Is it over for Africa in the ICC?
Following on from South Africa, Burundi, and The Gambia’s withdrawals from the International Criminal Court (ICC) last year, there is talk about African states...
How Trump’s #MuslimBan affected one Sudanese PhD student
On 28 January 2017, US president Donald Trump issued an executive order, which restricts immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, suspends the US refugee programme...
We have a new AU Commission chair, but does it matter...
The African Union (AU) Commission's new chairperson has been decided: Chad's Maki Mahamat. The elections happened at an interesting time, especially with all the...
LGBT Malawians face discrimination and hostility when seeking healthcare
Dressed in a red checked shirt and a pair of camouflage shorts, sporting his signature mohawk hairdo, 18-year-old *Precious is already seated in the...
Understanding the political – and name – situation in The Gambia
This past week, the international community stood astonished as Donald Trump was officially inaugurated as US president, while the same country that elected him...
The Gambia descends into further political unrest
Just one day before The Gambia’s president-elect, Adama Barrow is set to take over from outgoing president Yahya Jammeh, the latter has declared a...
You need to get your hands on these comics that tell...
Comics haven’t always been the best at telling complex stories with diverse characters. For example, when Black Panther came onto the scene back in...
Oh, the places you can go as a South African with...
We're used to visas being stickers in your passport that you get after you've sent it away to an embassy for a bit, or...
Does the rest of Africa feel as removed from the ICC...
The trial of former Ivory Coast president, Laurent Gbagbo is currently underway at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Rumana Akoob reflects on the day...
From witnessing conflict to being the first African female judge at...
Africans need to be involved in courts - says Julia Sebutinde, the first African female judge in the United Nations' International Court of Justice....
What you need to know about the brand new “African passport”
The passports will first be given to AU heads of state and government; ministers of foreign affairs; and the permanent representatives of AU member...
South Africa’s violent silence on Zimbabwe’s shutdown
JACQUELINE TIZORA asks why, considering our interlinked histories, South Africa has displayed through the course of #ZimShutdown2016.
Recent unrest in Zimbabwe has seen police, government’s...
Zimbabweans in South Africa are gathering support for #ThisFlag
On Thursday, hundreds of Zimbabwean and South African citizens marched to the Zimbabwean embassy in solidarity with the #ThisFlag protests and to hand over...
This young aspiring politician wants to invest in the youth’s passion...
MUHAMMED CHOONARA is an aspiring young politician who is passionate about African development. Michaela Feldman caught up with him.
I am currently a first-year student...
A man’s place in feminism is behind the women – and...
On Tuesday night, people gathered at the Joburg Theatre to hear a panel of three African women reflect on Africa’s emancipation post-the North African...
Kumi Naidoo on the five biggest challenges facing Africa today
At International Civil Society Week in Bogota, Colombia, various organisations and individuals have come together to discuss some of the biggest challenges to people's...
The testimonies of these rape victims in Kenya show the failure...
During Kenya’s 2007-2008 post-election violence, hundreds of women and girls were raped as part of a broad pattern of violations against communities. Sexual violence...
A new report says the Kenyan government is failing victims of...
The 2007-2008 post-election violence in Kenya left hundreds of people scarred and years later, the government has done very little to assist those affected....
Bloody repression in Ethiopia and why #FeesMustFall should take notice
Over the past few months, students, in solidarity with farmers resisting land grabs in the Oromia region of Ethiopia, faced off with security forces...
Peacekeeper as predator: when sexual abuse by UN forces runs rife
UN peacekeepers are notorious for sexually assaulting the vulnerable people they are meant to protect. But why isn’t the world raising a bigger stink...
