COP26: Africa’s challenges must steer the climate change conference
The 26th session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties, popularly known as COP26, is happening at a...
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...
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...
Zimbabwe’s LGBT community hopes Mnangagwa will decriminalise homosexuality
Zimbabwe is one of several African countries that do not acknowledge the rights of queer bodies. But members of Zimbabwe's queer community are hopeful...
A letter from a Zimbabwean observing the unthinkable
The unthinkable has happened in Zimbabwe. After a day of fake news and hyped up versions of reality, of military tanks spotted around the...
Running South Africa like the AU might not be a good...
ANC presidential hopeful Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma recently said that if she became president of South Africa, she could do for South Africa what she did...
Zimbabwean Civil Society Remain Cautious Over Upcoming Elections
On June 28, the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition held a press briefing at Cosatu House in Johannesburg. The briefing was on the upcoming Zimbabwean...
Banned in his own country and forced to leave SA under...
LEGESSE SEIFU, a 46-year-old Ethiopian asylum seeker, has been ordered to get out of the country before 28 May (tomorrow) by the South African department...
Danish minister says giving Africans birth control will limit migration to...
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...
Is #BlackHogwarts the best trending topic of all time? Of course...
If you were born in the late 80s or 90s, chances are you’re part of the Harry Potter generation. We all know the story...
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...
Tolu Agbelusi on performing at the online Poetry Africa festival
We spoke to Nigerian born, London based poet, educator and lawyer Tolu Agbelusi who will be gracing the virtual stage at the Poetry Africa...
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...
“Health and education must become a concern for Africa,†says UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) released its latest report looking at the population growth of young people in Africa and what implications this...
#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...
Benin Repeals Social Media Tax After Protests
After 10 days of mobilisation with more than 500,000 people being affected by the social media tax, the government in Benin have decided to...
China just opened up its first overseas military base and it’s...
On July 11, reports began to emerge of Chinese troops beginning to ship out from the Chinese port city of Zhanjiang to begin occupation...
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....
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...
Why Al-Shabaab has not claimed responsibility for the Mogadishu attack
The attack on Mogadishu may not have been targeted at civilians but the government.
A blast hit the centre of the Somali capital city on...
