
Reassessing Mandela is a reminder that even the most admired leaders operate within constraints.




Since the Brexit referendum in 2016, Africa has slipped from its precarious but tangible place in UK political discourse.














El Niño has hit Africa particularly hard this year. The unpredictable weather cycle has been more intense than past iterations, and is being blamed for everything,...

Sub-Saharan Africa’s wind potential could produce several times the current level of total African electricity consumption. Some countries have already taken it upon themselves to harness...

The AU has introduced a plan to mobilise $20 billion to develop at least 10 gigawatts of renewable energy on the continent within a decade. The...

Makerere University researcher Dr. Misaki Wayengera’s story attracted interest when it emerged that the Ugandan government had not supported his ground-breaking invention, an Ebola rapid detector...

The African Union has said the continent could soon become borderless with the introduction of an African passport as part of the bloc’s 2063 Agenda. So...

Africa as a region receives mores sunlight than any other region in the world. This makes it a key area in the development of solar power....

Rwanda, which is in the middle of a rainy season, launched a tree planting program to protect the environment and ecosystems. Community members are expected to...

At the end of October, South Africans were shocked by the reported execution-style killing of an injured robbery suspect in Krugersdorp. The aftermath of the incident...

Today is World Aids Day, chosen to raise awareness across the world about HIV and Aids issues. Here are 10 key facts and figures about HIV...