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On shaky ground, the ICC must rebuild with a new prosecutor

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The AfCFTA and open borders: Opportunities presented by free migration

The role of Nigeria's faith-based organisations in tackling health crises like COVID-19

Women without borders: What the AfCFTA can do for Botswana’s informal cross border traders

Cascading climate impacts and Africa’s engagement with China’s Belt and Road Initiative

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In defence of the veracity of African media content

High expectations for the next AU Commission chair

Drivers and solutions for Universal Health Coverage in Africa

Africa's wish list for the Biden administration: Expectations vs reality

#EndSARS: A brief history of police brutality in Nigeria

Diplomacy's evolution from horseback to Zoom

Lessons learned in the fire: Preliminary observations on Africa’s digital transformation

Why 'messy' elections could be considered a source of soft power for the US

Focus on migrant returns threatens AU–EU negotiations

The role of digital diplomacy in state recognition in Africa

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Rethinking Africa-US relations through the entertainment industry

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Digital media and the diplomatic relations of Nigeria

Twiplomacy in Africa: Possibilities and pitfalls for diplomats

The US elections from an African vantage point

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Pathways for theorising African digital diplomacy

Is there a need to broaden the scope of analysis in tackling inequalities in South Africa?

Mali’s military takeover puts popular protests in the spotlight

Why Nigeria should welcome the value and feasibility of acceding to the Hague Conference Children’s Conventions

The promise of digitising cash transfers in sub-Saharan Africa during COVID-19 and beyond

Youth and the digital economy in Africa

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Incorporating Africa’s youth into the AU and UN developmental goals

A call for the development sector to invest in the youth during COVID-19

COVID-19 and the youth: Opportunities in information and communications

Issues affecting young women in Africa during COVID-19

Migrant smugglers are profiting from travel restrictions

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COVID-19: A thrust towards home-schooling in Kenya

COVID-19 as an opportunity for African knowledge production

Zimbabwe could learn from South Africa's social grants programme amid its COVID-19 crisis

How COVID-19 has strengthened the role of women in the Niger Delta

COVID-19 has spurred knowledge production in Africa – but to what end?

COVID-19: Not much give from China in its relationship with Africa

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Caught between Africa and the West: Kenya’s proposed US free trade agreement

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Can Lourenço deliver at a time of crisis?

The impact of COVID-19 on food security in Ethiopia

The labour market challenges of COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa

Surveying the impact of COVID-19 on Africa's higher education and research sector

Burundi: Can newly-elected President Ndayishimiye deliver change?

The Climate Change and Migration in Africa Series

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Southern Africa lags behind in protection of (climate) migrants

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COVID-19: How to save the African entrepreneur

Linking energy, food security and health to face COVID-19

The legal protection of climate refugees in East Africa

COVID-19: Implications for the 'digital divide' in Africa

A voice for indigenous communities affected by climate change: Interview with Hindou Ibrahim

No calm after the storm: Re-imagining the role of ‘the media’ in post COVID-19 Africa

COVID-19: An opportunity for strategic African philanthropy

Call for abstracts: EU-Africa Partnership for Energy Access and a Green Transition

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Managing the politics of Ethiopia’s COVID-19 crisis

COVID-19: A race against time to avert disaster in West Africa

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Africa’s growing risk of diseases that spread from animals to people

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Born free: 40 years after independence in Zimbabwe

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How COVID-19 is impacting the African Union's operations

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Could West Africa’s experience with Ebola help it combat COVID-19?

Africa locks down but lacks the keys to respond to the rapid spread of coronavirus

Her body, her choice: Politics of control and ownership over women's bodies

The impact of COVID-19 on African trade

Africa's litigated democracy

As COVID-19 spreads, no major concern for global food security yet

It's a human right, period.

International Women's Day 2020: 10 must-reads from the Portal

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 50 years on: Where does Africa stand?

Africa enters critical stage in coronavirus response

UN human rights report: Accountability long overdue in South Sudan

West African leaders attempt to cling to power and the role of ECOWAS

How to build an extractive industry that will benefit Senegal’s healthcare system?

South Africa has a new chance to promote good governance on the continent

Silencing the guns in Africa: Achievements and stumbling blocks

Cyber crime and data privacy: how Africa can up its game

South Africa’s balancing act in the AU

Expert view: The critical policy issues for Africa in 2020

Has climate change played a role in the exceptional Eastern African 2019 short rains?

Human rights under continued threat in Africa: report

The Sahel’s uphill battle to halt the expansion of Islamist extremism in 2020 - Part II

The Sahel’s uphill battle to halt the expansion of Islamist extremism in 2020 - Part I

Digitalising democracy in SADC: Insights from 2019 Elections

Nanjala Nyabola on the “digital colonialism” transforming Kenya’s political discourse

Most read features: 2019 edition

Justice and commissions of inquiry: a tenuous link?

What do African courts say about banning pregnant girls from school?

Call for abstracts: Climate change and migration in Africa

Negotiating climate change between unequal parties: COP25 from an African perspective

20 years of the APMBC: A mine-free world by 2025?

Platform governance of political speech

Poor in Africa south of the Sahara face rising disproportionate risks from extreme weather

Stepping up e-commerce would boost SA Inc

BRICS 3.0 and India: making the world safe for bilaterals and trilaterals

Elusive justice in Guinea leaves open wounds

Malawi heatwaves threaten tea yields and livelihoods

Calming the choppy Nile dam talks

Policy considerations for gender equality and the AfCFTA

Women in Policy Making: Thoko Mpumlwana

From Russia with love – or perhaps not?

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Informal traders in Africa’s cities: coopted, coerced or just neglected?

Clausewitz's lesson on friction for African peacekeeping forces

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Cameroon’s Anglophone dialogue: a work in progress

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Climate change: a race we must win

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Harmonisation of transboundary water governance: advance or align?

West Africa doesn’t need another counter-terrorism force

Southern Africa debt profiles

4IR in SA is too important to remain the domain of the elite

How technical knowledge flows between China and Africa: it’s complicated

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How Africa measures up on governance

Which direction will the uprising take in Algeria?

Celebrating Eid Al-Adha amid soaring prices in Egypt

Is the AU becoming more efficient?

Transforming education for youth employment in Africa: challenges for & pathways to success

The Women, Power & Policy Making Series

How do we tackle online risks without sacrificing children’s digital futures?

Maritime security in the Gulf: moving towards actionable outcomes

Preventing further conflict and fragmentation in Ethiopia

What's the future of food subsidies in Egypt?

Visualisation and mapping does not compensate for poor data

Can the peace-trade equation stabilise the Horn?

Humanitarian workers under attack: trends in sub-Saharan Africa

South Africa's defence policy in need of a resupply

Dialogue with Boko Haram: back on the agenda?

Uber, uber on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?

Narendra Modi’s re-election as India’s Prime Minister: Implications for Africa

The healing effects of yoga in Africa

Decriminalising same sex conduct in Africa – Part II

It’s not just about skills, it’s about employability

Decriminalising same sex conduct in Africa – Part I

New Bill offers robust game plan against cybercrime in South Africa

Angola under Lourenço: more than just a promising start?

Principles, practice, and the private sector’s role in malnutrition: Time to review red lines?

Stopping the war for Tripoli

India, Africa and peacekeeping: Beyond the responsibility to protect – Part II

India, Africa and the future of peacekeeping - Part I

East Africa: Marine-based 'blue economies' offer massive potential

Q&A: Egypt uncontested

Rethinking Ghana's youth development architecture: The case for a separate Youth Ministry

From our research library: Essential reads ahead of the South African elections

Return of the generals: Reflections on the military coups in Zimbabwe and Sudan

SADC turns a blind eye to trouble in the Comoros

Addressing sex workers' lack of access to health services in the SADC region

Creating greater inclusion for an African Space Agency

Sub-Saharan Africa makes strides against the death penalty despite regressive steps by a minority of countries
What do the lessons from the Rwandan genocide mean to us now, 25 years later?
What do the lessons from the Rwandan genocide mean to us now, 25 years later?

The African Union’s self-financing agenda: 3 ideational measures that should guide it

Q&A: Achieving universal health coverage in Africa

Towards realising a regional African space programme

Repealing Kenya’s anti-LGBT Penal Code: Activists remain hopeful despite hurdles

Algeria’s pre-election protests put ageing regime under pressure
Call for Abstracts: Women, Power and Policymaking
Call for Abstracts: Women, Power and Policymaking

After the TRC: South Africa’s missed opportunity of prioritising mental health and psycho-social support

Sisi’s chairmanship is not the tonic the African Union currently needs

Drone strikes a growing threat to African civilians

Kagame's AU reforms will struggle to survive without him

Global university rankings and the nuance they omit

IN DEPTH: Unpacking Ethiopia's revised refugee law

8 priorities for the African Union in 2019

Reimagining India-Africa relations in a world in flux

Zimbabwe: Fake news and its effects in a time of crisis

What to expect from Brookings' Foresight Africa 2019 report

After Gbagbo’s acquittal, it's time for the ICC to confront its demons

Are Rwanda and South Africa irreconcilable?

The paradox of Nigeria's oil dependency

Improving prospects for a peaceful transition in Sudan

Tshisekedi's contested victory and the road ahead for the DRC

5 key security challenges for North Africa in 2019

Best of the Africa Portal in 2018

Alternative energy innovation for keeping Africa’s climate below 1.5° C

What did the 16 Days of Activism achieve? A perspective from West and Central Africa

#HearMeToo: Are people finally listening to South Africa’s women?
From our library: 5 reads on HIV and Aids research in Africa
From our library: 5 reads on HIV and Aids research in Africa

16 Days of Activism: From rhetoric to gains for Africa’s women and girls

South Africa's vital role in the future of peacekeeping

HIV prevention pill 'set up to fail' in some African countries

Cameroon: President Biya must free the three students arrested over a Boko Haram joke

Sliding towards disaster: Migration in European-African relations

Africa's First Ladies: Unofficial influencers

What global warming of 1.5°C and higher means for Botswana and Namibia

Good mental healthcare should be part of peacebuilding

The Invisibles: Women on death row in Africa

How to improve livelihood opportunities and biodiversity conservation in Mozambique's Quirimbas National Park: A photo essay

New name but much of the same in eSwatini elections

Al-Shabaab five years after Westgate: Still a menace in East Africa

Is there an end in sight to Togo's political crisis?

Part II: Who wants what? Breaking down the EU and ACP group’s positions in the latest CPA negotiations

Part I: Understanding the Cotonou Partnership Agreement

Tackling Malawi's medical brain drain

eSwatini tests the limits of its absolute monarchy

African philanthropy at the policy table

Post elections: Unpacking the fate of Zimbabwe's independent candidates

SADC Summit: Reviving regional momentum tops the agenda

Labour wary of Mnangagwa's 'Zimbabwe is open for business' mantra

Unaccompanied and afraid in Egypt

Can China free Africa from dependency on the mighty dollar?
Lessons from Egypt and Algeria's counterinsurgency campaigns in the 1990s
Lessons from Egypt and Algeria's counterinsurgency campaigns in the 1990s

Censorship in disguise: Social media taxes 'violate net neutrality'

Living at the edge of the world: Stories of Sahrawi refugees

Rethinking women's political participation in Zimbabwe's elections

Zimbabwe elections: International observers play vital gatekeeping role

To vote or not to vote: Views from Zimbabweans on their country's critical moment

BRICS Gender Forum: Putting women at the centre of development

Young Zimbabwean women lead the way with new methods of electioneering

From our research library: Lessons from Nelson Mandela for Africa's development

How viable is the latest South Sudan peace deal?

Role of refugees in South Sudan’s peace process

5 takeaways from the 31st AU summit

Anticipation builds around Zimbabwe’s elections

What does Australia want in Africa?

South Africa on the UN Security Council: Priorities and challenges

DR Congo: The Bemba Earthquake

Elections in Africa: Trends and lessons

China-South Africa ties at 20 years: 3 key features

Maritime security: Implementing the AU's AIM strategy

Building research infrastructures is key to developing South Sudan’s fisheries sector
The implications of recent changes to Nigeria's tobacco tax policy
The implications of recent changes to Nigeria's tobacco tax policy

Strengthening tobacco control in West Africa: How CRES is leading the charge

Kwame Nkrumah, the AfCFTA and the 'Africa We Want'

In search of Zambia’s 'hidden' public debt

Talking Africa-EU relations in the City of Dragons

How Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal could impact Africa

The Royal Tour: Selling Rwanda as a success story

The nexus between 'youth bulge' and armed conflict

South Africa, Nigeria and the AfCFTA: 6 key questions answered

What can we learn from rising rice production in Senegal?

Africa's scientific infrastructure gap

Cautionary lessons for Ethiopia from Egypt's short-lived revolution

Empowering Africa's judiciaries: Q&A with South Africa's Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng

Preventing Boko Haram abductions of schoolchildren in Nigeria

What China’s President Xi’s extended tenure means for Africa

Sisi’s New Egypt?

The quest for happiness as an underlying motive for violent conflict in Africa

Will the ‘Ramaphosa dawn’ ripple across SADC?

The nexus between oil and conflict in South Sudan

The case for empowering young and emerging researchers

The Scramble for Space

After Kenya’s leaders reconcile, a tough path ahead

Re-engaging Africa should be a foreign policy priority for Cyril Ramaphosa

Women-friendly trade: What can governments do better?
5 papers to read on APRM Day
5 papers to read on APRM Day

International Women's Day: Why gender equality matters in policymaking

Why the Gambia's progress should spur abolition of the death penalty in Africa

Building peace through partnerships: A first-hand experience of South Sudan

The tortured path of global migration reforms

With the US poised to cut disease surveillance in Africa, could the continent’s own disease-tracking centre fill the gap?

SA’s foreign policy: Towards greater strategic partnerships in a post-Zuma era

African think tanks make their mark

An inside view of African diplomacy in the UN Security Council
The APRM at 15: Has African governance come of age?
The APRM at 15: Has African governance come of age?

Forget bugging - The African Union needs to be in China

Making the case for African investment in space programmes

As the AU spotlights corruption, leaders must now walk the talk in combating it

Can technology help leapfrog education in Africa?

The African Democracy Charter at 11: Hard work required to avert democratic deconsolidation

Libya's migrant crisis and the EU's myopia

Africa’s year of Trump: Troubling questions for the continent

Why Donald Trump's leadership traits resonate negatively in Africa

SADC not bridging the digital divide

Africa: 10 things to watch closely in 2018
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Our 10 most popular research papers of 2017

No magic bullet: Cryptocurrencies and complexities in Africa

The good, the bad and the ugly: an economic review of Zuma’s presidency

What 2017 taught us about African politics

Why the focus on China’s role in Mugabe’s fall missed the bigger picture

South Africa's research system is faltering due to financial woes

Africa with open borders: A possibility or a pipe dream?
Book extract: Fate of the Nation – 3 Scenarios for South Africa’s Future
Book extract: Fate of the Nation – 3 Scenarios for South Africa’s Future

Why reforming Zimbabwe’s security sector and mining industry should be high on Mnangagwa’s to-do list

South Africa's waning soft power: A Nigerian perspective

Time to reset AU-EU relations

Robert Mugabe resigns: Reactions from around the world

Locking horns to save the rhino

Peacekeepers and sexual abuse: A persistent stain on the United Nations’ image

Standoff in Zimbabwe as struggle to succeed Mugabe deepens

Do peacekeepers bring peace?

A vocabulary for a sustainable world

IN-DEPTH: Climate change progress, the US withdrawal and what to expect from COP23

Gender gap shrinks in agricultural research in Africa South of the Sahara

From our research library: 5 reads on this World Cities Day

Q&A: All you need to know about Nigeria's Not Too Young To Run campaign

China's national rejuvenation and Africa's role in it

Dismantling the United Nations system

When the press fails the people: A critique of Kenya's media

Somalia’s Resurgence: Mogadishu attack masks rising tide of Somali unity

Africa can feed itself. Here's how.

How Zimbabwe's diamonds lost their sparkle

Working against the grain: Can Liberia avoid violence in the upcoming elections?

How Egypt is tackling Hepatitis C

Nigeria: Northern discontent and the history of Boko Haram

Towards a gender-just internet: Combating online violence against women

After AGOA: It's time for an improved US-Africa trade relationship

Ubuntu, foreign policy and radical uncertainty in South Africa and the world

Nigeria is out of recession but not out of the woods yet

Cameroon's Anglophone crisis demands urgent attention

Morocco's accession to ECOWAS 'will do more harm than good'

Can South Africa de-escalate the Korean Peninsula crisis?

Togo: Unlocking the gate to political succession

Key issues likely to dominate the 2017 BRICS Summit

A brief guide to the Continental Free Trade Agreement

International criminal justice in Africa: Reports of its death are greatly exaggerated

Journalists under duress: Internet shutdowns in Africa are stifling press freedom

'The people have done their part': An election observer’s account from Kenya

Getting youth policy right in Africa

Kenya votes: Kenyatta vs Odinga, Round Two

The role of African think tanks in a post-truth world

Europe's migration crisis and the fallout for Africa

Saving Tanzania's coral reefs: A photo essay
Welcome to the revamped Africa Portal
Welcome to the revamped Africa Portal

Zimbabwe: Of protests, prayer and legacy

Trump’s proposed science funding cuts spell bad news for African research
Best of the Africa Portal: Our 10 most popular research papers
Best of the Africa Portal: Our 10 most popular research papers

Ethiopia’s distinct path to development, with help from China

Why a transformative industrialisation policy is crucial for sub-Saharan Africa

The UN and the AU: An agenda of renewal

What might the new French president mean for Africa?

Why are renewables a game changer for Africa?
