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Why young people in Uganda are annoyed by corruption?
Uganda police detain dozens of people taking part in banned anti-corruption protests

Why was Zambia's anti-corruption board dissolved?
Zambia’s president dismissed the anti-corruption body after it was accused of corruption

Why there is concern about Angola's proposed anti- vandalism law ?
Angola's national assembly passes new law with long prison terms for vandalism.

How can building collapses in Nigeria be prevented?
Early findings into the school building collapse in Plateau state reveal shortcomings

Can South Africa's government of national unity really work?
South Africa’s parliament reopens,with an ANC-led government including several parties

Could new EU environmental rules shut African crops out of European markets?
African farmers voice concern that EU deforestation rules are too expensive to implement

Is the church in Kenya too close to the government?
Is closeness of Kenya's church to politicians affecting its ability to call them out?

Can public hearings into Zimbabwe's 'genocide' of the 1980s bring healing and national unity?
Thousands in opposition strongholds were killed by army forces in Operation Gukurahundi

Does an Ecowas court ruling on police brutality on protestors in Nigeria go far enough?
Ecowas court rules Nigeria violated rights during anti-police demonstrations.

Unfarmed land leaves millions staring at hunger in Sudan
Sudan's war has set back agricultural production leaving millions at risk of acute hunger