Crisis in Caracas should provide impetus for Africa to lead the renewables revolution and shield itself from the chaos of fossil fuel geopolitics
In addition, some of the continent’s wars show little sign of resolution
More than 2,000 people – 55 from South Africa – have converged in Egypt in a show of international solidarity
Many African countries are anxious not to be sucked into a new Cold War and want to maintain cordial relations with both Russia and the West
Greening events provided vegetated corridors which influenced species’ distribution and evolution, including the out-of-Africa migrations of ancient humans
The tragedy should wake us up to the terrible human costs of the continued march of Western imperialism
As the world fails to contain greenhouse gas emissions by 2025, climate catastrophes will increase, exacerbated by poor governance
As global concern spread, multiple nations offered to urgently send aid and rescue teams to help the war-scarred country that has been overwhelmed by what one UN official…
The AU lacked a security apparatus of its own and Nato and the West were only too happy to step into the breach
Libya – along with Algeria, Angola and Nigeria top a list of countries where you can travel the furthest in Africa
When Russia illegally invaded Ukraine, was not that the moment for the United Nations to send its secretary general to Moscow to demand a ceasefire?
These are the veto power of the Security Council, major powers ignore the UN and the UN secretary general cannot favour either side in the war
Africa is again becoming the stage for the proxy wars of foreign powers
Conflict hotspots, most in the Sahel region, will continue to dominate the news this year, while a number of countries will hold key elections.
The political uncertainty has raised tensions on the ground across Libya, controlled by an array of armed groups in a decade of conflict following the 2011 revolt that overthrew…
Rebels killed Muammar Gaddafi in his hometown of Sirte on 20 October 2011, months into the Nato-backed rebellion that ended his four-decade rule
Alpha Condé is not the first president to have his humiliation captured on camera.
Nongovernmental organisations applying for observer status at the African Union are subjected to intense scrutiny but a non-African state merely needs the approval of the AU…
South Africa’s new military weapon takes a leaf out of the Libyan rebel forces’ handbook as it lands in Mozambique to fight insurgents
A decade after the photojournalist’s death his family wants his remains found and to know the circumstances in which he died
