Another ageing autocrat uses youth culture to chase votes.
Nairobi’s Dandora landfill is a health hazard, but those who generate an income from it do not want the site to be decommissioned.
Under the shade of a Dambi tree overlooking the green fields of southern Ethiopia, Hussein Godana is giving a cookery lesson. Of sorts.
Until last year, the Seychelles was the last place you would expect to find Somali pirates.
Containing names and addresses, a hostile report has left people in fear of their lives.
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"We’ve witnessed a huge increase in volumes smuggled," said Patrick Omondi, the head of conservation at the Kenyan Wildlife Service.
Members of Kenya’s Parliament were arrested after warning citizens of bloodshed, evictions and religious warfare.
The main enemy of Chad and its people is desertification, the effects of which are not limited to the destruction of traditional farmland.
Malaria infection rates — and temperatures — are on the rise in parts of Africa. Many researchers point to climate change. Others aren’t so sure.
Kenya’s call-centre industry is growing and taking on India at its own game. <b>Jody Clarke</b> reports.