When I was a child, my younger brother, Bob Kizito, drowned in a pond at the age of just eight
In recent months, there has been a spate of abductions, assaults, arrests and murders, the victims all being opponents or critics of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government
It appears that the Tanzanian minister of agriculture has overreacted to the rumoured South African ban on imports.
The Rwandan president is defying international pressure to withdraw his soldiers from eastern DRC where they are backing militia
President Cyril Ramaphosa remains in direct contact with the presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and of Rwanda, the perceived backer of the M23 rebels
Where algorithms see risk, we must see potential; where systems see statistics, we must recognise humanity
Coming on the heels of seven coups since 2020, 19 countries held elections but with mixed outcomes
Christian rights groups have spent millions over four years in efforts to push anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQIA+ agendas
Only five of the 15 countries in the region have signed the International Convention on Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
Tanzania is banking on its natural resources during the global transition to clean energy, but analysts warn there are dangers ahead
The region has also seen an increase in its contribution to the continent’s broader economic growth
In defiance of a judgment by the African court on human and peoples’ rights,capital punishment remains — even if death sentences are never executed
The deal paves the way for a logistics company controlled by Dubai to manage all the ports in Tanzania
South Africa’s part in World War I shows the importance of collective memory in recalling the ignored names of those who died in service
Agreements with three Australian mining companies will ramp up the production of graphite and rare earth minerals, all used in the electric vehicle industry
Police say that more suspects are likely to be arrested
How does Zambia see its relationship with the US amid shifting global dynamics?
Two nonprofits are training African giant pouched rats to detect smuggled contraband in shipping containers
East African leaders are mobilising armies to intervene in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Decades ago, Zimbabwean soldiers came to Kinshasa’s aid and learnt harsh lessons
South Africa is quick to forget ubuntu or its own destabilising role when it comes to regional policies
Leaders at some African firms are looking at Francophone markets as a way to expand sales hit by Covid-19 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Protracted effort by authorities to evict the pastoralists in Loliondo for safari tourism has led to violent confrontation
Three interns at the Mail & Guardian write about being young in South Africa today
Celebrate the African ‘year of nutrition’ by getting stuck into some of the tastiest food the continent can dish up.
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
Esther Mwaikambo will be a role model to young female doctors, as she begins writing books on child health and women’s roles in medicine
Leaders typically spread power among their ‘rival allies’ to keep it and co-opt enough of those elites in exchange for political support.
The highlights of 2021 in Africa
New scientific research shows the oil company understood the science before it became a public issue and spent millions to promote misinformation
Greenpeace team says it has obtained leaked records of countries asking scientists to water down upcoming scientific report on climate change
But inequality on the continent will continue to grow unless disparities in the right to education are ended
South Africa’s new military weapon takes a leaf out of the Libyan rebel forces’ handbook as it lands in Mozambique to fight insurgents