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
It’s been a year since Frelimo and Renamo signed the Maputo Accord. This time, the peace might just hold
The country is among the G20 countries who have invested in electricity produced from coal, oil and gas at the cost of addressing climate change
Gervais Ndirakobuca is under international sanctions for human rights violations — abductions, disappearances, murder, turture — when people protested against the president seeking a third term
As the globe moves towards greener energy practices, more women must be included in this new growth sector, for the benefit of all
The SADC has been lackadaisical in its response to the insurgency in Mozambique and in so doing, is putting several other southern African countries at risk
The pandemic may be the final blow to a nation on the brink
The conflation of human rights violations and a pandemic leave the most vulnerable marginalised. Equitable and democratic societies are needed to fight against this
In his new book of his time in the Trump White House, former US National Security Adviser John Bolton shares Trump’s very few thoughts on Africa
The political will is there, but proper implementation remains an obstacle to improving people’s lot
Although the overall rate of conflict has remained steady in Africa during the past 10 weeks of the pandemic, the nature of this is changing in subtle but significant ways
The world has a chance to improve the lives of women, especially those living in Africa
‘Less lethal’ weapons have resulted in deaths and severe injuries, yet there are still no guidelines
The impacts of these infringements could last well beyond the life of the Covid-19 pandemic
Burundi’s president was a cruel and tyrannical leader under whom no one was safe, not even schoolchildren
The coronavirus outbreak has left millions at the mercy of the country’s warring factions, which will not stop fighting, despite an escalating humanitarian emergency
The continent’s interconnectedness is what will be its catalyst for recovery
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
For a country that is guided by ubuntu, South Africa has a record of embarrassing international blunders
With the nearly two-month grinding the economy to a halt as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown, carbon emissions globally have dropped to 2006 levels
The poll is going ahead with virtually no precautions besides prayer to protect citizens against the spread of Covid-19
The country has experienced violent incidents of unrest in recent weeks
Correctional centres across Africa are struggling to react to the pandemic and its effects on inmates
While individuals are doing all sorts of things that would dramatically reduce their carbon footprints, it has little effect.