Thabo Mbkei reflects on the African Union, Africa Day and his foundation
The Windybrow Arts Centre in Joburg has a variety of performances for Africa Month
Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela uses the continent’s security problems as a prism through which to cast his dark agenda against Israel into the minds of Africa’s youth
Four future scenario paint mixed picture of optimism and pessimism for Africa’s future governance and development
Israel reaps diplomatic benefits through chequebook diplomacy and questionable support for dictators
Concern with the fact that Black people fleeing Ukraine are facing racism is not a denial of a ‘more important’ conflict
Africans, among them South Africans, Nigerians, Ghanains, Congolese and Ivorians, are trying to flee into Poland and other countries neighbouring Ukraine
Having committed to pursuing a much closer partnership with African governments and the African Union, the European Union must consider how it can best contribute to Africa’s security and economic prospects
The continent could reap rewards through digitisation and adopting new technologies
Many among the deposed African heads of state held major positions in the AU at the peak of their atrocities back home
Africa is again becoming the stage for the proxy wars of foreign powers
Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya among 27 countries yet to sign the treaty for the establishment of the African Medicines Agency.
The current scramble for Africa’s natural resources by major global political and economic rivalries portends deeper economic and political hardships for the continent
The highlights of 2021 in Africa
The move marks a major reversal by the rebels, who previously dismissed the government’s insistence on their withdrawal from Afar and Amhara as “an absolute non-starter” for talks to begin.
Ghebreyesus says Covid-19 pandemic highlights the importance of nurturing strong science and research on the continent.
Retributive justice merely leads to generational cycles of violence. And the civilians continue to be subjected to rape, torture, death and illegal detentions
The AU Commission chairperson’s decision to accept the credentials of Israel’s ambassador to Ethiopia undermines the anti-colonial values that underpin the AU
Nongovernmental organisations applying for observer status at the African Union are subjected to intense scrutiny but a non-African state merely needs the approval of the AU Commission’s chairperson
The continent’s public health agency said the latest figures showed that 6.5-million cases of Covid-19 had been reported in Africa, out of which some 867 000 people had died
The international relations department has released a statement condemning the decision
Avat has secured a donation of several hundred million doses of Covid-19 drugs from the United States, 25-million of which will begin to be rolled out by the end of this week
Opposition parties have requested that the regional delegation return to the Kingdom within one week and meet all stakeholders under one roof
Burundi has not yet dealt with its violent past, and successive leaders have failed to stop state repression. A political dialogue is urgently needed
After years of searching for some kind of purpose, the beleaguered institution is finally in the spotlight – for all the wrong reasons
African states are starting to withdraw from rights bodies when rulings go against them
The cycles of violence can be broken by the truth, reparations and guarantees of peace for the victims of the war
Setting up a continent-wide medicine regulator could be crucial to getting Africa’s people the treatments and Covid vaccines they need. Here’s why more countries need to put their weight behind it
COMMENT: The AU has laid out a clear path for the continent to produce its own vaccines
Less aid and more trade will be the buzz words
Of course Western countries should share the vaccine. But why do we still have to rely on their largesse?
Sitting presidents shouldn’t be given a window to legally hijack their countries