August 16, 2012
Angola: Angola's 4G Upgrade - Is the Future Bright for the Country's Rural Poor?
The improved coverage of 4G technology may provide new opportunities for Angola's rural communities. Read more »
August 13, 2012
Africa: Africa's Olympic Highs and Lows
Stepping onto the podium at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Summer Olympics, 23-year-old Ugandan Stephen Kiprotich, winner of the men's marathon, became Uganda's first gold… Read more »
August 10, 2012
Congo-Kinshasa: Will Rebels Bring Down Kabila?
The new rebellion in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has brought unwanted celebrity back to this particularly restive part of central Africa. Read more »
August 09, 2012
Congo-Kinshasa: Conflict in the Kivus - the Start of Africa's Second World War?
Fighting in the DRC will lead to much human suffering, but it seems unlikely to escalate into full-blown, interstate conflict. Read more »
August 07, 2012
Cameroon: Nation Tries to Beat Food Shortages
In Soa, a suburb of Cameroon's capital city Yaoundé, Gisele Ottou and her children dry mangoes on a solar oven. As the mango season winds down, she wants to preserve them so… Read more »
August 03, 2012
Rwanda: No Longer an Aid Darling?
After years of receiving development assistance despite not meeting conditionalities, Rwanda has now seen its biggest donors suspend aid. Read more »
Angola: Nation Set for Protests
Demonstrations planned for this August by opposition and veterans could turn violent. Read more »
July 30, 2012
Africa: Mobile Gender Courts Deliver Justice
Can mobile gender courts' swift justice tackle impunity in the DRC's remote regions? Read more »
July 24, 2012
Congo-Kinshasa: The Human Costs of Conflict
Refugees who fled the violence in the eastern DRC to neighbouring Uganda recount their experiences. Read more »
East Africa: Who Will Benefit From Oil and Gas?
In the small village of Mikindani on the south-eastern coast of Tanzania, World Bank-funded roads sit alongside shattered coral from dynamite fishing and poor sewerage facilities. Read more »
July 23, 2012
Congo-Kinshasa: Artisanal Miners Face Uncertain Future
In a copper mine near the town of Kambove in the south-eastern province of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), one can see dozens of teenage boys with empty rice… Read more »
July 20, 2012
Africa: New Protests Called in Angola, Togo
Demonstrations ahead of upcoming elections in Angola and Togo could turn violent. Read more »
July 04, 2012
Africa: Speaking About Africa - the Danger of a Single Story
The greatest enemy of any one of our truths may be the rest of our truths. Read more »
July 02, 2012
Congo-Kinshasa: New Evidence Points to Rwandan Backing of Rebels
What began in April as a localised mutiny by soldiers in the eastern Kivu provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has escalated into a diplomatic fall-out between… Read more »
June 28, 2012
Central Africa: Sexual Violence Against Men
More acknowledgement and support for male victims of sexual violence in the DRC's conflict are urgently needed. Read more »
June 13, 2012
Africa: Foreign Aid - Means to Development or Political Strategy?
Anyone seeking to discuss why foreign aid hasn't alleviated poverty in sub-Saharan Africa could reasonably look to the lavish instance in which the Central African Republic's Jean… Read more »
May 23, 2012
Central African Republic: Kony's Former Intelligence Chief Captured
Will the capture of Caesar Acellam help Ugandan forces hunt the Lord's Resistance Army and bring an end to the conflict? Read more »
May 24, 2012
Burundi: The Drummers of Burundi, Live At Real World
Real World Records re-release a classic percussion album from Burundi's former spiritual parliamentarians. Read more »
Angola: Marques in Angola - the Perils of Speaking Truth to Power
The story of Rafael Marques de Morais reveals the dangers of speaking out against an authoritarian state. Read more »