Why the West will keep losing in Africa
Neocolonialism is giving birth to a wretched authoritarianism.
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Anarchy unbound: the new scramble for Africa
Caught between climate change, migration and social upheaval, Niger and the Sahel are the crucible of Western failure.
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The new politics of migration
As conflicts multiply European countries must agree consistent principles for asylum policy, as the alternative is anarchy.
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Niger’s crisis belongs to the West
If you want to explain this coup, look to Paris, not just Moscow.
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The curse of stability in Niger
For many West Africans, the word is synonymous with economic and political asphyxiation.
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Europe’s focus is on Ukraine and the east – but relations with Africa are as important
By 2050 two in every five children in the world are projected to born in Africa. It is the continent…
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Should the UK have seen the crisis in Sudan coming?
This conflict didn’t come out of nowhere.
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Monica Macias: “I wanted to become a pianist. Kim Il Sung said no”
The author – and daughter of Equatorial Guinea’s former dictator Francisco Macías Nguema – on her childhood spent in exile…
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Emmanuel Macron is right to want to return African art to Africa
He just needs to do it faster.
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Is Peter Obi Nigeria’s saviour or a Western delusion?
As the country votes for its next president, one candidate has emerged as a leading hope.
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Pascal Lamy on the climate crisis: “We have to go way back to find a global picture as depressing as today”
Cop27 in Egypt must focus on bespoke solutions for the host continent, says the former WTO head.
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Russian actions, not diplomacy, will shape Africa’s fortunes
Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, is visiting the continent to counter accusations that Russia is weaponising hunger.
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Europe’s gas dash risks leaving African countries high and dry
Africa should be wary of Europe’s sudden rush to diversify its oil and gas suppliers.
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The Rwanda plan has failed but it is more dangerous than ever
Once you dehumanise a group of people, it is a short step to the suggestion that they should probably not…
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Kleptocracy isn’t just a Russian problem
The West’s enabling of international oligarchy needs to stop now – and it extends far beyond London.
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The people and the planet
What impact will Africa’s young and fast-growing population have on the world?
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How Kenya’s illiberal president wooed the West
Uhuru Kenyatta has used his country’s relative stability to win favour overseas.
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Want to prolong the pandemic? Then keep on hoarding vaccines
Vaccine inequality isn’t just a moral travesty for the West. It’s also bad science.
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“A crisis of feeling”: Kenya’s Elizabeth Wathuti on keeping faith on climate’s front line
As drought ravages the horn of Africa, youth climate activists are calling for global solidarity and support for local action.
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How forests are helping Rwanda heal the climate and its communities
Planting millions of trees is part of the national recovery from the 1994 genocide, when 800,000 people were killed.
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