People would be better off voting for Green Party candidate Jill Stein if they want the war in Gaza to stop
The left stood for a social agenda and the right for the individual’s needs. Now politics is self-serving
The US vice-president needs to come up with a message that resonates with the white middle and working class to win them over in this election
The Middle-Eastern power is waking up to the continent’s potential as a strategic partner for oil exploration, among other win-win ventures
Africa is in a position to mobilise more countries to end decades-long US hegemony and leverage the continent’s position economically and politically
The country needs a greener economy but energy specialists say policymakers must ensure the creation of a fairer economy in the process
Nine-year-old Soborno Isaac Bari is the world’s youngest professor. The maths and science genius and Nobel prize nominee was recently in South Africa
To achieve a deeper democracy, it is necessary to confront the tensions that have existed between the media and successive presidents since 1994.
Allegations of racism against the Capitol Police are nothing new: Over 250 Black cops have sued the department since 2001. Some of those former officers now say it’s no surprise white nationalists were able to storm the building
The United States’ newly elected leaders, Joe Biden and Kamala Devi Harris, must help recalibrate a global politics of hope and empathy
From the heady days of Obama’s inauguration to the everyday fears of living while black, Jakki Kerubo had a front-row seat to one of the most turbulent periods in US history
Ahmed Divela was one of Ghana’s most fearless investigative journalists. This edited excerpt about his killing is from Faces of Assassination
To end racism, we will have to change the structures from which it draws its mandate, and get rid of liberal and right-wing politicians who give it oxygen while we are being asphyxiated
For a country that is guided by ubuntu, South Africa has a record of embarrassing international blunders
Senator Sanders must explicitly demonstrate that a US government that can guarantee universal healthcare is the best path to building long-term black wealth
As Super Tuesday looms, there are five candidates left in the Democratic race. But the party must ensure it selects someone who will be able to defeat incumbent Donald Trump
Over and over again she writes about the lost children picked up on the United States border
South Africa’s preferred trade status is likely to be removed, which means exports will cost more
The painter, who hails from the DRC, is currently presenting his first solo exhibition outside his home country in Paris
The Trump administration is only the latest to push the boundaries of the law to take out foreign adversaries
Given the general’s standing, Iran is unlikely to back down
From a house in Dakar, ex-Obama staffers ran a top-secret data analysis unit that transformed incumbent Macky Sall’s presidential campaign
Biden, a former vice president under Barack Obama, still polls the highest at 22% among the two-dozen contenders for the Democratic nomination
For his first public event since announcing his candidacy last Thursday, Biden chose Pennsylvania, the state where he was born 76 years ago
Keeping Donald Trump in check will be among the California Democrat’s top challenges as she presides over the House of Representatives
Stability demands that those who are brutally excluded must be given a meaningful voice
Bush’s passing comes just months after the death in April of his wife and revered first lady Barbara Bush
A spree of suspicious packages and pipe bombs have been sent to opponents of Donald Trump as he lashed out at the media for stirring up "anger"
The first bomb was discovered on Monday in a mailbox at the New York home of billionaire financier and Democratic Party supporter George Soros
‘We should not mob people in public spaces or destroy public property. There is one way to settle our disagreements’
Both Democrats remain two of the most high-profile political figures in the US, which goes to the polls on November 6 in key midterm elections
Civil society has fought against the worst of the breaches — securitisation, corruption, secrecy