May 22

• Zimbabwe: Ruling Party Militias Spread Fear of Voting

  For the last month Gibson Severe and his wife, Merjury Severe, known opposition supporters from Hurungwe district in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland West Province, have been hiding out in... Read more »

May 20

• Africa: It Takes a Village to Educate a Girl

  A decade ago, less than a third of school-aged girls in Niger were in class. Today, though significant cultural and religious opposition remains, nearly two-thirds of girls are... Read more »

• Africa: Civil Society Under Attack Around the World [analysis]

  In this column, Mandeep Tiwana, policy and advocacy manager of CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, writes that civil society organisations around the globe face... Read more »

• Africa: Put a Spotlight on African Women's Reproductive Rights [opinion]

  Victoria J. married in 2009 at age 14, and became pregnant shortly after. "I started labour in the morning on a Friday ... The nurse kept checking and saying I would deliver... Read more »

• Malawi: How to Save a Fish ... a Lake and a People

  Lloyd Phiri, a fisherman from Senga Bay on Lake Malawi's shores in Malawi's central region, knows that the lake's water levels are dropping. He can see it in his catch, which has... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: Pressure Mounting On U.S. Over Congo Violence

  With casualties in the long-running conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) now surpassing every conflict since World War II, U.S. policymakers and advocates are... Read more »

May 17

• Ethiopia: Govt Playing At Being Good Neighbours?

  Despite comments by Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn suggesting the pending withdrawal of his country's troops from Somalia, many experts have voiced doubts that... Read more »

• Mali: With Billions of Euros Pledged, Mali Risks Aid Overflow

  International donors pledged yesterday to mobilise 3.25 billion Euros to rebuild Mali, a figure that surpassed all expectations. But experts warn that the country does not have the... Read more »

• South Africa: Is Aid Drying Up?

  Commentators and business leaders in South Africa believe that the recent announcement of an end to the United Kingdom's aid programme to South Africa may be the start of a new... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: Fears of Rebel Infiltration of DR Congo Army

  The "blind and unrestricted" reintegration of M23 deserters into the Congolese army could harm the country, according to Thomas d'Aquin Mwiti, the chair of the North Kivu civil... Read more »

May 16

• Africa: In Vietnam, Rhino Horns Worth Their Weight in Gold

  At first glance, the poster appears to be a typical advertisement for an African safari: a large rhinoceros set against a rugged, open terrain. Then you take a closer look and... Read more »

May 15

• Niger: Protecting Niger's Desert Salt Pans

  The Bilma community has mined the salt pans in the massive Ténéré desert region in northern Niger for centuries. But the threat of the ever-encroaching desert... Read more »

May 10

• Ethiopia: Ethiopian Journalists Hope New Council Will Ease Restrictions

  Several Ethiopian publications are coming together to set up a 'press council' with the hope of easing restrictions on the media in Ethiopia. Read more »

• Kenya: The Challenge of Being a Maasai Woman

  The Maasai tribe of Kenya and Tanzania has long been a beacon of traditional culture to many Africans - and for Westerners on safari through Maasai Mara, Samburu or Amboseli, a... Read more »

• Kenya: Women to Break Glass Ceiling in Cabinet

  Kenya's nominees for cabinet secretary positions, who include an unprecedented number of women - six out of 18 - will undergo a gruelling public vetting process by the... Read more »

May 8

• Somalia: Giving Extremists a Second Chance

  At 18, Farah Osman should not be a battle-hardened soldier. He should not have spent the last seven years fighting for the Somali Islamist extremist group Al-Shabaab, or have been... Read more »

May 7

• Africa: The Security of a Nation is its Women [interview]

  Ravi Kanth Devarakonda interviews NYARADZAYI GUMBONZVANDA, human rights lawyer and general secretary of the global rights network World YWCA. Read more »

• Africa: Lessons in Economic Integration for the AU

  As the African Union celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, it is still younger and less integrated than the 56-year-old body that is now the European Union, and, according to... Read more »

• Africa: U.S. Reforms Could Slash African Immigration Levels

  Advocates for the African diaspora in the United States have stepped up a campaign to urge the U.S. Congress not to end a longstanding visa programme aimed at boosting immigration... Read more »

May 6

• South Africa: Stockout Risks of New ARV Programme

  "If I don't have my pills, I don't know what will happen. I will probably get sick again, very sick. Maybe I will die this time," says Xoliswa Mbana* as she readies her four young... Read more »

May 5

• South Sudan: Sudanese Rebels Prepare for War

  A rebel coalition in Sudan has declared war on the government less than a week after it attacked Sudanese forces. "Now there is a fully-fledged war in the new south of the north,"... Read more »

May 4

• Tanzania: Preserving the Soil and Reaping Greater Harvests

  Smallholder farmer Peter Mcharo, from Morogoro Region in eastern Tanzania, has a reason to smile. His fields are full of green, healthy maize plants, he has richer soil and he... Read more »

May 3

• Rwanda: Not Safe for Rwandan Refugees to Return

  The Congolese government is demanding a comprehensive strategy for a lasting solution for the repatriation of 127,537 Rwandan refugees estimated to be in the country. Read more »

May 1

• Zimbabwe: Giving Women in Zimbabwe's Informal Sector Rights

  Mollin Siyanda, 46, a single mother of three from Harare's low-income suburb of Hatcliffe, is scared of being arrested by the council police as she sells fruit, vegetables and... Read more »

April 30

• Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Politics - Out With the Old, in With the New

  As Zimbabwe's young politicians increase their demands to be allowed to play a greater role in the running of the country, analysts say that this could signal a change in youth... Read more »