Mismanagement, pollution and a water deficit exacerbated by climate change are to blame
The blasts were a result of poorly stored explosives at a military base in the city, President Teodoro Obiang said in a statement on Sunday night
There are several ways West African countries can strengthen their election management, but election commissions must constantly evolve if they are to oversee elections that reflect the will of voters
Rape, kidnapping and victim-blaming are endemic and perpetrators protected, report finds
Guinea is fighting the virus with a vaccine used in the DRC, while their neighbours Sierra Leone and Liberia increase border surveillance
The UN found that Trump ally Erik Prince violated the Libyan arms embargo. Here are the South Africans the report says helped him to do so
For several years, the Republic of the Congo has been quietly buying an arsenal from Azerbaijan, with the latest cache arriving before next month’s election
The Development Bank of Southern Africa plans to use the booming market to finance its climate projects and invest in infrastructure
Former UN force commander Patrick Cammaert preferred asking for forgiveness than permission
Addressing the Covid-19 health and economic crisis requires international relations based on cooperation, the rule of law, collective action and shared principles
As senior legal officers take their battles with the head of the legal division to court, about a thousand military court cases are in limbo
Climate change also has the potential to increase conflicts in Africa, as competition for scarce resources grows
The United States led governments around the world in calling for the restoration of Myanmar’s democracy on Monday after the military staged a coup, arresting civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other politicians
The pandemic has provided humanity with a taste of a future at the limits of existence, as well as an appetite for change
After missing the global HIV/Aids targets, new benchmarks that put people at the centre, especially those most at risk, need to be set
Most of the wastewater produced worldwide receives no treatment and the nutrients in wastewater go to waste. Here’s how households can draw these nutrients from urine
Amid protests by the ANC’s MK Military Veterans, distressed foreign nationals have shut their stalls at a Durban flea market
Fabien Banciryanino, who challenged state on political murders, detained in notorious prison
Lost and illegal tackle is threatening marine life and the lives of people making a living from the sea
A humanitarian crisis looms as a violent insurgency continues to sweep over northern Mozambique. As many flee to safety, the question remains: who, or what, fuels the fire?
Lesotho has been used as a microcosm in this article to reflect how the foreign policy has affected Africa
The UN is currently going through a serious liquidity crisis because many countries have not paid their annual dues, and it is therefore unable to fulfil all its mandates
Deputy Social Development Minister Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu tells the UN that the war on drugs has failed and is suggesting other options to tackle addiction
Threats of funding cuts has caused a reduction in reproductive and sexual health services
The United States has never been shy to pass judgment on African elections. What does it look like when Africa passes judgment on America’s chaotic vote?
More than 50 women have accused Ebola aid workers from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and leading nongovernmental organisations of sexual exploitation and abuse in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an investigation by the nonprofit news agency The New Humanitarian and the Thomson Reuters Foundation has revealed. In interviews, 51 women — many of whose […]
They have played a crucial role in protecting biodiversity on their land but are largely relegated to the back seats in discussions at the local and international levels that aim to maintain ecosystems
The ANC has, until now, always rejected going to the International Monetary Fund, which underscores how bad our economic situation is
Ahead of planned protests, Cameroon’s main opposition leader argues that change is more urgent than ever
Development has been set back by two decades, says the Gates Foundation Goalkeepers report
The root causes of the ongoing conflict in Darfur are rising to the surface amid an influx of arms from Libya
The latest report shows the South Africa’s women will be the hardest hit demographic of the economic downturn