A study performed in Cameroon by a University of Cape Town professor may offer hope of treatment for people with sickle cell anaemia (SCA), a disease which affects hundreds of thousands in Africa. 80% of babies born with the disease are in sub-Saharan Africa
Politics and Society Nigerian scientists have identified seven lineages of SARS-CoV-2: why it matters
There are over 1,000 lineages of SARS-CoV-2 circulating around the world. Nigerian scientists have found seven in the country and this is important.
Arts, Culture and Sport Dear Dambudzo Marechera… The letters Zimbabweans wrote to a literary star
The writer Dambudzo Marechera, who died on 18 August 1987, remains a popular figure in Zimbabwe. Hundreds of handwritten letters found in an archive have revealed the real import of the writer’s enduring influence.
Politics and Society All eyes on Sudan’s peace deal with armed groups
Is Khartoum’s change of government enough to overcome the fact that two important armed groups didn’t sign?
Politics and Society Paul Rusesabagina’s arrest shows there’s no space for critical voices in Rwanda
In a political environment as polarised as Rwanda’s, there is no room for moderates and no space for critical voices.
Politics and Society Undressing for redress: the significance of Nigerian women’s naked protests
Nigerian women have successfully used their naked bodies as an instrument of power, rather than shame, to protest injustice.
Lifestyle Morocco at the top of CAF’s new ranking for clubs
Rabat – Morocco has been ranked at the top of the Confederation of African Football’s recently submitted new ranking of member associations, with 180 points.
Politics and Society Ethiopia’s political crisis plays out in the regions. Why it’s a federal problem
There needs to be greater clarity on the nature of the crisis for an informed and meaningful intervention.
Politics and Society Zimbabwe’s unaffordable billion-dollar land deal
The broke Zimbabwean government has announced that it will pay white farmers a whopping US$3.5 billion as compensation for the losses incurred from the chaotic and ill-conceived Fast Track Land Reform Programme of 2000.