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Anti-colonialism"Palestine reveals the limits of international solidarity"
Why do African publics stand so firmly with Palestine while many of their governments court Israel? Algerian researcher Raouf Farrah traces the answer to the continent's anti-colonial past, and to the gap between popular solidarity and state diplomacy.
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From veils to turbans to face masks: Covering up in Africa
Given the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more Africans are wearing face masks. But in some regions of the continent, covering the face is a centuries-old tradition.
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ReportInternational Crisis Group: What's driving the global refugee crisis?
A record 65 million people have been displaced from their homes, mostly by war. Half are children. Most of them come from the Middle East and Somalia. Crisis Group examines what is causing the exodus and which are the main countries of origin of those arriving in Europe.
