Simon Allison

Paul Rusesabagina — credited with saving hundreds of lives during the Rwandan genocide — was recently found guilty of terrorism, after being ‘tricked’ into custody by the Kagame regime

Alpha Condé is not the first president to have his humiliation captured on camera.

Ugandan opposition leader’s popularity frightened Museveni into even greater autocracy

Hakainde Hichilema’s remarkable comeback

But both surveys ultimately suggest that Zambia’s governing party is under considerable pressure

Africa’s last absolute monarchy is experiencing its worst unrest in years

After years of searching for some kind of purpose, the beleaguered institution is finally in the spotlight – for all the wrong reasons

This is not the first time nor last time that intellectual property laws have allowed western individuals or companies to lay claim to Africa’s cultural, linguistic and even culinary heritage

Tanzanian president John Magufuli’s death came after weeks of denial, but reporting on the fitness of African leaders can be perilous for journalists

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention only launched in 2017, but between Ebola, measles and the Covid-19 pandemic, it has had its work cut out for it. The agency’s director Dr John Nkengasong speaks to The Continent about the vaccine rollout and the turn of the tide in Tanzania

Meet Gardi Koko and Navy Malela, the two whistleblowers who risked everything to raise the alarm

Waiving intellectual property restrictions on Covid-19 vaccines could help the developing world. But India and South Africa’s pleas are falling on deaf ears