Africa eyes Olympic golds
More than a year after the Covid-19 pandemic forced a postponement, African athletes limber up for the Olympics, reports Oladipo Okubanjo.
Telecom fraud is robbing taxpayers
As 4G rollout ramps up, authorities across Africa are working together to tackle cybercrime. By Zachary Ochieng.
Nigeria declares war on pirates
President Buhari has launched a new security initiative to end piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. By Francis Ezem in Lagos.
Liberian press plead for state cash
Liberian journalists demand government assistance to keep the industry alive. By Jonathan Paye-Layleh in Monrovia.
In brief: African news round-up
Your quick news round-up from across Africa, including the latest kidnap-ransoms in Nigeria, Burundi’s thawing relations with the EU and the discovery of dead miners in South Africa.
African migration: an unstoppable human tide
Following Nato’s toppling of Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has become the main gateway for migrants and refugees from Africa and the Middle East attempting to get to Europe. Having created a lawless space replete with arms and trigger-happy militias, European leaders face a difficult task trying to turn back the tide. Hawwa Adam looks back at six years of a worsening crisis