Tracing commercially available gold back to illegal mining operations is easier said than done
Egypt and Liverpool soccer star Mohamed Salah has picked up the Confederation of African Football’s top player award for a second successive year
A truth and reconciliation commission has begun to investigate alleged rights abuses during the 22-year-long rule of Yahya Jammeh
Nairobi’s reliance on motorcycles is hindering efforts to reduce carbon emissions, as manufacturers struggle to adapt to clean energy technology
Though a diplomatic pariah, Omar al-Bashir’s Western back channel support means he holds the cards in a standoff unlikely to deliver major change
A monthlong nationwide strike by doctors in Zimbabwe has left thousands of patients without adequate treatment and many beds empty
Voters in several African nations, including Nigeria and South Africa, are headed to the ballot box in 2019
The protest wave sweeping across Sudan was never about bread; it’s a nation fed up with a decades-old military dictatorship
The gynecologist was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in helping victims of sexual violence in the DRC
As the US bids farewell to former US President George H.W. Bush, in Africa he is remembered most for his failed bid to stabilise Somalia