Restrictions to battle the pandemic offer ideal cover for authoritarian regimes to undermine and clamp down on opposition parties
International intervention needed in Tigray region of Ethiopia and Anglophone areas of Cameroon
For any investigation to be successful, evidence must be collected before it degrades
Former UN force commander Patrick Cammaert preferred asking for forgiveness than permission
Governments across sub-Saharan Africa violently pursue exiles abroad. Democracies must push back
Skirmishes between forces continue despite government calls for peace in a region already torn apart by ethnic conflicts
Militias have increased in numbers and strength, and now outnumber state security forces by four to one
The Mail & Guardian spoke to Somalis about their relatives who disappeared after signing up for military training and fear they may have been killed
Humanitarians sound alarm for millions of people in need of emergency assistance in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit northern region
Governments around the world are imitating the work of independent media and repurposing it for propaganda
After being praised for their handling of the pandemic, African countries must now confront the economic fallout – even as they grapple with existing political and security challenges
In a year defined by Covid-19, human rights violations, including massacres of civilians and crackdowns on opposition parties, have plagued these regions
The Ethiopian government has created its own ‘fact-checking’ unit — and it is not the only government to do so.
What a difference a year makes.
An open letter from civil society organisations, from across the African continent calls, for an end to the conflict in Ethiopia
The conflict in Ethiopia could spill over into the entire Horn of Africa region. AU and regional leaders need to step up their efforts to de-escalate the situation
Between a communications shutdown and tight restrictions on movement, reporters — and the world — knows little about what is going on in Tigray. But the little that is emerging is terrible
As war drums beat again in Ethiopia, author Maaza Mengiste finds new language to memorialise the Second Italo-Ethiopian War
As the conflict between the national government and Tigray escalates, the window for intervention is closing fast
There are several African conflicts that require urgent attention
Even as the prime minister was being feted in Oslo last year, the seeds of this conflict were being sown.
Too many laws and customs in too many African countries still treat women as minors
The current tectonic cycle squeezes out water from the Earth’s aquifers; the previous cycle caused water to drain out of thelakes into the Earth’s aquifers
Sometimes, the best foreign policy might be not to get involved at all
Dumped by their employers, and then stranded by their governments, African workers in Lebanon just want to go home. But it’s not that simple
Conservative groups are fighting efforts to expand African women’s access to healthcare. Do they care about women all the time, or only when they’re procreating?
In recent days Abiy’s office has instructed the Ethiopian Broadcasting Authority to call journalists working for foreign media outlets to pressure them not to cover the vote
China is becoming the preferred destination for countries such as Ghana and Nigeria
Striving to redress the injustice of the past on the Nile river
The Bertelsmann Transformation Index Africa Report 2020, A Changing of the Guards or A Change of Systems?, suggests that we should be cautious about the prospects for rapid political improvements
Eyewitness accounts emerge of the violence that left 239 people dead after the assassination of singer Hachalu Hundessa
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