
To understand why women in Africa are less politically represented than men, one needs to look into the history of the continent's gender gap when it...

More than half of girls in South Sudan are married before the age of 18. Endemic conflict and food shortages are only exacerbating the problem.

For Ethiopia, there is no connection between the Maqdala war in 1868 and the stolen treasures at Maqdala

Ethiopia has taken time and listened to the new prime minister. Now he needs to convert his vision into concrete policies

South Sudan’s chiefs wield real power, administering customary laws to resolve local disputes. But they often reinforce gender inequalities – could the new chief change this?