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‘My son died the worst kind of death’: Horrific details of violent unrest in Ethiopia

Africa Zecharias Zelalem - 14 Jul 2020

Eyewitness accounts emerge of the violence that left 239 people dead after the assassination of singer Hachalu Hundessa

The SADC will regret its approach to Mozambique’s insurgence

Africa Webster Zambara & Annah Moyo-Kupeta - 13 Jul 2020

The SADC has been lackadaisical in its response to the insurgency in Mozambique and in so doing, is putting several other southern African countries at risk

Preventing Covid-19 from becoming a hunger crisis in Africa

Africa Mimi Alemayehou - 2 Jul 2020

The warning signs couldn’t be clearer that we need to act now to prevent millions dying from starvation

Hachalu Hundessa’s murder sparks unrest in Ethiopia

Africa Zecharias Zelalem - 1 Jul 2020

The singer was a political activist, using his music to advocate for the rights of the Oromo

Investing in education as a global common good

Africa Audrey Azoulay & Sahle-Work Zewde - 24 Jun 2020

High-stakes choices today, transforming education for tomorrow. Covid-19 must be used as a catalyst to strengthen health and education

Damming the Nile

Africa Samuel Getachew & Simon Allison - 21 Jun 2020

In a few weeks, when the rainy season arrives, water will finally begin to flow into the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Expect regional tensions to rise along with the water level

Red, green and gold: A pan-African history of flags and the remarkable woman who inspired it

Africa Shola Lawal - 13 Jun 2020

That many of the continent’s flags contain a similar colour scheme is deliberate by design

Abandoned by their employers, Ethiopian domestic workers are left stranded in Beirut

Africa Zecharias Zelalem - 7 Jun 2020

Kicked out of Lebanese homes and denied entry into the Ethiopian consulate, Beirut’s Ethiopian house helpers are being abandoned on the streets

Dramatic changes are coming to newsrooms across Africa

Article Christoph Plate - 29 Apr 2020

The pandemic could deliver a crippling blow to media houses across the continent

Jack Ma v. Bill Gates: Does Africa need another benevolent billionaire?

Africa Simon Allison - 18 Apr 2020

The latest member of the benevolent billionaires club could learn from what his peers have done right — and wrong

The pandemic is being used to erode democratic freedoms. Civil society must fight back

Africa Nic Cheeseman & Jeffrey Smith - 17 Apr 2020

Both authoritarian and democratic governments are responding to the coronavirus crisis by instituting frightening new powers

In the face of the pandemic, human rights are a necessity

Africa Solomon Dersso - 3 Apr 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic is throwing the poor governance of some African countries into sharp relief

In East Africa, the locusts are coming back for more

Africa Simon Allison - 1 Apr 2020

In February the devastating locust swarms were the biggest seen in East Africa for 70 years. Now they’re even bigger

WHO: Half of Africa’s countries can still avoid a serious outbreak

Article Simon Allison - 26 Mar 2020

But only if draconian border closures are accompanied by effective public health interventions

We must continue to empower women entrepreneurs to grow Africa

Africa Elsie S Kanza - 8 Mar 2020

If we increase the number of high-growth, women-founded startups, they can bridge the inclusivity gaps in their respective economies and societies

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