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Africa

A collection of 12 Posts

Russia uses African women to assemble drones for Ukraine War post image
Understanding... War in Ukraine Russia Shahed Drones Geran-2 Drones Africa Drone Attack Drones Kamikaze Drones African Women Uganda Mali Cameroon Sierra Leone Botswana Zimbabwe South Sudan Exploitation TODAY+

Russia uses African women to assemble drones for Ukraine War

by TODAY
New maps for old to see the world as it really is post image
COMMENT Mercator Projection World Map Africa Geopolitics

New maps for old to see the world as it really is

by Rashmee Roshan Lall
In a world where political polarization and disengagement are denting democracy, does Botswana’s ‘kgotla’ system hold the key? post image
Deliberative Democracy Africa Accountability Analysis Botswana Botswana History Democracy Democracy in Africa Politics Traditional Law Dikgotla Kgotla

In a world where political polarization and disengagement are denting democracy, does Botswana’s ‘kgotla’ system hold the key?

by Professor Bernd Reiter
Libya’s warring governments and the West post image
COMMENT Libya Africa The West United Nations

Libya’s warring governments and the West

by Rashmee Roshan Lall
Beating drought with innovation in Namibia post image
Namibia Windhoek Water Supply Water Shortages Direct Potable Reuse (DPR) Africa Tech Water Good News TODAY+ Health & Safety

Beating drought with innovation in Namibia

by TODAY
Niger coup: West African union has pledged to intervene – but some members support the plotters post image
Niger Coup Niger Sierra Leone Mali West Africa Africa Burkina Faso Sahel Wagner Group Russia Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Bola Tinubu Mohamed Bazoum Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (Ecomog)

Niger coup: West African union has pledged to intervene – but some members support the plotters

by Olumba E. Ezenwa
Russia’s support base grows as countries continue to mix vodka with their politics post image
Stats Africa Russia Russia vs The West The West War in Ukraine TODAY+

Russia’s support base grows as countries continue to mix vodka with their politics

by TODAY
Questions about Wagner Group involvement in Sudan as another African country falls prey to Russian mercenaries post image
Sudan Africa Analysis Central African Republic (CAR) Chad Geopolitics Libya Mali Russia Russian Mercenaries Wagner Group Yevgeny Prigozhin

Questions about Wagner Group involvement in Sudan as another African country falls prey to Russian mercenaries

by Dr Dan Lomas
Sudan: Violence between army and militia is a symptom of an old disease that is destroying Africa post image
Sudan Africa Analysis Hemedti Gold Mobutu Mugabe Omar al-Bashir Russia Wagner Group Zaire

Sudan: Violence between army and militia is a symptom of an old disease that is destroying Africa

by Contribee
Is the Marburg virus outbreak in Equatorial Guinea the next pandemic? post image
Marburg Virus Africa Equatorial Guinea Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) TODAY+ Public Health Senegal World Health Organization (WHO) Viruses

Is the Marburg virus outbreak in Equatorial Guinea the next pandemic?

by TODAY
Pelé was ensnared by ‘Brazilian-style racism’ but stood firm as dictatorship tried to keep him playing post image
Brazil Africa Football Dictatorship in Brazil Pelé Racism Racism in Brazil Racial Inequality

Pelé was ensnared by ‘Brazilian-style racism’ but stood firm as dictatorship tried to keep him playing

by Contribee
How the UK’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is 21st-century imperialism writ large. post image
Immigration 1951 Refugee Convention Analysis Africa Africa Development Asylum Seekers Boris Johnson Colonial Politics Exporting Asylum Geopolitics Human Rights Refugees Refugee Rights Rwanda UK-Rwanda Refugee Relocation United Kingdom UK Imperialism

How the UK’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is 21st-century imperialism writ large.

by Contribee