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5 Nov 2018 3 minute read
Misinformation is rife, but it’s nothing new, writes Nanjala Nyabola.
13 Mar 2019 3 minute read
Nanjala Nyabola comments on the fluctuating, and often unaffordable, cost of local staples in Madagascar....
11 Mar 2019 4 minute read
Guangzhou is home to Asia’s largest African migrant population, who come to China chasing business opportunities, reputable...
28 Feb 2019 4 minute read
Marred with delays and disillusioned voters, Chitra Nagarajan weighs up the results of Nigeria’s...
26 Feb 2019 5 minute read
The United Nations International Court of Justice has ruled that Britain should hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius....
18 Feb 2019 4 minute read
Many Nigerians saw the 2019 elections as another step toward better governance. For now, they wait in uncertainty. ...
5 Feb 2019 4 minute read
In Zimbabwe, a deteriorating economic situation, coupled with renewed repression, is tempting ordinary citizens to think...
23 Jan 2019 3 minute read
Here today, here tomorrow - Nanjala Nyabola questions Cameroon's never-ending presidential terms.
7 Jan 2019 7 minute read
Vanessa Baird analyses how the Global South is affected by the current trade turmoil – and old patterns of...
17 Dec 2018 6 minute read
Is aid just an extension of colonial economics? Or a lifeline for imperfect but necessary support systems?...
18 Dec 2018 3 minute read
In rural Nigeria, religious leaders think sinful behaviour is to blame for climate change, writes Adesuwa Ero....
22 Nov 2018 4 minute read
Attempts to solve Cairo’s garbage problems come up against a community whose livelihoods depend on refuse. Hisham...
6 Nov 2018 1 minute read
The tragic, heroic story of Congo’s first prime minister. By ILYA.
14 Oct 2018 5 minute read
The powerful shackdweller’s social movement is mobilizing against assassinations in South Africa. Richard ...
10 Sep 2018 5 minute read
How did we get to the point where two African countries are trying to shut down our aid funded schools? Nick Dearden...
2 Sep 2018 3 minute read
These latest announcements look like a modern-day scramble for Africa, Kate Osamor writes.
