The army announced Monday it was ready to “receive and prepare” volunteer fighters, after Abdel Fattah al-Burhan last week urged Sudanese “youth and all those able to defend” to join the military.
Nearly 50 Ukrainian children have been reunited with their families in the past month but about 19 000 are still missing
What does it mean to be African in the contemporary art world?
There are many obstacles, including the brothers being free agents and newfound citizens of the Pacific nation of Vanuatu
The East African Community has sent a regional force to prevent the situation from worsening
Mia Malan interviews Deputy Justice Minister, John Jeffery, and United Nations special rapporteur on the right to health, Tlaleng Mofokeng, about what’s next for sex workers
Money is needed from corporations and the ultra-rich to reduce poverty and inequality, empower women, transform food systems and overhaul energy systems
A Malian court last month sentenced the troops to 20 years in prison
The US initiates Iran’s expulsion from the UN women’s commission.
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
Anglo says any liability for lead contamination in Zambian district ‘rests elsewhere’
Artists whose work speaks against gender violence is art as activism that shows the need for more than 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
How many law-abiding citizens reliant on state grants might be better off in prison rather than trying to feed and fend for themselves on less than $1.25 a day, or R624 a month? The income threshold for the means test for the social relief grant is R624, the food poverty line. “A food poverty line […]
All parties must act responsibly to build a solid foundation for peace after signing an agreement on 2 November
The M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, have expanded their attacks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Rich in resources but largely unrecognised, those in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic eke out a livelihood under harsh conditions.
There has been progress in some countries but it’s still a long way off from curtailing tuberculosis on the continent
The five permanent members of the UN Security Council’s right to veto decisions – often in their own interests – and their laxity in implementing reform proposals are among the international body’s crucial failings
If we want a better country then we need to stop spouting slogans, organise and work together
Strategic ties to Russia will be worth little if it resorts to the use of nuclear bombs in its war in Ukraine
Defence minister justifies her visit to Moscow amid war in Ukraine
The Trafficking in Persons report says Cuba benefits financially from its ‘coercive’ labour export programmes to 66 countries
The Monusco’s failure to protect civilians against violent attacks and the lack of action from the government are among the factors fuelling people’s rage
The state’s capacity to counter threats, including those posed by immigration, must be strengthened, the former intelligence minister said at the ANC policy conference
Four pro-democracy activists have been executed by the military, while at least 11 759 people have been detained and many have been sentenced to death
The changes needed to achieve sustainable well-being for everyone are so big, they require people everywhere to put pressure on governments which must respond or be replaced by it.
Africa, which has millions of people using mobile financial services and a young population who are radical adopters and innovators in everything digital, has huge potential to use next-generation technology for social good.
Education is key to giving our children a chance to navigate, and thrive in, a complex modernity
The principles of pacifism, justice and international cooperation could help rebalance the scales of global politics away from racist wars and toward a peaceful future
The World Health Organisation dismisses the “five second rule” as part of drive to prevent illness and death from bad food
The AU lacked a security apparatus of its own and Nato and the West were only too happy to step into the breach
An investigation by the auditor general into the defence department’s records found that a lack of accountability and consequence management is rife