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  Why the Oromo protests mark a change in Ethiopia’s political landscape. Country-wide demonstrations by the Oromo in Ethiopia have flared up again. Ethiopia’s authorities reacted with heavy force, resulting in the death of 100 civilians.
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  Time for Africa to transition from extractive to learning economies. Calestous Juma, Harvard University The current slump in world commodity prices is forcing Africa to rethink its traditional dependence on raw material exports.
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  African governments aren’t taxing the rich. Why they should. Rhiannon McCluskey, International Centre for Tax and Development A great deal of attention has been paid to the obstacles African governments face in effectively taxing the profits of transnational corporations.
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  Chinese engagement in African agriculture is not what it seems. Ian Scoones, University of Sussex In December 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping flew into South Africa for the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation with great fanfare. There were lots of announcements about prospective investments across Africa.
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  Why developing countries are dumping investment treaties. Uma Kollamparambil, University of the Witwatersrand Bilateral investment treaties have been a source of political controversy in recent years. This is clear from the alarming increase in the number of disputes between investors and governments.
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  High-stakes drama as South African president and finance minister square off. Richard Calland, University of Cape Town South Africa’s political landscape is shifting almost by the hour.
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  How the death of two Ugandan mothers is helping entrench the right to health care. When Sylvia Nalubowa went into labour in Uganda’s Mityana district in August 2009, she was taken to a local health centre where she expected to have a normal birth, supervised by a midwife.