Allowing independent candidates to contest the next general election in South Africa is a boon for democracy. Prof. Colin Thakur asks if it is time to move to an electronic voting system?
Insights into improving Africa’s attractiveness for investment through governance, education and sustainable trade
The African Continental Free Trade Area endorses immigration, yet South Africa’s home affairs department is pushing for stringent requirements for visas
Photographer Ala Kheir was using his camera to document the scars of Sudan’s old wars. Then came the new war.
Elections are being held in 19 countries across the African continent in 2024. Tom Mboya considers the rise in foreign disinformation campaigns.
Social media has changed the status quo in politics. In an election cycle, interaction between politicians and the electorate has evolved to near-real-time communication.
Only four of the 25 ministers are women and, by law, men are the supreme heads of the family
Efforts to modernise the capital Cairo’s infrastructure are running up against, and sometimes through, the city’s long history
The devastation of Cyclone Freddy, which Storm Ana and Cyclone Gombe, is being exacerbated by the drought brought on by El Niño
Time for a new treaty to deal with crimes against humanity? Here’s what you need to know
The health sectors in both countries are under pressure, with professionals either leaving or striking for better pay and working conditions
Very few would argue against the fact that African women are likely to take the brunt of the continent’s reversal of fortunes on the carbon front
At least 250 000 women and girls were raped by Hutu extremists during the genocide targeting the Tutsi minority, according to the UN
Oscar Gakuo Mwangi, who studies radicalisation and counter-terrorism in Kenya, looks at the country’s preparedness to take on Haiti’s urban gangs
With the rise of social media platforms and the proliferation of mobile devices, citizens and leaders have a whole new electoral interface
This is part of a continental series of op-eds and podcasts on whether digitalisation will benefit democracy in Africa
The SADC mission shows how difficult and costly it is to launch and run a large scale military operation, especially if the host government is not taking full ownership and supporting the operation
Largely Christian Kenya has struggled to regulate unscrupulous churches and cults
The country’s the last major constitutional change was in 1992
The incoming head of state has promised the country profound change and left-wing pan-Africanism
Africans need to be fully involved in drug discovery and development research for tuberculosis on the continent
A proposed treaty and law changes would compromise national and health sovereignty
We can tackle inequality in access to medicines by reshaping the systems, policies and practices under which life-saving medicines are produced, priced and distributed
Nigeria has a mass kidnapping problem, and March has been an especially horrific month
There are about 30 African countries where tontines are used, and 14 in Asia. In South Africa, it is known as a stokvel
While Nigerian soldiers search the forests in the northwestern state for the 280 learners kidnapped by gunmen riding motorbikes, desperate families are still waiting for news
Before they get inside a stadium, they must deal all too often with corruption, negligence and abuse from sports managers and administrators
The new legislation stipulates jail terms of six months to three years for sex
They ousted a dictator, defied a junta and now Sudan’s resistance committees are providing the only support to desperate people in their areas amid the war and persecution. Mark Weston spoke to one committee member in Khartoum
Haitian gangs that control parts of the country have announced a coordinated effort to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry
Alliance One may have moved $4.2-million in taxable profits out of the country
The organisation does not have the funds to address the conflict and reveal the depth of the humanitarian crisis