
Zambia’s peaceful polling day has given way to a far more precarious test: a nationwide suspension of vote counting, competing...




The annual commemoration, known as African Liberation Week (ALW), now in its ninth year, has hosted thousands of events across...

















Vote buying subverts a key component of a functioning democracy - elections.

Fanon was brutally honest in his criticism of militants and Africa’s post-independence elites.

Solar pumps are becoming an attractive alternative to meet the rising irrigation demand without adding carbon emissions.

The explosion of rage in South Africa in response to the multinational company exploring for oil and gas in the ocean off the Wild Coast is...

Ahead of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence (GBV), a new platform brings the public closer to the stories of women who migrate, detailing...

There’s a new COVID lineage called B.1.1.529. It has a genetic profile very different from other circulating variants.

The world needs to learn to live with the virus. And governments must follow the science and don’t distort it for political expediency.

The new novel by Nigerian icon Wole Soyinka is at once satire, political thriller and tragedy. It is the work of a great writer that marks...

Can leaders balance Africa’s potential as a global green giant with its significant dependency on fossil fuels?

Skin lighteners are being used more than ever before, especially in urban areas and among men.