As Nigeria fights jihadists in the north-east and militants in the oil-producing south, a third conflict is simmering at its centre Traditional leaders in Riyom, a town in Plateau State, say they have been suffering...
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EDITORIAL: All are human persons, not monkeys or cockroaches
The topic of ethnicity rears its head all too frequently, not just in Africa but globally, as we confront identity politics and notions of sameness and difference. Consider the contentious, contemporary spread of...
The last mile and the long stretch to connectivity
Southern Africa’s telecoms New undersea cables: Not enough to kick-start a tech revolution by Simon Allison It is easy to forget in this digital age, but the world wide web is exactly what it sounds like—a...
Ethnicity fuels bad governance
Decades of family rule in Togo country have resulted in very little development Ethnicity has been an important political tool for the family that has ruled Togo for nearly half a century. The current president, Faure...
