Indigenous peoples: the struggle continues COVID-19 is just the latest challenge that the San and other marginalised groups have had to face On New Year’s Eve 2019, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission discreetly...
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What is behind the renewed violence in Central African Republic?
CAR will struggle to break the cycle of violence without international commitment to end it On January 4, the incumbent president of Central African Republic (CAR), Faustin-Archange Touadéra, was re-elected for a...
Africa: climate crisis, challenges and opportunities
Climate change will hit Africa hard, but it also offers the continent an opportunity to build resilience and diversify livelihoods. The changes ahead for Africa's environment, which form the foundation of the...
Charcoal: vast, vital and often criminalised
If forests are properly managed and harvested, charcoal could be a renewable energy source that does not destroy the environment. Charcoal is one of the most important commodities in sub-Saharan Africa. In southern and...
Between a rock and a hard place
The Sahel: Africa’s Great Green Wall The African Union’s ambitious plans to revitalise the Sahel region face daunting challenges, including financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic It is a project that doesn't lack...
C-19: Zimbabwe and the rule of law
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a humanitarian crisis of gigantic proportions, which the UN has warned may escalate global suffering and jeopardise lives and livelihoods “for years to come”. But in Zimbabwe, senior...
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