Explainers
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Explainer: Understanding Gambia’s crisis over adopting a New Constitution
A key commitment made by President Adama Barrow during his 2016 coalition presidential campaign was to establish a new constitution…
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The Gambia: Emerging Trends in Drug and Crime
Once known as the Smiling Coast of Africa, this small West African nation, The Gambia, with a population of fewer…
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#BehindTheFacts: “The untraceable projects sadden me” —Phillip Anjorin
Phillip Anjorin recently looked into some claims made by Ireti Kingibe, the Labour Party senator representing the Federal Capital Territory…
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Civic space actors, institutions under severe threat in Nigeria—Report
Statistics from a DataPhyte report have revealed that physical violence and restrictive legislation and policies were major crises civic space…
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Can National Assembly unilaterally create new state?
Today, Nigeria has 36 states and an area that serves as the country’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT). While the Northwest…
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Round-Up: Top five claims we fact-checked this week
As expected, the third week of February 2025 brought its share of misinformation and disinformation. Below is a list of…
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Living with toxins and reptiles from ‘garbage city,’ the story of Whein Town
What started as a temporary emergency dumpsite in 2007 to cater for Monrovia’s solid waste has become a permanent horrific…
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Boakai’s suspension of over 400 government officials and matters arising
Adherence to statutes and laws in most African countries is said to be difficult for some high-ups and ordinary citizens,…
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Shin Majalisar Dokoki ta kasa za ta iya kirkirar jiha ita kadai?
Gabatarwa A ‘yan kwanakin nan labarin yiwuwar kirkiro jihohi ya bulla tare da daukar hankulan jama’a inda aka rika mahawara…
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Did Supreme Court boycott President Boakai’s annual message?
It was a cool evening on Monday, Jan 27, 2025, when officials of the Liberian Government, heads of embassies near…
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