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Politics
How a new election law changes the shape of the opposition
Thresholds and list rules decide which parties survive long before voters do.
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The Southern Meridian Desk
The Southern Meridian is an independent digital magazine of African geopolitics. Its desk writes about power, trade and security across the continent.
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Africa & the World
The quiet scramble for rare earths
Permits, processing and politics: the less visible half of the minerals race.
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Security
The message beneath a naval exercise
Joint drills are rehearsals for diplomacy as much as for defence.
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Security
The rise of the regional power pool
Neighbours are trading electricity across borders, and politics decides when the switch flips.
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Economics
The company that became a country's balance sheet
When one firm supplies most of the export earnings, its fate is the state's fate.
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Politics
Who speaks for the region?
A long read on how African institutions decide, argue and eventually act together.
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Security
How fragile peace is made to hold
A long read on the slow work of disarmament, trust and the economics of staying peaceful.