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Why doesn’t Africa have a permanent seat at the UN Security Council?
Will Africa ever get a permanent seat at the UN Security Council?

Why does the sinking of the Joola still haunt Senegal?
The passenger ferry sank with the loss of more than 1,800 lives twenty years ago

What has William Ruto been up to since becoming Kenya’s president?
What has Kenyan president William Ruto been up to in his first couple of weeks in charge?

What can we learn from the life and execution of Mahmood Mattan?
He was a Somali seaman found guilty of murder in Wales in 1952

Why are so many people dying on Uganda’s roads?
Lack of respect for road law and impunity for government vehicles has meant traffic chaos

How safe is the internet for gay people in Africa?
Tanzania have warned against online content they say is promoting same sex relationships

Why is dyslexia such a challenge for African children?
Pupils are often punished for ‘not trying’ – even though their brains work differently

Why were Nelson Mandela and the Queen such good friends?
“It was never frowned on… I don’t think anyone (else) could call her Elizabethâ€

Why is Nigeria’s economy ‘doing a dance’?
A shortage of dollars and competing exchange rates has left Nigeria’s economy in trouble

What can Kenyans expect from President Ruto?
Just days after his inauguration, William Ruto has introduced a swath of new policies