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In recent weeks, Tanzania’s opposition leaders have been the target of a government crackdown. Among them is Freeman Mbowe, the chairman of the country’s main opposition party, Chadema. Since taking over the party in 2004, Mbowe has built a political machinery that threatens the supremacy of the ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi. Aikande Clement Kwayu traces Mbowe’s rising influence and the threat he represents.
There are few African countries where hip-hop is as big as in Senegal. For years it was even more popular than the country’s mbalax music. That’s because it took an American form and reimagined it, with local languages, styles and musical instruments. But what isn’t unique about Senegalese hip-hop is that the scene is dominated by men. That is slowly changing, though, as more female rappers rise to public attention and start to shape the industry. Mamadou Dramé gives the lowdown.
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Aikande Clement Kwayu, Tumaini University Makumira
Chadema has grown into a dominant opposition party with formidable strength, making it a target of the government.
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Mamadou Dramé, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
There are still very few female hip-hop artists in Senegal, but they are asserting their talents and strong personalities to shape the rap scene.
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Richard Calland, University of Cambridge
Large-scale gas development could leave investors unable to recoup their money, because of a global shift towards renewables and green hydrogen.
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Adrino Mazenda, University of Pretoria
Women play a significant role in Liberia’s agriculture. But many don’t have enough to eat.
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From our international editions
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Nicholas R. Micinski, University of Maine; Kelsey Norman, Rice University
A year on from the Hamas attacks and Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza, new fronts of fighting are creating another generation of displaced people across the region.
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Jonas F. Ludvigsson, Karolinska Institutet
Alfred Nobel established the Nobel prizes in 1901 – but he had a difficult journey to fame and fortune.
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Juliet Rogers, The University of Melbourne
People have long visited places like Auschwitz-Birkenau and, more recently, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Now we’re seeing ‘solidarity tours’ to Israel’s October 7 sites and war tourism in Ukraine.
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Andrew Rogoyski, University of Surrey
Reaching artificial general intelligence is one thing; knowing when we’ve got there is another.
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Maximilienne Toetie Allaart, University of Tübingen
The world is full of microbes, and many of them like the taste of waste. Some carbon monoxide-loving microbes can be harnessed to transform waste into valuable biofuel.
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