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A history of violence. For Nanjala Nyabola, the sentencing of Trump’s campaign chair tells us a lot about the West’s relationship to Africa.

India’s record on children is puzzling for a country that is the world’s largest importer of arms and has a billion-dollar space programme. Nilanjana Bhowmick writes.

Will pensions unite the Left against Bolsonaro?

Mark Engler on the US's Green New Deal. What does it mean for for America, and beyond?

Nilanjana Bhowmick weighs up Modi's chances in the coming elections in India.

Nanjala Nyabola comments on the fluctuating, and often unaffordable, cost of local staples in Madagascar.

Mark Engler reflects on the life of Pete Seeger - an American musician, patriot and dissident.

Nanjala Nyabola questions Cameroon's never-ending presidential terms.

Nilanjana Bhowmick reacts to the 'unease' expressed by Indian men in today's #MeToo era.

Nilanjana Bhowmick reports on Modi's crackdown on dissent - from activist arrests to vigilante lynchings.

Misinformation and fake news in Africa is rife, particularly via social media writes Nanjala Nyabola, but it’s not just a Western problem.

View from America by Mark Engler.

Mark Engler shows how Trump's migration policies are linked to the violent legacy of US foreign policy.

Nilanjana Bhowmick takes apart the latest viral hashtag campaign for the religious takeover of secular India.

Progress without people. Nanjala Nyabola on Kenya's embrace of the Chinese development model.

In good economic times and bad, there’s always money for war. A view from America by Mark Engler.

Pakistan is the deadliest country to be a journalist, as Manzoor Ali knows only too well.

Azad Essa meets a man who has dedicated his life to restoring books.

A meeting of the World Psychiatric Association provides food for thought for Joanna Cheek.

Anthony Dias ponders the purpose of the hunger strike.

In an upside-down world, there are many questions to be asked, writes Eduardo Galeano.

Back in the country after a two-month trip, Mgcini Nyoni is shocked to see the fear and hunger of his fellow-Zimbabweans.

Urvashi Butalia learns some lessons from South Africa.

The special Cuban art of queuing dissected by Leonardo Padura Fuentes.