South Africa still reckoning with apartheid crimes
Questions are raised about why the ANC has done so little to investigate its predecessor’s abuses, following a historic ‘suicide’ inquiry. By Christopher Clark in Cape Town.
Morocco tightens grip on Western Sahara
The future of the disputed region lies in ruins following an intervention by Spain. By Christopher Clark.
The West is finished – it’s time Africa charts her own course
Historian Samuel Adu-Gyamfi explains how the Russia-Ukraine conflict has exposed the hypocrisy at the heart of Western ‘liberalism’ – and why Africa needs to break off its Eurocentric chains.
Nigeria to become self-sufficient in fertiliser
While Europe struggles with potash supplies thanks to the war in Ukraine, Nigeria is set to become self-sufficient in fertiliser, says Martins Azuwike in Lagos.
Lockdowns lead to rise in albinism attacks
Charities are warning of an increase in incidences, as people impoverished by lockdowns turn to witch doctors for help. By Miriam Mannak.
Lagos’s luxury residential market boom
As plans are revealed for a new skyscraper in Lagos, Martins Azuwike discovers Nigeria’s commercial hub could soon be a byword for luxury living.
The modern matchmaker
With one in five relationships now beginning online, Mary Fashoyin speaks to a London entrepreneur who’s given internet dating an old-fashioned twist.
Africa’s Covid entry rules putting off visitors
As the rest of the world ditches tests and unscientific restrictions on the ‘unvaxxed’, travel writer Guy de la Bédoyère says Africa’s tourist industry will struggle to recover until it follows suit.
Nigerian drink manufacturers plead for help
Businesses warn the proposed excise duty on sodas and other non-alcoholic beverages could hammer Nigeria’s struggling sector. By Martins Azuwike in Lagos.
Liberia marks its bicentenary with citizenship debate
As Liberia marks its bicentenary, Jonathan Paye-Layleh discovers how, 200 years after freed US slaves established their plantation society, the country is still struggling to shake off the shackles of discrimination.
Hotel Rwanda appeal shows ominous slide in Kigali
As the sentence against Hotel Rwanda hero Paul Rusesabagina is expected to be increased this month, following an unusual appeal by Rwandan prosecutors, we speak to his daughter Carine Kanimba about her father’s illegal rendition and subsequent jailing on ‘terrorism’ charges, and discover the hotelier is just one of dozens of high-profile Kagame critics to find himself on the wrong side of Rwandan justice.