Suspected shooter Luigi Mangione is led into a Hollidaysburg, Pa., courthouse for an extradition hearing on Dec. 10, 2024.
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Ted Bundy, the Menendez brothers and Bonnie and Clyde are other criminals who captivated observers because of their intriguing personal stories – and the violent nature of their crimes.
A general view of the Anchorage social housing project on March 09, 2021 in Bellville, South Africa.
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South Africa needs a new public housing model that involves the people and creates a sense of ownership.
Police officers with dogs near burning barricades erected by protesters in Maputo.
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The ongoing political crisis in Mozambique is rooted in history. Frelimo abandoned the path to true democracy 40 years ago and became increasingly repressive.
Gen Abdourahamane Tiani (second left), the head of the military regime in Niger, greets a crowd in Niamey in July 2024.
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Military coups are making a comeback: it’s a return to one of postcolonial Africa’s political traditions.
Bassirou Diomaye Faye (C) and his wives Marie Khone Faye (L) and Absa Faye (R).
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Senegal elections are offering citizens a peaceful, legal way to influence their leadership and government.
Botswana’s former president Mokgweetsi Masisi (R), welcomes his successor Duma Boko (L) to the office of the president in Gaborone.
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Things had been going largely well for Botswana since 1966. But the wheels started coming off when Ian Khama became president in 2008.
Duma Boko, the new president of Botswana.
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Botswana, a diamond-rich country of 2.5 million people, has high levels of poverty and unemployment.
Tanzania’s Tundu Lissu is a former presidential candidate and vice-chairperson of Chadema, the country’s main opposition party.
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Tundu Lissu’s persistence in tackling democratic backsliding in Tanzania has made him a formidable force.
Daniel Chapo has been elected Mozambique’s first president born after independence in 1975.
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The future of Mozambique rests on the ability of the new president.
Demonstrators during the End Bad Governance protest at Ikeja, Lagos, on 1 August 2024.
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Elite corruption can provoke popular protest for several reasons.
Cambodian freelance journalist, Mech Dara, was arrested on September 30 while on vacation with his family.
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Cambodian investigative journalist, Mech Dara, is facing up to two years in jail.
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The French documentary programme “Cash Investigation” revels links between McKinsey and Emmanual Macron, but misses their scale and diversity.
Recent anti-government protests in Nairobi.
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Trust in government is a major influence on tax compliance in sub-Saharan Africa.
Entrance to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
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A deep analysis reveals the flawed structure and opaqueness of the proposed Jomo Kenyatta International Airport deal.
Joe Modise, post-apartheid South Africa’s first defence minister.
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The authors of Joe Modise’s biography set out to debunk smears against him.
Former South African finance minister Pravin Gordhan.
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Pravin Gordhan was throughout his life driven by a deep commitment to non-racialism.
Members of Transparency International Bangladesh protest against corruption in front of the national parliament in Dhaka.
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Public sector corruption has become an increasingly common part of life in Bangladesh over the past 15 years.
Thousands of people gathered in Sao Paulo, Brazil, for an anti-government rally in March 2015.
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Brazil’s historic anti-corruption probe has not fostered a reformist elite set on strengthening the rule of law.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra walks along her father, Thaksin Shinawatra, to be appointed Prime Minister in Bangkok on 18 August 2024.
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Be wary of mistaking the 38-year-old prime minister’s arrival with a political renewal.
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Bangladesh’s interim government faces an uphill battle to get the country’s economy back on track.