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East African Community extends olive branch to eastern DRC’s rebel groups

Peter Fabricius
08 May

DRC President’s dodgy mining deal with mining magnate likely to be a costly miscalculation

Peter Fabricius
22 Apr

Explosion in a bar kills eight at Congolese military camp

Reuters
08 Apr

We must return to the true meaning of ‘African Solutions to African Problems’ — but not where African elites are the problem

Adeoye O Akinola
22 Mar

China’s investment in Africa: Walking the fine line between debt-trap diplomacy and promotion of development

Hellen Adogo
06 Feb

Illicit fishing threatening to diminish entire ecosystems and local economies around Lake Kivu

Oluwole Ojewale
02 Feb

To be a force for good in the world, we must strengthen democracy in South Africa

Mcebisi Jonas
07 Dec

Chinese infrastructure-for-minerals project in DRC derailed by high-level corruption

Peter Fabricius
06 Dec

Fight against climate crisis being hacked off at the knees in DRC

Onke Ngcuka
31 Oct

Africa is a mineral treasure chest that could be a huge boost for development – if state predators are kept at bay

Greg Mills and Marie-Noelle Nwokolo
19 Oct

Child miners: the dark side of the DRC’s coltan wealth can be countered by legitimate mineral certification

Oluwole Ojewale
18 Oct

Rapid reaction forces assist DRC’s fight against armed groups but other strategies also needed

Peter Fabricius
17 Sep

The SANDF’s ingrained culture of secrecy and non-communication is counter-productive and anti-democratic

Craig Bailie
24 Aug

A harrowing tale: Escape From Lubumbashi – ‘A Refugee’s Journey on Foot to Reunite her Family’

Carol Allais
12 Aug

As the Refugee Convention turns 70, the plight of millions of Africans highlights the challenges ahead

Valentin Tapsoba
28 Jul

Déjà vu: The DRC’s perpetual cycles of hope and despair require economically focused leadership 

Peter Fabricius
23 Jul

Good news for bonobos and elephants: Africa’s largest rainforest reserve is off Unesco’s endangered list

Onke Ngcuka
21 Jul

Oil-drilling threat to Africa’s oldest national park highlighted by young activists’ documentary

Lungi Langa
02 Jul

Living kingdoms of the clouds

Don Pinnock
21 Jun

Covid-19 and the escalating assault on press freedom across Southern Africa

Tatenda Mazarura
25 May

DRC’s poverty-stricken population needs urgent policy change to enable a better future

Kouassi Yeboua and Jakkie Cilliers
06 May 2021