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Danish minister says giving Africans birth control will limit migration to Europe
It wasn’t enough that French President Macron believes Africa is a country, now a Danish minister believes contraceptives are the cure for Africa’s migration problem. On Tuesday, Denmark pledged more funds for family planning in developing…
China just opened up its first overseas military base and it’s in Africa
On July 11, reports began to emerge of Chinese troops beginning to ship out from the Chinese port city of Zhanjiang to begin occupation of the military base situated in the East African nation of Djibouti. A Chinese state news agency…
Macron is no progressive when it comes to Africa
La France et l’Afrique: the issues persist
The Other Universals Project: exploring the body as a source of knowledge
The Other Universals Project aims to bring together scholars from all over the world to interrogate the question of oppression and discrimination by focusing on the views and perspectives of marginalised peoples. One of its most striking…
Listening to the voices of the oppressed: lessons from India and South Africa
The Other Universals Project aims to bring together scholars from all over the world to interrogate the question of oppression and discrimination by focusing on the views and perspectives of marginalised peoples. It aims to inform, if not…
Gambian high school robotic team granted US visa at long last
Five teenagers will head over to The Gambia in mid-July for festival.
Malawi: seven children die in stampede during independence celebrations
Local media says that stampede occurred when people rushed to gain access to the stadium.
Med students at University of Zimbabwe evicted for protesting 100% fee increase
Hundreds of protesting medical students brought the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) to a standstill last week as they demonstrated against a fee hike that saw tuition costs double from $450/semester to $900. Several student leaders were…
Those who are against decolonisation are white supremacists
We are living in a society that is deeply divided on racial issues, decolonisation being one of them. The reality of the decolonisation debate, and the views argued, is that there is an exceptional amount of ignorance and lack of…
Africa Votes: these are the elections to look out for on the continent
With no less than five national elections taking place this year, 2017 is going to be an important one for electoral politics in Africa. The continent will see elections in Kenya, Rwanda, Liberia, The Democratic Republic of Congo and…
Kenya’s Save Lamu and deCOALonize campaign powers climate change resistance
Stemming from the latest conflicts around South Africa’s pending nuclear power expansion programme, said to be one of the largest government tenders in post-Apartheid South Africa, welcome news has arrived from Kenya's Save Lamu…
Where do African states stand on the Qatar-Gulf Crisis?
The ongoing Qatar-Gulf crisis has been described by many as a significant world event that could have a long-lasting impact on geopolitics in the Middle East and its surrounding areas. With several African states pledging their support for…
Dear Mmusi, getting kicked out of Zambia does not make you a hero
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane was refused entry into Zambia last week and came across as a hero for trying to support issues faced by opposition leaders. *Sanale Sankara writes a letter to Maimane reminding him of his…
African rainforests need our attention more than ever
Around 2 million km² of Africa is covered by tropical rainforests. They are second only in extent to those in Amazonia, which cover around 6 million km². Rainforests are home to vast numbers of species. For example, the world’s tropical…
South Africa begins investigation into peacekeeper sex abuse in Congo
A team of investigators have arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to investigate allegations made against two South African soldiers in the DRC, the Daily Vox can confirm. Adama Adama Ndao, head of the conduct and discipline…
Still no peace in the CAR, a year after election
It has been a year since Faustin Archange Touadera was elected president of the Central African Republic (CAR) after the civil war and violence that gripped the country, yet the situation in the country has not improved. Almost half the…
#HandsOnSocialMedia: Five times African governments shut down the internet
When State Security Minister David Mahlobo announced that government is proposing to regulate social media, tweeps got #HandsOffSocialMedia trending. #HandsOffSocialMedia in a nutshell. pic.twitter.com/I4qwFUphGX — TweetGuru (@JustKholii_)…
Five African animals you may not know are endangered
Back in 2013, the UN declared 3 March to be World Wildlife Day. The day is about celebrating wildlife and raising awareness about endangered species. We all know about the decline of the rhino population, but there are other species that…
A letter from Zimbabwe after Bob’s birthday bash
Ever since I was young, I’d always wanted to attend one of President Robert Mugabe’s birthday parties. At school, the headmaster would call out the names of children born on Mugabe’s birthday, 21 February. Whenever they returned from the…
Remembering Robert Sobukwe 39 years on, in his own words
February 27 marks 39 years since radical revolutionary, Mangaliso Robert Sobukwe, passed. He is most known for being a prominent South African political dissident, who founded the Pan Africanist Congress in opposition to South Africa under…