Politics

Ghana's youth have been growing restless since the election in December 2020, pictured. Getty.

Ghana protesters get green light for rallies 

June 30, 2021
Ghana’s Supreme Court overturns a ban on street protests, giving fresh hope to campaigners fighting deteriorating living conditions.
Ivorian soldiers take part in the inauguration of the International Academy for Combating Terrorism (AILCT) in Jacqueville in Ivory Coast on June 10, 2021. Getty.

Ivory Coast fears IS attacks from Sahel

June 25, 2021
Alarmed by a rise in cross-border incursions, West Africa’s coastal states are calling on Ecowas to help to combat the terrorist…
Destined for death: A South African lion photographed at a canned lion farm. Photographed by Ian Michler from the charity Blood Lion.

SA cracks down on wildlife crime and lion hunting

June 04, 2021
South Africa is to ban canned lion hunts and the trade in endangered animal parts as the country looks to…
Protesters take to the streets in Algiers.

Algerian Berbers fight for rights

May 17, 2021
Algeria is braced for a summer of discontent as members of the minority group protest historic injustices. By Zachary Ochieng.…
Back in the limelight: Paul Rusesabagina in handcuffs in Kigali, Rwanda.

Trial fears for Hotel Rwanda 'hero'

May 17, 2021
The subject of the Oscar-nominated film Hotel Rwanda, Kagame-critic Paul Rusesabagina is currently on trial for terrorism in Kigali. But,…
The President of Ghana at his inauguration on January 7, 2021. Getty

Ghana gripped by power struggle

May 17, 2021
The country may have only gone to the polls five months ago, but the ruling party is already fighting over…
President Filipe Nyusi attends a ceremony for the police in Maputo, May 22, 2015.

Why is no one talking about terror in Mozambique?

May 07, 2021
Mozambican Tomas Queface asks why no one is talking about the Islamic State-backed jihadists. An insurgency is going on in…
Julius Malema of the Economic Freedom Fighters addresses a rally holding racist placards targeting the white farming community Orania.

Banks warn against South Africa land reform bill

May 05, 2021
As a proposal to seize white-owned farms looks set to upend Mandela’s post-apartheid vision, businesses warn it puts more than…
Sierra Leonean national Gibril Massaquoi wears a face mask during the first day of his trial in Tampere, Finland, on February 3, 2021. Getty

Liberia’s civil wars back in the spotlight

May 04, 2021
Seventeen years after the Liberian conflict ended, victims are still fighting for justice. By Jonathan Paye-Layleh in Monrovia. More than…
Tanzania's late president John Magufuli delivering a speech at his swearing-in ceremony in Dodoma, Tanzania, Nov 5, 2020.

Magufuli’s Covid response saved thousands  

April 15, 2021
He may have been ridiculed in the West for rejecting lockdowns and encouraging prayer-a-thons. But as ex-World Health Organization scientist…
Rangers from Kenya's Sheldrick Wildlife Trust remove snares. Images courtesy of Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Harnas and Tacugama.

Western populists risk killing safari industry 

April 06, 2021
With the West imposing Covid-19 quarantine laws against travellers from Africa, the future of the continent’s lucrative safari industry hangs…
Militiamen, including alleged children, of the armed group coalition Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC) pose for a photograph.

Rebels unite in Central African Republic

March 29, 2021
Wracked by sectarian violence for decades, rival rebel groups in the Central African Republic have joined forces to overthrow the…
Somali government coast guards off Mogadishu.

Somali impasse threatens regional peace

March 29, 2021
As last month’s deadline to choose a new president is missed, Somalia’s politicians are risking instability across East Africa. By…
Public health advice during the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in Guinea

West Africa Ebola fears

March 29, 2021
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone on edge over fears of Ebola return. By Jonathan Paye-Layleh in Monrovia. It has been…
People cross a section of Lake Chad whose waters border Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon. Getty

Refilling Lake Chad key to regional peace

March 29, 2021
Chad’s decision to withdraw its request for Unesco protection for the lake has raised questions among its neighbours, reports Zachary…
Soldiers on a ceremonial vehicle escort the casket of President John Magufuli in Dodoma, Tanzania, on March 22. Alamy

Mystery surrounds death of Tanzanian president

March 26, 2021
The government says John Magufuli died of heart problems, but questions abound over what really happened to the 61-year-old, who…
The army had to restore order after a fight broke out in the Ghanaian parliament. Getty.

Independent MP becomes Ghana’s kingmaker 

March 25, 2021
Ostracised by the ruling party, a single lawmaker holds the balance of power in Ghana’s feuding parliament. Shunned by Ghana’s…
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