Once a symbol of global unity, the 2026 FIFA World Cup has transformed into an awkward echo of Cold War...
Morocco could become the second African country to grant menstrual leave. Although highly contentious, the policy is slowly gaining global...
The last thing Africa needs is a new global war on terror. The memories of large-scale arrests of ‘suspects’, blanket mandates to security forces to hunt...
Many South Africans believe that crime is on the increase. Most people also believe that solving crime in the country does not rest with the criminal...
The South African National Aids Council released a worrying statistic at the launch of a national HIV/Aids programme for sex workers in Johannesburg this week
The government of Tanzania has banned witchdoctors in the country in a bid to protect albino people and stop attacks on them
Both the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress appear to have settled on obfuscation as the name of the game in this election season....
The secure web service will allow individuals to send information “without fear of being compromised and exposed". Find out which African media houses partnered with afriLeaks
The African continent has made significant efforts to strengthen the capacity of states in better preventing and combating the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and...
Hundreds of school girls left their homes late last year so they wouldn't undergo female genital mutilation (FGM), which is still a social ill despite Tanzania...
This African Diaspora International Film Festival pick, is based on the true story of a white supremacist who terrorises a black family for a night
Presidential elections in Togo are scheduled for the first half of 2015. Important as they are, these polls should not overshadow the need for local elections,...
