The world – and fellow Africans – are ignoring the suffering of the people of Sudan and Cameroon, as was the case with the genocide in Rwanda.
Lifestyle What to expect from biggest ever Africa Cup of Nations tournament
Here is a run-down on everything you need to know ahead of the championships.
African identities Botswana court ruling is a ray of hope for LGBT people across Africa
By placing less emphasis on public opinion, and questioning public morality as the basis of its decision, the latest High Court decision shows that times have indeed changed.
Politics and Society The complicated legalities of safe abortion in Kenya
The Kenyan High Court has ruled that rape survivors have the right to an abortion and ordered authorities to pay almost US$30 000 in damages to the mother of a teenage victim who died after a botched abortion. This was as a result of a directive by the Ministry of Health to withdraw national standard guidelines for the procedure.
Africans rising Smart Havens Africa is using eco-friendly technologies to provide affordable housing
The Ugandan social enterprise Smart Havens Africa is helping vulnerable communities acquire homes affordably and sustainably. In this way, founder Anne Rweyora, one of the engineers short-listed for the fifth Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, hopes to bring down housing poverty.
African identities Botswana decriminalises homosexuality
Botswana has decriminalised homosexuality. The country’s High Court overturned a colonial-era law which punished homosexual conduct by up to seven years in prison. The decriminalisation now places Botswana among a minority list of African countries where homosexuality is not punishable by law.
Politics and Society June 12 is now Democracy Day in Nigeria. Why it matters
June 12 is widely regarded as the most important day in Nigeria’s post-independence political history.
African identities Botswana is the latest African country to free the rainbow
Botswana publicised as one of Africa’s most democratic nations outlawed homosexuality under the country’s penal code since 1965 until now. The country becomes the latest African country to decriminalise same sex sexual conduct.
Africans rising Online platform Kaoshi, shortlisted for the 2019 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
Money transfer platform Kaoshi was one of the technologies shortlisted for the fifth Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation is tackling the broken system of international money transfer. The shortlist, which covered six countries, included this easy and secure online platform that exchanges currencies peer to peer, instead of through banks. This cuts costs and waiting times.