragile authoritarianism
The unstable authoritarian pathway that many post-colonial African states followed was facilitated by the way in which European empires undermined democratic elements within African societies.
African identities Humanity’s birthplace: why everyone alive today can call northern Botswana home
Genetic analysis has traced the evolutionary footsteps of modern humans all the way back to a prehistoric wetland that spanned parts of modern-day Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe.
Politics and Society We did the sums on South Africa’s mental health spend. They’re not pretty
Less than 1 in 10 people living with a mental health condition in South Africa receive the care that they need.