Long, mysterious absences promote the idea that unaccountable forces are at the levers of power. Aging leaders. Mysterious medical appointments. Elected officials’ long absences from public duties, explained in the vaguest of terms or not at all. These increasingly common features of political life in the United States are familiar to many followers of African…
Improving security beyond the project site is vital, as is ensuring that gas revenues are managed responsibly and transparently. The resumption of TotalEnergies’ large natural gas extraction project is an opportunity to transform Mozambique’s abundant natural wealth into economic development, especially for the impoverished northern Cabo Delgado province. However, the persistent terrorist threat and the…
A new HIV prevention jab has the potential to bring an end to the AIDS epidemic. But a lack of ambition and unjustifiable secrecy over pricing is holding it back, argue three leading health activists. Imagine a new HIV prevention tool existed that could – if it reached the right people – flick the switch…
