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Protestor holding the Kenyan flag during a demonstration in Nairobi's streets/Credit: credit: CC MC G Zay

Kenya’s Gen Z Movement: Fighting for Transparency and Accountability in Governance

Martins Kwazema3 months ago3 months ago

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Malian soldiers patrol in the village of Kadji March 1, 2013. According to the Malian Army, Kadji was a stronghold of radical Islamist group the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) before Malian forces took it back on Thursday. REUTERS/Joe Penney (MALI - Tags: CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS)

Virility politics in the Sahel

Ornella Moderan7 months ago7 months ago

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The Senate, the Silence, and the Stubborn Woman: Gendered Punishment in Politics

The Senate, the Silence, and the Stubborn Woman: Gendered Punishment in Politics

Ijeoma R. Nnantah-Ikechukwu9 months ago9 months ago

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Sierra Leone First Lady Fatima Bio in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House at the U.S.-Africa Leader Summit, Wednesday, December 14, 2022. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz).

The Day Sierra Leone’s Parliament Became a Street Corner

Amadu Wurie Barrie1 year ago1 year ago

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The Art of Peace: Beauty, Beadwork and Democracy in Indigenous Conflict Resolution in Samburu Culture, Kenya

The Art of Peace: Beauty, Beadwork and Democracy in Indigenous Conflict Resolution in Samburu Culture, Kenya

Precious Joan Wapukha1 year ago1 year ago

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7 Queer African Works of Art: New Directions in Books, Films and Fashion

7 Queer African Works of Art: New Directions in Books, Films and Fashion

Gibson Ncube and Andy Carolin1 year ago1 year ago

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‘Killing is part of their life’: the men raised on violence who are both perpetrators and victims as South Sudan faces return to civil war

‘Killing is part of their life’: the men raised on violence who are both perpetrators and victims as South Sudan faces return to civil war

Heidi Riley1 year ago1 year ago

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A cartoon of Presidents Banda, Sirleaf-Johnson and Nandi-Ndaitwah in conversation

Breaking the Boys’ Club: The Rise of Women in African Politics

Kevin Mofokeng1 year ago1 year ago

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One of the images used in the campaign/CREDIT: Seeberg, Ofusu, Wahman

Civic Education Lessons from Malawi: How Campaigns can Boost Women’s Political Representation

Merete Bech Seeberg, George Ofosu & Michael Wahman2 years ago2 years ago

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Resistance Bureau, Tanzania show

TWITTER SPACE! Why are so many opposition figures in jail in Tanzania?

Democracy in Africa2 years ago2 years ago

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