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Samia Suluhu’s discomfiting revelation: Gender alone does not inoculate one from dictatorship and demagoguery

Oduor Jagero — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:41:54 +0000

In Samia Suluhu’s rise and subsequent consolidation, one sees not only the imprint of her own personality but also the enduring strength of a political structure that prizes unity and control above all. It is a cautionary tale of how, even when a break in the glass ceiling is achieved—shards of hope glinting in the sunlight—the underlying machinery of control can pull a leader back into conformity.

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Africans Rising condemns ongoing war in Sudan, declares Day of Solidarity (2nd December, 2023)

Africans Rising — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 10:57:09 +0000

Africans Rising for Unity, Justice, Peace and Dignity strongly condemns the death and destruction caused by the war in Sudan and calls for immediate cessation of hostilities.

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Yoweri Museveni: ageing Uganda president rides on the memory of his past heroics

The Conversation — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 14:50:56 +0000

The founding story of Museveni’s government remains persuasive for a great many people 37 years later.

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Cartoon | South Africa president survives impeachment vote

Damien Glez — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 22:35:24 +0000

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has survived an impeachment vote in the National Assembly but faces a tough test to remain as the ANC party's president.

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Joe Biden is meeting African leaders – why free trade is a major talking point

The Conversation — Wed, 14 Dec 2022 12:18:42 +0000

Africa should push for extension of AGOA rather than bilateral trade deals with the US.

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