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Africa

COP29: $300 billion will trap Africa in debt and delay just transitions
Opinion
/ 27 November 2024

COP29: $300 billion will trap Africa in debt and delay just transitions

The qualified goal offers an illusion of progress while failing to meet the continent’s urgent climate and energy needs

By Karabo Mokgonyana
Africa must not wait for external powers to shape its future
Opinion
/ 23 November 2024

Africa must not wait for external powers to shape its future

African leaders must move their focus away from Washington, Beijing and London and rather build a self-reliant, prosperous continent

By Sifiso Sonjica
How SA became a haven for dodgy presidential cash from Mozambique
Africa
/ 18 November 2024

How SA became a haven for dodgy presidential cash from Mozambique

An investigation by Open Secrets reveals how Mozambican elites exploited weak enforcement to ‘invest’ in luxury properties in the neighbouring country

By The Continent Reporter
African businesses favour intra-continental trade over global markets
Africa
/ 16 November 2024

African businesses favour intra-continental trade over global markets

Businesses surveyed report that trading within Africa is easier than trading with the rest of the world

By Conrad Onyango
Dehumanising Malawi hospitals fail mothers with impairments
Africa
/ 11 November 2024

Dehumanising Malawi hospitals fail mothers with impairments

More than 1.7 million people in the country live with disabilities, but the hospital system is not set up for them, so they suffer indignity and worse

By Josephine Chinele and Chisomo Ngulube
The beginning of the end of the liberation party era
Africa
/ 11 November 2024

The beginning of the end of the liberation party era

Nepotism, graft, shifting ideologies: Southern Africa’s liberation parties have experienced historic setbacks in 2024

By Nic Cheeseman
US, Europe begin scramble for Africa’s satellite internet market
Africa
/ 7 November 2024

US, Europe begin scramble for Africa’s satellite internet market

The entry of Thales Alenia Space comes at a time when SpaceX’s Starlink is recording significant milestones on the continent

By Conrad Onyango
Why gas is not the bridge fuel for Africa
Opinion
/ 6 November 2024

Why gas is not the bridge fuel for Africa

The World Bank’s Mission 300 should focus on renewables as the extraction and burning of gas is expensive would damage the environment and people’s health

By Dean Bhebhe and Rajneesh Bhuee
Rampage and ransom as heavyweight in Sudan’s RSF defects
Africa
/ 4 November 2024

Rampage and ransom as heavyweight in Sudan’s RSF defects

A fuller picture of the Rapid Support Forces massacres in Gezira, committed under the cover of a communications blackout, is emerging from survivors and victims’ families

By Liban Mahamed
Six decades of liberation party rule in Botswana end in shock
Africa
/ 4 November 2024

Six decades of liberation party rule in Botswana end in shock

The Botswana Democratic Party suffered a humiliating defeat in last week’s parliamentary elections

By Keletso Thobega
Citizens also have a responsibility in making African cities liveable
Opinion
/ 30 October 2024

Citizens also have a responsibility in making African cities liveable

Africa’s cities are growing rapidly and should be more than economic hubs

By Riedwaan Kimmie and Justin Pringle
Africans trapped in Lebanon by ‘kafala’ labour system and Israel’s bombs
Africa
/ 29 October 2024

Africans trapped in Lebanon by ‘kafala’ labour system and Israel’s bombs

With nearly 2 500 people killed in recent Israeli strikes on Lebanon, nobody in the country is safe, and the only help for Africans is from other migrant workers

By Ngozi Monica Cole and Amélie David
Cannabis: Morocco’s pot of gold
Africa
/ 28 October 2024

Cannabis: Morocco’s pot of gold

When the country legalised some types of cannabis, it threw a centuries-old industry into disarray

By Imane Bellamine
Mozambique election: Frelimo’s Daniel Chapo declared election winner amid tension
Africa
/ 28 October 2024

Mozambique election: Frelimo’s Daniel Chapo declared election winner amid tension

The party that has ruled Mozambique since 1975 remains popular

By Luis Nhachote, The Continent
Libya has avoided another civil war, but only just
Africa
/ 26 October 2024

Libya has avoided another civil war, but only just

A bitter dispute over which faction should control the central bank has laid bare the country’s fragilities

By Hendia Alashepy
Africa’s kleptocrats enable illegal forestry
Thought Leader
/ 26 October 2024

Africa’s kleptocrats enable illegal forestry

The destruction of indigenous forests, which act as carbon sinks, is also driven by foreign demand

By Helen Grange
Ibrahim report finds SA’s governance has not improved much since 2014
National
/ 23 October 2024

Ibrahim report finds SA’s governance has not improved much since 2014

The 2024 Ibrahim Index of African Governance report ranks South Africa and Mauritius in the top two in the business and labour environment

By Umamah Bakharia
Mo Ibrahim Foundation finds progress on  governance in Africa has halted
Africa
/ 23 October 2024

Mo Ibrahim Foundation finds progress on governance in Africa has halted

A steep improvement in Seychelles has seen it take over top spot in the foundation’s overall ranking from Mauritius

By Eric Randolph
US ‘anti-rights’ groups boost spending in Africa to over $16 million
Africa
/ 22 October 2024

US ‘anti-rights’ groups boost spending in Africa to over $16 million

Christian rights groups have spent millions over four years in efforts to push anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQIA+ agendas

By Umamah Bakharia
Cameroon’s president is very old and missing in action
Africa
/ 21 October 2024

Cameroon’s president is very old and missing in action

What is going to happen when 91 year-old Paul Biya dies?

By Yaoundé correspondent
Joe Biden has ignored Africa for his entire term, so why is he visiting Angola in December?
Africa
/ 21 October 2024

Joe Biden has ignored Africa for his entire term, so why is he visiting Angola in December?

Human rights bodies fear that geoeconomic interests will overshadow promotion of democracy and human rights during the visit

By Christopher Isake and Samuel Oyewole
Why Mozambique is tracking Dugong movements with satellite technology
Africa
/ 19 October 2024

Why Mozambique is tracking Dugong movements with satellite technology

Interest in dugong conservation is surging beyond Mozambique, with regional initiatives being launched to protect the sea mammals

By Bonface Orucho
Study finds that negative media stereotypes drain African economies
Africa
/ 16 October 2024

Study finds that negative media stereotypes drain African economies

Adverse and biased narratives about the continent inflate perceptions of risk, leading to unjustifiably high borrowing costs

By Aarti Bhana
Squatters at Mozambique’s Grand Hotel desperate for change after vote
Africa
/ 15 October 2024

Squatters at Mozambique’s Grand Hotel desperate for change after vote

The hotel and its grand staircase were built in the Art Deco style in the 1950s when Mozambique was still a colony of Portugal

By Auntony Zinyange
Coordinates identified for Ethiopian drone massacre in Amhara, opening way for war crimes probe
World
/ 14 October 2024

Coordinates identified for Ethiopian drone massacre in Amhara, opening way for war crimes probe

A drone strike in Ethiopia’s Amhara region left 30 civilians dead. The Continent has pinpointed the location, marking a crucial step towards accountability

By Zecharias Zelalem
Kenya’s deputy president faces impeachment vote
Africa
/ 8 October 2024

Kenya’s deputy president faces impeachment vote

Rigathi Gachagua says the charges against him, including corruption, are a ploy to push him out of office

By Agence France Presse
Meet Mozambique’s four leading presidential candidates
Africa
/ 8 October 2024

Meet Mozambique’s four leading presidential candidates

Outgoing President Filipe Nyusi’s Frelimo party has held power since independence from Portugal in 1975

By Agence France Presse
Sudan’s government abandons Thabo Mbeki Foundation’s peace dialogue
Africa
/ 7 October 2024

Sudan’s government abandons Thabo Mbeki Foundation’s peace dialogue

The foundation hosted its inaugural Africa Peace & Security Dialogue to identify solutions to the continent’s conflicts

By Umamah Bakharia
How Africa can shift to renewable energy without leaving fossil fuel workers behind
Opinion
/ 6 October 2024

How Africa can shift to renewable energy without leaving fossil fuel workers behind

A multifaceted training approach involving the state and private sector is required to ensure continued employment

By Karabo Mokgonyana
Kenya’s Whistleblower Protection Bill aims to tackle fear of reporting corruption
Africa
/ 28 September 2024

Kenya’s Whistleblower Protection Bill aims to tackle fear of reporting corruption

Whistleblowers in Kenya have faced retaliation, social victimisation, and intimidation, often being targeted for disclosing information without formal procedures

By Gedion Onyango
Uganda’s ‘singing fools’ use satire to attack government
Africa
/ 25 September 2024

Uganda’s ‘singing fools’ use satire to attack government

Despite arrests, the Bizonto comedy troupe continues to resonate with audiences nationwide

By Grace Matsiko
Let the African girl child go to school
Opinion
/ 18 September 2024

Let the African girl child go to school

Despite legislation and policies, the traditional, patriarchal systems across the continent hinder girls’ development

By Helen Grange and Sikhululekile Mashingaidze
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