About 50% of the continent’s children have experienced violence – emotional, sexual, physical and the added dangers of war
Countries such as Uganda, South Sudan and the DRC must learn from the devastating 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
Salva Kiir and Riek Machar hold the nation’s fate in their hands. Again
Amid the trials the country faces in rebuilding after the long struggle for its independence, its success in basketball is hopeful
The lead-up to next year’s first-ever elections will likely see heightened political disputes, competition and defections – developments that can quickly turn deadly
A Malawian accountant has paid a heavy price for blowing the whistle on corrupt oil deals and trade-based money laundering in South Sudan
The church on the continent is growing fast but not all clergy hold with the pope’s progressive ways
It is the first time since 1985 that a pope has visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a vast and deeply troubled country
A plan to drain the Sudd Wetland has caused problems in South Sudan’s government and highlighted geopolitical fault lines with Egypt
As a girl child, I am valuable to my family. When they tried to marry me off, I ran away. But now I am back home. In a country where girls have few rights
Three countries in sub-Saharan Africa notorious for consistently executing people – Botswana, Somalia and South Sudan – were responsible for all the known judicial executions in the region in 2021
The Democratic Republic of the Congo will bring economic opportunities for the East African Community and the DRC – but it will also bring a number of major security problems
People live a ‘hellish existence’ in countries such as South Sudan, northern Mozambique, the DRC but these are a blip on the international media’s news cycle
The highlights of 2021 in Africa
Many people do not see it as a crime, but rather a tradition they should follow without question. Regular school attendance can keep girls out of harm’s way
State television broadcast patriotic songs as it announced the coup attempt and urged “the people to confront it”.
African leaders’ sartorial choices have been communicating their political orientations for centuries
As the demand for oil shrinks and prices collapse, Africa’s petro states — the likes of Angola, Nigeria, Egypt and Equatorial Guinea — will be left with massive holes in their budgets
The cycles of violence can be broken by the truth, reparations and guarantees of peace for the victims of the war
Elections do not guarantee greater freedom or democratic governance and have contributed to instability and economic setbacks
The brutality meted out to the infamous Ugandan warlord was almost as horrifying as that delivered by him
Ugandan and Israeli activists have called for the licence permitting arms sales to be revoked, but expect next week’s hearing to be held in camera
Governments across sub-Saharan Africa violently pursue exiles abroad. Democracies must push back
Telecommunications and surveillance companies must stop aiding the government’s human rights violations and encroachment on freedoms
Militias have increased in numbers and strength, and now outnumber state security forces by four to one
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
Climate change and civil war are escalating tensions between South Sudan’s herders and crop farmers, who are competing over land
South Sudan has nearly run out of foreign currency – and this is just the tip of a much bigger economic crisis.
A more explicit emphasis on the national interest may encourage donor countries to play ‘the long game’ in Africa
July 9 marks nine years since South Sudan became independent. But the promise of that independence has yet to be realised
And only two of the country’s five vice-presidents have not had the virus
Later this month, the UN Security Council will vote on whether to lift the arms embargo on South Sudan. Doing so would be a terrible mistake