Sub-Saharan Africa
While maintaining a strong awareness of historical contexts, our coverage of Sub-Saharan Africa aims to comprehensively address many of the most pressing challenges facing the region today.
From LGBTQI+ rights in Uganda to the economic situation in Zambia, we aim to provide nuanced and insightful analysis. In our archives, you will also find profiles of individual countries located within the region where you can learn more about colonial legacies, climate breakdown and demographics.
Did we learn the right lessons from Ebola?
And will Sierra Leone be ready, should the virus return? Hazel Healy travelled there to find out.
A new beginning for economic transformation in Africa?
Chris Matthews hears arguments for African-led growth at a forum in Rwanda.
Innocents detained in Nigeria
Ayuba Ijai was held hostage for months by Boko Haram terrorists before government soldiers detained him on suspicion of being a Boko Haram member. Samuel Malik explains.
Golden goal for child miners in Burkina Faso
Child miners are finding an unlikely escape from goldmines, through football, writes Rebecca Cooke.
Angolan activists jailed for reading
They were arrested for organizing a bookstore discussion in the capital, Luanda. Marc Herzog reports.
Country profile: Cameroon
The central African country's long sleep continues, says Ben Shepherd, but the clock is ticking.
Western Sahara’s unsung fight
Clyde Macfarlane catches up with Aziza Brahim as she releases her third album, Abbar el Hamada.
Ebola crisis highlights urgent need for reform
While many say the epidemic is nearing its ‘end’, important questions still need to be addressed, writes Natasha Horsfield.
Escaping carbon slavery: the view from Nigeria
The climate negotiations have done worse than nothing to prevent climate change. Nigerian activist Adesuwa Uwagie-Ero suggests paths toward climate justice.
Migrant dreams clash with European reality
Those risking their lives migrating to Europe should know what life there is like, Mamadou Dia tells David Hewitt.
Gay rights group secures legal victory in Kenya
But the court’s decision has angered opponents to LGBT rights, as Moses Wasamu reports.
Desertec: the renewable energy grab?
Desert solar plants planned for North Africa are just another exploitative resource grab, argues Hamza Hamouchene.
Clickbait and stereotypes: media coverage of the DR Congo
Virgil Hawkins decries the media’s ease of conscience when it comes to attracting readers.
Downfall of a murderer
The dethroning of Burkina Faso’s Blaise Compaoré by a popular uprising has been long awaited by Chris Brazier.
Where can women be at home?
A lament – and call to action – on behalf of women everywhere, from Kenyan writer Wambui Mwangi.
Autocracy or brave solution? Rwanda country profile
Ben Shepherd compares two starkly contrasting visions of Rwanda 20 years after the genocide.
Resisting corporate takeover: 'when our land is free, we’re all free'
Silas Siakor and Jacinta Fay document the Jogbahn Clan’s struggles against agribusiness in Liberia.
World Vision USA’s gay marriage U-turn is callous and cowardly
The homophobia of this evangelical aid agency beggars belief, says Leigh Daynes.
Madagascar tar sands threat
Kara Moses reports on plans to dig bitumen in a 'biological treasure trove'.
Clampdown continues on Nigeria’s LGBT community
But the global voices of dissent are growing louder, reports Chris Matthews.
Indigenous Kenyans evicted in the name of ‘conservation’
Matthew Newsome exposes a government scheme to rob the Sengwer people of their forest home.
Malaria battles in Sierra Leone
Bankolay Turay comments from Freetown on the tussle between traditional beliefs and pharmaceuticals in treating the epidemic.
Country Profile: Central African Republic
The UN says it is at risk of descending into complete chaos. Ruby Diamonde provides an overview of a country in crisis.
How Somalia's coastal communities called time on the pirates
Diaspora uncles and 'fathers against pirates' were as decisive as the frigates in ending the piracy scourge. Jamal Osman speaks to Hazel Healy.
Change-makers: women of the African diaspora
A long tradition of positive social action sets international standards, writes Minna Salami.
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Aimé Césaire: a leader of the (cultural) struggle
Philip Crispin celebrates the centenary of the Martinican poet, playwright and politician who showed that Empire ‘writes back.’
Country Profile: Malawi
President Joyce Banda has the donors back on side but faces runaway inflation. Mabvutu Banda lays out the challenges ahead.
