In an extension of technological leapfrogging, Somaliland will become the first country in the world to use iris recognition in an election
A new report says the EU-Horn of Africa migration policy puts African migrants at risk. DW spoke with the report’s co-author Lutz Oette.
An academic article asserting the benefits of colonialism caused an outcry and resulted in calls for its removal
When Kenya’s top court annulled last month’s presidential election results, Donald Trump’s mind was elsewhere.
The Women Advancing Africa (WAA) Forum launched this weekend in the Tanzanian capital Dar es Salaam with a call on women to take centre stage.
Three African elections in the coming month are supposed to show these countries are democracies. But that is about more than just voting.
Africa is forecast to be the fastest growing total beverage alcohol region over the next five years.
Governments are producing more data than ever, but are the numbers any good?
But withdrawing from the Paris Agreement will have a minimal impact on the continent
Research shows that authoritarian states are unlikely to deliver the growth needed for economic viability
He plans to cut foreign aid, putting US commitments to the continent at risk.
Haunting testimonies of LGBTQ Africans appear in a Human Rights Watch report on violations.
Africa ought to mimic how East Asia continues to take charge of its economic transformation
The Philosophical Society of Southern Africa appears to be falling apart over Africanising a Eurocentric viewpoint.
The continent can build on local-level networks and financial strategies such as stokvels to bring about socioeconomic transformation
They can influence inflation, but only with the help of the fiscus
As Trump takes the US’s gaze inward, Africa could be rocked by loss of market access and healthcare funding
On the surface Africa is democratic but underneath it is a ‘man-eat-man’ society, writes Jason Musyoka.
Almost two-thirds of African citizens live in a country in which safety and rule of law have deteriorated in the last 10 years.
Geopolitics disrupted the relationship between Africa and Israel, but the "Start-up Nation" has much to offer the continent and vice versa
"Diaspora bonds" and remittances could be two ways to advance the continent’s economy
The Global Slavery Index report, released on Tuesday, monitors the extent of human trafficking and slavery around the world.
The world must work together to stop Africa’s biggest security challenge: corruption – arguably one of Africa’s biggest killers.
From umGushe, Bayishoza to SmaDlamini, writer Milisuthando Bongela asks "how did these games travel across the country"?
The bank has plans to deconsolidate Barclays Africa Group, which Absa is a part of, and intends to sell down its 62% stake in the business.
There are concerns that many nations on the continent have overborrowed and won’t be able to pay their debts.
A tale of three Asian countries and their quest to gain a stake in the natural riches of the continent.
Google Africa recently paid for 35 journalists from various African countries, including South Africa, to explore Kenya using several apps.
African countries stand a good chance at COP21 of getting their ideas across, while there will also be a better opportunity to access climate finance.
The church will see most of its future growth in the Global South, with Islam set to follow suit.
Multinational firms have been losing out to local companies, which use insider knowledge of Africa to generate profits.
The Africa-China summit will provide an opportunity to get a feel for how the Chinese President is responding to democratic developments in Africa.