April 26

• Africa: Band-Aid for a Broken Leg [book review]

  The recollections of a young MSF doctor provide a refreshing take on the humanitarian aid worker experience. Read more »

April 25

• Congo-Kinshasa: Taking the Fight to the DRC Rebels [opinion]

  At the end of March, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved Resolution 2098. This not only extended the mandate of MONUSCO, the UN peacekeeping force in the... Read more »

• Africa: Malaria - the Ongoing Fight Against an Old, Adaptive Foe

  Why has malaria proven so hard to beat? Read more »

• Kenya: What's Next for Kenya and the ICC?

  Kenyatta's election as president of Kenya could have important implications for the ICC process as well as Kenya's international relations. Read more »

April 23

• Africa: Poverty Has a Creation Story - Let's Tell It [analysis]

  It is rarely explained how poverty is perpetuated, leading many to see it as natural and inevitable. If poverty is truly to be tackled, the logic of the debate must be changed. Read more »

• Africa: Why Africa Needs Its Own Ivy League Institution [analysis]

  Africa is suffering from high graduate unemployment and many of its best students and researchers are flocking overseas. Could an African elite university turn this around? Read more »

April 22

• Uganda: The Anti-Pornography Bill - The Miniskirt Debate Rages On [analysis]

  With its vague and broad definition of 'pornography', Uganda's proposed Anti-Pornography Bill could curb a range of individual rights and freedoms. Read more »

• Lesotho: Setting Up Shop - How the Chinese Succeeded [analysis]

  Chinese traders have become highly successful in Lesotho, a poor country with countless villages scattered across mountainous terrain. How did they manage it? Read more »

April 19

• Benin: The Skeletal Essences of Afro Funk [music review]

  This latest Analog Africa compilation features more vintage tracks from Benin's Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou. Read more »

April 18

• Africa: How Canada Dominates African Mining [analysis]

  Foreign companies from a range of countries compete in Africa's mining sector. But according to a number of measures, those from one country dominate: Canada. Read more »

• São Tomé and Príncipe: Living His Own Legacy - The Nation's Democratising Dictator [analysis]

  In 1975, Pinto da Costa led São Tomé & Príncipe to independence, ruled as a dictator for 15 years, then lost elections and stepped down. In 2011, he... Read more »

April 17

• Egypt: Refugees Taken Hostage in 'Lawless' Sinai

  Many refugees, mostly from Eritrea, are being kidnapped and held hostage by criminal networks working in the largely lawless Sinai Peninsula. Read more »

April 16

• Congo-Kinshasa: "Governance By Substitution" in the DRC [analysis]

  The attack on the DRC's second largest city by 440 Mai-Mai fighters is a further indication of the Kabila government's inability to govern and enact reforms. Read more »

• Egypt: Walking the IMF Tight Rope [analysis]

  The IMF's proposed $4.8 billion loan could be crucial for restoring Egypt's faltering economy. But implementing the IMF's conditions would be socially and politically costly. Read more »

April 15

• Cameroon: Who Owns the Land? Large-Scale Land-Grabs in Cameroon [analysis]

  As part of a trend that is accelerating across Africa, thousands of Cameroonians have been displaced from their homelands to make way for large-scale agribusiness projects. Read more »

• Africa: Make Polio History - Experts Unite for Declaration [analysis]

  Hundreds of scientists, doctors and other experts from around the world launched the Scientific Declaration on Polio Eradication last week, declaring that an end to the paralysing... Read more »

April 12

• Zimbabwe: Nation's Upcoming Elections - Do Tsvangirai And The MDC-T Stand A Chance?

  The MDC-T's popularity appears to have plummeted. To avoid being a mere footnote in history, it will have to win back the hearts and minds of its once core supporters. Read more »

April 11

• Uganda: Heart-Warming Innovation Saves Newborns [analysis]

  In areas where electricity is unreliable or equipment is scarce, low-cost infant warmers could help keep low-weight newborns alive. Read more »

April 10

• Nigeria: APC - A Progressive Change or a Powerless Coalition? [analysis]

  With Nigeria's ruling PDP facing serious internal and external problems, four opposition parties merged to become the All Progressive Congress. Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Who Gets to Eat? Political Food Manipulation in Zimbabwe

  Think Africa Press has obtained a video revealing Zimbabwe's main parties using food to secure votes. Read more »

• East Africa: How Could a Lasting Peace Between Ethiopia and Eritrea Be Achieved? [analysis]

  After more than a decade of low-level hostilities and sour relations, there are signs Eritrea and Ethiopia could be ready to talk again. Read more »

April 09

• Eritrea: Why Eritrea Is Not the North Korea of Africa [analysis]

  With a series of events in the past year suggesting change could be afoot, the time is ripe for renewed attention on Ethiopia-Eritrea relations. Read more »

April 08

• Africa: The Arms Trade Treaty - a Pan-African Global Policy Victory [analysis]

  How African nations led from the front in helping establish a global arms trade treaty. Read more »

• Kenya: Kenya's Quiet Court Ruling - Where Was Willy? [analysis]

  The Supreme Court's silence regarding criticisms of the electoral process surprised many, especially given that the court is led by well-known activist Willy Mutunga. Read more »

April 05

• Africa: Women's Rights - A Battle Won, a War Continues [opinion]

  Women all over the world fight for equality, recognition and safety every day. Read more »