Hundreds of teachers have been murdered and millions of pupils terrorised in central Africa.
It may be true that #NotAllMen rape, but enough do to make it a statistic.
There are a number of trends, attitudes and phenomena that we could quite happily do without this year, thank you very much, writes Gus Silber.
Mswati is able to exercise authority outside the law and would never have to answer for his transgressions.
Researchers who sequenced the genome of gut bacteria in the world’s oldest natural mummy have cast doubt on theories about migration out of Africa.
The new quota system, stipulating two African players per franchise, makes sense.
An informant told Hillary Clinton that Zuma secretly received money from Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi and that he feared for his position as president.
The school education system in the more ‘urban’ regions appears to be functioning pretty well.
Awkward alliances in the fight against terror have complicated a proper response.
Beyoncé is the standard upon which all black women are expected to aspire, argues the writer.