Jerry John Rawlings remains the most polarizing political figure in Ghana since Kwame Nkrumah
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The fact that there’s a growing number of child vendors means government interventions for vulnerable children aren’t reaching everyone in need.
Sport, Arts and Culture Liverpool technical expert leaves club to join Moroccan Football Federation
Harrison Kingston has left English Premier league champions Liverpool to take up a role with the Moroccan football federation.
Politics and Society South Africa: Wits researchers announce “breakthrough” in HIV prevention
Wits researchers have announced a “breakthrough” in HIV prevention in women. The injection is much more effective than daily pills in preventing infection in women.
Sport, Arts and Culture How memes in the DRC allow people to laugh at those in power – and themselves
Humour is a way for Congolese internet users to prod at cultural traits and political developments – despite censorship being rife.
African identities #NairobiNiMimi Series: The story of Charles Githinji
“I was born in Kibagare slum in Kangemi. My mother died when I was seven and so I was the only one able to, at the time, take care of my sister and younger brother. So, I entered the streets pretty early in my life.”
Politics and Society Ethiopia’s troubled history provides clues to why an all-out civil war is possible
Crisis grips Ethiopia as political divisions spill over into armed conflict and potential civil war looms.
Politics and Society Biden wins – experts on what it means for race relations, US foreign policy and the Supreme Court
Scholars of race, foreign policy and the Supreme Court give their informed predictions of what to expect under a Biden administration.
Politics and Society Are Africa’s borders sacrosanct? Ghana’s Western Togoland crisis
Recent attacks raise questions about how secessionist tendencies have been managed in post-independence Africa.