Ethiopia grapples with Oromo attacks
While civil war continues against northern Tigray rebels, an attack by Oromo insurgents on the eve of provincial elections has shined yet more light on Ethiopia’s security crisis. By Zachary Ochi...
Ivory Coast fears IS attacks from Sahel
Alarmed by a rise in cross-border incursions, West Africa’s coastal states are calling on Ecowas to help to combat the terrorist threat.
The recent Islamist attacks that left 136 civilian...
SA cracks down on wildlife crime and lion hunting
South Africa is to ban canned lion hunts and the trade in endangered animal parts as the country looks to salvage its damaged reputation. By Britt Collins.
South Africa has taken the...
Algerian Berbers fight for rights
Algeria is braced for a summer of discontent as members of the minority group protest historic injustices. By Zachary Ochieng.
The end of Ramadan is expected to bring a return to anti-government protests across Algeria as the country prepares for municipal elections slated for June 21.
The Nort...
Trial fears for Hotel Rwanda 'hero'
The subject of the Oscar-nominated film Hotel Rwanda, Kagame-critic Paul Rusesabagina is currently on trial for terrorism in Kigali. But, as Andrea Dijkstra discovers, questions are being raised over his chances of receiving a fair trial, while the dubious means used to detain him have led to a d...
Ghana gripped by power struggle
The country may have only gone to the polls five months ago, but the ruling party is already fighting over who will succeed President Akufo-Addo in 2024. By Cliff Ekuful.
Faced with daunting economic challenges, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and Ghana’s rising cost of living, President Akufo...
Liberia’s civil wars back in the spotlight
Seventeen years after the Liberian conflict ended, victims are still fighting for justice. By Jonathan Paye-Layleh in Monrovia.
More than a quarter of a million people were killed and a million others displaced during the 14-year, back-to-back civil wars that ravaged the fabric of Liberian s...
Why is no one talking about terror in Mozambique?
Mozambican Tomas Queface asks why no one is talking about the Islamic State-backed jihadists.
An insurgency is going on in northern Mozambique. Armed men affiliated with Islamic State, but driven by local dynamics, have been carrying out a series of attacks in the province of Cabo Delgado.
Th...
Banks warn against South Africa land reform bill
As a proposal to seize white-owned farms looks set to upend Mandela’s post-apartheid vision, businesses warn it puts more than just race relations in jeopardy. By Donald Paul in Cape Town.
The so-called ‘willing buyer, willing seller’ model negotiated by Nelson Mandela and South Africa’s las...
Magufuli’s Covid response saved thousands
He may have been ridiculed in the West for rejecting lockdowns and encouraging prayer-a-thons. But as ex-World Health Organization scientist Dr David Bell explains, Tanzania's late president John Magufuli is not seen as a pariah by many in the scientific community – he’s seen as a life-saver.
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Western populists risk killing safari industry
With the West imposing Covid-19 quarantine laws against travellers from Africa, the future of the continent’s lucrative safari industry hangs in the balance. And, as Britt Collins discovers, a collapse in tourist numbers not only risks pushing millions into poverty, it also threatens the long-t...
