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Sub-Saharan Africa

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Our News' Sub-Saharan Africa section covers the day-to-day international affairs reportage of about 9% of the Earth's total land mass; of a population of over 1 billion; of 46 different nations and their respective governments. All of this is possible through fast, innovative and decentralized journalism, enabling us to connect professional and amateur writers alike with a vast and global audience.

Titan, Sub-Saharan Africa, International Relations

The Democratic Republic of Congo: Do all Roads Lead to Rome?

Theo Dyer

Ambitious infrastructure projects such as the Lobito, TAZARA and Banana Corridors aim to connect the Democratic Republic of Congo to global markets and unlock its vast mineral wealth. Yet escalating…

Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia-Pacific, Global Governance, International Relations

The Forgotten: Protracted Refugee Crises Demand Our Attention

Srishti Chhaya

Global attention moves rapidly from one emergency to the next, leaving millions of refugees trapped in decades-long displacement. From Cox’s Bazar to Dadaab, protracted refugee crises reveal the human cost…

Sub-Saharan Africa, Defence & Security, Regional Studies

How Rwanda Undermined the Multi-National SADC’s Peacekeeping Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo

Jotham Talemwa

Amid the Democratic Republic of Congo's rapid rebellion, how did Rwanda sabotage a regional peacekeeping mission to the embattled country in favour of a proxy militant group? In May 2023,…