Nigeria’s Deadly Tug of War Over Free Expression

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The Life and Death of an All-American Slave Ship

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Corporations Are Hiding Vast Troves of History From the Public

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Former South African President Jacob Zuma Arrested Amidst Corruption Probe

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July 08, 2021 10:33 AM

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Germany Officially Acknowledges Carrying Out Genocide in Namibia

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May 28, 2021 11:17 AM

Mauritius Is Considering an Unprecedented Attack on Online Freedom

Jessica Fjeld, Milan Meetarbhan, Adam Nagy, and Shreya Tewari

May 20, 2021 2:15 PM

The U.S. Is Running Out of Excuses Not to Share Its Vaccines With the World

Joshua Keating

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How Twitter Amplified the Divisions That Derailed Nigeria’s #EndSARS Movement

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April 20, 2021 5:50 AM

Where the Migrant Crisis Is Measured by the People Who Disappear

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March 30, 2021 5:50 AM

Ethiopia Masters the 21st-Century War Zone Blackout

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March 09, 2021 12:12 PM

After Coming 2 America, I Get Why My Mom Hated the Original

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March 05, 2021 6:32 PM

Coming 2 America Picks Up Where the 1988 Original Ended—for Better or for Worse

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The Biden Administration Is Repealing the Global Gag Rule. That’s Not Enough.

Joshua Keating

Jan 28, 2021 5:50 AM

The Pandemic Is Forcing Cities to Rethink Water

Martina Guzmán

Jan 13, 2021 9:00 AM

Egypt’s Dangerous New Strategy for Criminalizing Queerness

Afsaneh Rigot

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My Family in Zimbabwe Will Be Among the Last in the World to Receive the Vaccine

Khameer Kidia

Dec 29, 2020 11:40 AM

At Long Last, Trump Clarifies Stance on Western Sahara Conflict

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Trump Pulls the Plug on His Own Ill-Conceived War in Somalia

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The Peace Deals of the ’90s Are Breaking Down

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