A scathing report commissioned by the Rwandan government says France bears “significant” responsibility for “enabling a foreseeable genocide”. The 600-page report says the French government “did nothing to stop” the massacre of at least 800,000 people.
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Politics and Society Lessons from the past: protecting women and girls from violence during COVID-19
A gender perspective to public health is essential to human rights and safety in crises situations.
Politics and Society The ideological faultlines of vaccine procurement
Nationalisation and liberalisation are false opposites in the ongoing vaccine rollout. Procurement disparities under both regimes show the need to move beyond the classic coordinates of ideology. In our seamless global order, disease outbreaks, displacement and climate change no longer respect race or class, argues Onai Mushava.
Politics and Society Episode 3: Patimire (Where we stand)
In this last episode of our three part storytelling series, Timothy Phiri sneaks out of home and attends a party, flouting both national lockdown regulations and rules set by his own parents. Find out how the family deals with yet another challenge in this finale.
Politics and Society In Magufuli’s shadow: the stark choices facing Tanzania’s new president
Hassan, like Magufuli before her, has taken office without her own political base and will also have to contend with revived factional manoeuvring.
Politics and Society Stranded Suez ship confounds world uneasy about the long haul
A prolonged blockage of the Suez Canal threatened to choke the world economy, with significant impacts for Africa.
Politics and Society Episode 2: Patimire (Where we stand)
Based on the lockdown experiences of the Phiri family, mourning the loss of a loved one during the pandemic, episode two focusses on dispelling some rampant myths and misinformation.
Politics and Society Tanzania’s new president faces a tough ‘to do’ list
Hassan may prove the right sort of politician to usher in a new era of bipartisan politics, less populist and authoritarian and more collegial.
Politics and Society Why, 31 years after independence, Namibians aren’t in a festive mood
The legitimacy of SWAPO, the former liberation movement that has governed since 1990, has been eroded amid growing corruption and a deepening economic crisis.