
We have now moved beyond the Shock Doctrine. The empire is not executing a crisis. It is being executed by...




Scapegoating immigrants will not result in significantly improved healthcare service provision, reduced crime or less unemployment.














The FIFA Council on Friday appointed Senegal’s Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura as FIFA Secretary General to replace Jérôme Valcke, from France. With the appointment, Samoura becomes the...

On a continent that has too often been cavalier about the future wellbeing of its people, it’s encouraging – at least from the development perspective –...
Monarchs have always been part of the ruling body in many African countries. Despite most kingdoms losing some of their their power, a few have managed...

Confounding expectations, Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump has emerged the winner of the 2016 US presidential election. Barring a truly unprecedented event, the former reality...

On 12 May 2016, Uganda’s president-elect, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who has been at the helm of the sub-Saharan country for 30 years, was sworn in for...

Jozi Cats, Africa’s first gay and inclusive competitive rugby club is making waves. The club, based in South Africa aims to provide an opportunity for inclusive...

Tanzania’s JKHI in Muhimbili National Hospital has recorded its first bypass heart operation, a major feat, which is being celebrated on social media. The news comes...

South Africans are yet again engaged in a heated debate on racism, sparked by recent comments made on social media by a white judge, Mabel Jansen...

A country emerging out of violent conflict is often supported by peace operations, where the primary job of peacekeepers is to keep warring factions at bay...

In this interview, Viola Llewellyn talks about her effort to increase funding to small businesses in Cameroon through Ovamba Solutions, Inc.