What might Africa look like in the wake of the pandemic? There’s enough change happening to keep both optimists happy and pessimists glum
The latest member of the benevolent billionaires club could learn from what his peers have done right — and wrong
Negotiators are scrambling to meet the July 1 deadline for the world’s second-biggest trading agreement, which could boost continental trade
President Félix Tshisekedi should abandon plans to invite neighbouring militaries into the eastern DRC
Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi has defended the new amendments to the Refugees Act that came into effect at the beginning of the year, saying they serve to tie up loose ends and fill gaps that led to regulation abuse. But they have been met with an avalanche of criticism citing human rights. The […]
The distrust between the presidents has burst into the open in recent months, with the pair trading accusations of harmful nature against each other
Elected in 2016 by defeating the preferred successor of Thomas Boni Yayi, Patrice Talon won the top job without a traditional political power base
This new framework can be used to resolve past violent conflicts as well as to sustain peace and development in Africa
As we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, we cannot keep excusing the crimes of Rwanda’s current government
Will Paul Kagame be able to sustain the momentum and ensure the implementation of his continental plans?
Algeria places a particular premium on the policy of deradicalisation by quelling violent extremism
The evidence is conclusive: over and over again, democrats trump dictators
Zukiswa Wanner explores Rwanda’s ongoing attempts toward equal dignity.
Rwanda’s president put everything into reforming the organisation, with mixed results
International Crisis Group lists seven particularly pressing crises the regional organisation should focus on in 2019
African heads of state formally elected South Africa during a closed session on Sunday morning
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will officially take over the post of head of the AU which rotates between the five regions of the continent
The Karegeya family is concerned about ‘meddling’ in the South African investigation
Patrick Karegeya, a Rwandan dissident, was assassinated in South Africa in 2013
Aid has never been just about helping people. It’s also about gaining influence and exercising soft power
Central Africa’s giant holds the continent’s richest mineral wealth, yet its economy remains woefully underdeveloped and its people impoverished
Finding weed in an Egyptian resort crawling with security men during a conference of African leaders is as difficult as parting the Red Sea
South Africa’s diplomatic relationship with Rwanda broke down in 2014 when South Africa expelled three Rwandan diplomats
The court found that Diane Rwigara’s criticism of government through press conferences was freedom of speech
Since Diane Rwigara’s arrest last year, her brothers and sister have been interrogated and family assets have been forcibly auctioned
Fighting in Kivu, a region in the east of the vast powder-keg state of the Democratic Republic of Congo, first flared a generation ago
China’s increasing global links means the other Brics members need to draw in the rest of Africa
The number of researchers is growing but R&D needs far more investment
Kenya owes more to China than it does to Western lenders, the traditional source of loans to the continent
Mandela served only one term as president. Other African leaders must learn from him
Good things are being said about the World Health Organisation since Ethiopia’s man came on board
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