African countries aren’t borrowing too much: they’re paying too much for debt
The problem is not that African countries are borrowing too much, but rather they are paying too much interest.
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Turkey in Africa: what a small but growing interest portends
PM Erdogan is pushing more military and diplomatic forays by Turkey into the Horn of Africa and Libya.
In Algeria, a dangerous crackdown on independent trade unions
Trade union militants in Algeria face double-barrelled repression: from the state and from official trade union bodies.
Ghana’s mining communities are still not getting their just dues
Five changes are needed to legislation designed to allow mining impacted communities in Ghana to flourish.
Genetic material gathered in Africa is still being misused
Biosamples from Africa have often been taken without legitimate participant consent, community engagement or data or material transfer agreements.
Temporary relief for Uganda’s LGBTQI+ community
A capital punishment law was shelved, but Uganda is still fraught with discriminatory acts directed at LGBTQI+ people.