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  • Feed Salone Explained: Sierra Leone’s food security initiative under President Bio

    Feed Salone Explained: Sierra Leone’s food security initiative under President Bio
    Nov 14 2025
    President Julius Maada Bio's government is celebrating the second anniversary of Feed Salone — a multi-million-dollar initiative — aimed at making Sierra Leone food secure. On the other hand, some Sierra Leoneans argue that the project is only benefiting a few. Economic and Planning Minister, Kenyeh Barlay, sits down Under The Baobab to explain the disparities.
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    30 min
  • Did Talib Bensouda betray The Gambia's opposition UDP party?

    Did Talib Bensouda betray The Gambia's opposition UDP party?
    Nov 6 2025
    His exit from the United Democratic Party (UDP) and the launch of a new political movement raise questions about his loyalty, transparency, and leadership. But what do Gambians really think of Talib Bensouda—can he deliver solutions to the country’s pressing problems?
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    30 min
  • Is COMESA fit for Africa's next trade revolution?

    Is COMESA fit for Africa's next trade revolution?
    Oct 31 2025
    As Africa pushes toward deeper economic integration, the role of regional blocs like COMESA is under renewed scrutiny. Once hailed as a cornerstone for trade and investment across Eastern and Southern Africa, COMESA now faces the challenge of staying relevant in a rapidly digitizing and competitive global economy.
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    30 min
  • Uganda: Bobi Wine's strategy to win the presidency

    Uganda: Bobi Wine's strategy to win the presidency
    Oct 17 2025
    Bobi Wine's 2021 presidential run shook Uganda's political landscape. Though long-time leader Yoweri Museveni retained power, Wine's campaign sparked massive youth engagement and online mobilization. But can he do it again? And will Ugandans rally behind him this time?
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    30 min
  • End of an era? Cameroon’s Paul Biya faces unprecedented challenge

    End of an era? Cameroon’s Paul Biya faces unprecedented challenge
    Oct 9 2025
    After 43 years in power, President Paul Biya faces his greatest challenge yet: two former ministers breaking ranks to contest what could be Cameroon's most pivotal election. As one of the world's oldest leaders, does Biya have anything new to offer—or is his era finally ending? Jean De Dieu Momo, a staunch Biya loyalist and Minister Delegate to the defense ministry, says no.
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    30 min
  • Issa Tchiroma: Can he unseat Cameroon's President Biya?

    Issa Tchiroma: Can he unseat Cameroon's President Biya?
    Oct 2 2025
    "I am the one capable of leading Cameroonians successfully in this unprecedented fight" - a bold claim from Issa Tchiroma Bakari, a former ally-turned-opponent of Cameroon's President Paul Biya. But can this longtime insider truly be the change the nation is desperate for?
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    30 min
  • Under The Baobab: Protecting South Africans or targeting Africans?

    Under The Baobab: Protecting South Africans or targeting Africans?
    Sep 25 2025
    Once a grassroots movement, Operation Dudula is now a political party on the rise in South Africa — promising to “fish out undocumented migrants.” But their reality is raids on migrant shops, hospital blockades, and violence that shock the continent. In Nelson Mandela’s rainbow nation of unity, is Operation Dudula defending South Africans — or fueling a dangerous divide among Africans?
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    30 min
  • Eight years after Mugabe, has anything really changed in Zimbabwe?

    Eight years after Mugabe, has anything really changed in Zimbabwe?
    Sep 22 2025
    Eight years after Mugabe’s fall, Mnangagwa’s Zimbabwe is haunted by repression, fear, and division. Is the opposition failing, or is the ruling party too ruthless to be challenged?
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    30 min