As the Mediterranean’s migrant tragedy deepens, Europe looks away
A first-hand account from one of the few migrant rescue boats still in operation in the Mediterranean reveals the extent…
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As water scarcity intensifies, so does the battle for resources in the world’s drought-hit regions
From Ethiopia to Ukraine to India, the fight for control over water management systems is sparking conflict.
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Jacob Zuma: unrest shakes South Africa after the ex-president’s detention
For President Cyril Ramaphosa – Zuma’s successor – the violence and looting is a clear challenge to his struggle to uphold the…
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How Covid-19 is surging in Africa
In 28 African countries, the number of new Covid cases recorded each day has more than doubled since 15 May.
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Ethiopia’s troubled election won’t restore Abiy Ahmed’s reputation
The prime minister's lustre has disappeared under the shadow of a war in the northern region of Tigray.
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Penguin Town: the Netflix show that makes a mockery out of an endangered species
Have we really stooped so low that laughing at the animals we’ve driven to near-extinction is justifiable entertainment?
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Paul Kagame: the hidden dictator
How Paul Kagame’s Rwandan regime wooed the global elite.
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Zones of anarchy: Inside the chaos and depravity of Libya’s long civil war
While there is relative calm in Tripoli, in Benghazi a tumultuous and bloody reordering is taking place.
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