Africa
![Kenyatta Ngusilo (C), a member of the Ogiek community, watches as his storehouse burns in Sasimwani Mau Forest, 2023. Hundreds of Ogiek people were left homeless after the Kenyan government evicted alleged encroachers.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_medium/public/2024-07/GettyImages-1764949103-scaled.jpg?itok=ZENdVXSy)
Laundering carbon — The Gulf’s ‘new scramble for Africa’
Adam Hanieh — As the world’s largest exporters of crude oil and liquified natural gas, the Gulf states are reconfiguring their relationships with Africa via carbon offset projects, a shift that will have significant consequences for the trajectories of our warming planet.
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West African coups: Just changing masters
Paul Martial — Mali, then Burkina Faso, and finally Niger have experienced coups d’état. Some see the coup leaders as new heralds of Africa’s liberation. Unfortunately, the reality is quite different.
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Kenya: Everything must fall, everything must change
Njuki Githethwa writes that the current regime in Kenya has been struck a devastating blow by the uprising of youth. But success will depend on how well placed social forces and revolutionary organisations are to extend this uprising.
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Smartphones and dance-moves: How the anti-people legislation in Kenya was beaten by the people
Armed with smartphones and dance moves, Gen-Z took to the streets to redefine Kenyan protest culture. Angela Chukunzira writes about a protest movement in Kenya that has changed the country.
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South Africa’s ‘Government of Neoliberal Unity’ is constructed on shaky ground
Patrick Bond — Given declining living standards, an elite transition will not stick nearly as well as Nelson Mandela’s 1994-99 reign. It may be a matter of just months before the centre can no longer hold.
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ANC’s crushing electoral defeat: A nightmare of coalitions, splits and neoliberal crisis
Gunnett Kaaf — Voters have rejected the ANC, but other mainstream parties are not viable alternatives to exit the neoliberal crisis. That’s why South Africa is in the throes of a deepening political and social crisis.
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Kenya: A TikTok revolution? (plus Kenya: The vibe is giving Kipchoge)
Rasna Warah — Kenyan youth are leading popular protests against regressive tax reforms that will worsen the country’s cost of living crisis.
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The struggle for Sudan: A primer
Khalid Mustafa Medani — The current protracted conflict in Sudan is threatening the very foundation of the Sudanese state and hence the stability of the Sahel and the Horn of Africa.