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71. China takes over running of Tazara in plan to privatise the corporation

China is to take over the management and operations of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (Tazara) in a major plan that will herald privatisation of the struggling corporation. A technical team…

72. THINK AGAIN: What does #BringBackOurGirls mean for Buhari?

Two years ago today, on 14 April 2014, the tiny north-east Nigerian village of Chibok became internationally synonymous with a brutal crime: the kidnapping of 276 teenage schoolgirls from their…

73. WhatsApp, Facebook and pakapaka: Digital lives in Ghana, Kenya and Uganda

For most of 2015, we conducted a research study for Caribou Digital and MasterCard Foundation on ICT use in sub-Saharan Africa, with our key research question: “What do young users in Ghana, Kenya…

74. Politics: The highest paying job in Africa

The majority of African politicians today are former university lecturers who have ventured into politics in search of greener pasture. Politics rush is, however, not a preserve for the continent…

75. Burden Makonda will have to carry

The appointment of the youthful politician to the sensitive post, which sees him commanding the country’s major city with a population of approximately 4.5 million, has, however, sparked heated…

76. Slave states: a story of survival in the Gulf

For the millions of people who flock to rich Gulf States to take up jobs as cleaners or builders, the opportunity to work is typically seen as a rare chance for employment and the empowerment that…

77. Not just big dicks: Kenya’s real cross-cutting theme is class

In a piece published by African Arguments last month, entitled “It’s time to axe Kenya’s big dick politics”, Nanjala Nyabola argues that Kenyan politics is “overwhelmingly patriarchal” and largely…

78. The youth are vigorous, let's put them on top

There is real hope for the continent with the young people at the helm.” These were the words of the first president of Zambia, Dr Kenneth Kaunda, sentiments recently echoed by United States…

79. Magufuli warns cabinet ministers

In another hard-hitting message to his administration, President John Magufuli has said he will get rid of any cabinet minister who goes against his austerity principles. He announced that state…

80. Can South Sudan’s peace deal stick?

South Sudan may finally, perhaps, be on the road to peace. Rebel leader Riek Machar is expected in the capital, Juba, next week in the final step towards a government of national unity that seeks to…