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This piece by Simon Allison asks an important question - who holds powerful countries like the US accountable when their automated weapons kill civilians in less powerful countries in Africa?

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All Protocol Observed. Welcome to Issue 178 of The Continent. In this week's issue: Cameroon’s Schrödinger's president. The people who jump off Joburg skyscrapers. And the slow death of the West (but you knew that already, didn’t you?). bit.ly/TC178

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The last time Cameroonian president Paul Biya was seen in public anywhere in the world was on 8 September in Beijing, after attending the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. He was conspicuously absent from the UNGA, and from the Francophonie summit. continent.substack.com/p/cameroons-pr…

Cover illustration this week by Yemsrach Yetneberk

ANALYSIS: Technically, Colonel Assimi Goïta does not have to hold elections in Mali any time soon. But he has a tactical incentive to do so now: battlefield difficulties are hollowing out his promise to secure the country, writes Beverly Ochieng. continent.substack.com/p/goita-appear…

And getting chucked out of a window (can’t wait to see this used in a The Continent headline)

I hate that you’re right.

If you are in Durban today, don’t miss the launch of Niren Tolsi’s book. There is no one who writes about cricket like he does. I don’t even understand that sport but I still love to read. It’s not just cricket, it’s politics, history and life.

Christoph Huber's alleged to have found significant business opportunities in the 1990s war that killed 6-million Congolese. Open Secrets tracked him down to the Western Cape, where he lives in million-rand homes. He denies wrongdoing. open.substack.com/pub/continent/…

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All Protocol Observed That's a wrap! Welcome to our special Africans of the Year edition. Read about the people who made the continent better. bit.ly/TC186

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All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 188 of The Continent Goma has fallen. Rwanda-backed rebels are aiming for more land and more resources. Hear from the people living in Goma. Get your copy of this week's issue here: bit.ly/TC188