Not all rebel armies use rape and sexual violence as a weapon. Some have actually designed ways to prevent such atrocities. How and what can we learn from them?

The process of institutionalisation may be patchy and uneven. But one thing is clear: Africa is not without functioning institutions.

Efforts to discourage girls from being cut in Tanzania have changed the cultural meaning and practices around the ceremonial rite of passage.

Not all African leaders are willing to be swept by the democratic reforms of the early 2000s.

Marginalised Namibians should be encouraged to take up cameras to document their lives — on their own terms.

If the allegations are true Zimbabwe intends to prosecute Grace Mugabe for ivory and rhino horn smuggling.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been in turmoil since President Kabila refused to relinquish power at the end of his term. But there is hope of ending the stalemate.

Now that President Xi Jinping’s presidential term has been extended indefinitely, African governments need to plan strategically for their future engagements with the Chinese.

The genocide memory in Rwanda is diverse and dynamic.

At the root of the skin bleaching phenomenon is a psychological complex.