March 24, 2014
Africa: Solving the Water and Sanitation Shortfall
At current rates, it will take sub-Saharan Africa 15 years to reach its water goals and 150 years to reach its sanitation targets. A group of experts explain what needs to change. Read more »
Nigeria: Dying for Jobs - Deadly Stampede Highlights Youth Unemployment Crisis
Nigeria's economic growth has done little to create jobs for ordinary citizens, especially its huge youth population. Read more »
Uganda: Grandmaster Museveni and His Gay Rights Pawn
For the canny Museveni, the controversy over gay rights is not a moral issue but a political opportunity. And in this political chess game, he has so far outmanoeuvred everyone. Read more »
Africa: Review - Ibibio Sound Machine
"Let's dance" is the mantra of Ibibio Sound Machine, and is likely to be what most listeners think when they hear the band's vibrant debut album. Read more »
March 19, 2014
Africa: World's Most Remote Film Festival Prepares for Another Run
Deep in a refugee camp in the Algerian desert, Sahrawi refugees from the Western Sahara are getting to host an array of actors and directors for the FiSahara film festival. Read more »
Namibia: Bones of Contention - the Politics of Repatriating Human Remains
More human remains seized by German colonisers in the early 20th century have been returned to Namibia. But the formal apology Namibians are calling for is still a long way off. Read more »
March 17, 2014
Nigeria: Ruling Party Tries to Wrest Back Momentum
Nigeria's game of political musical chairs looks set to continue as the ruling party and opposition - as well as figures within - try to gives themselves the advantage. Read more »
March 14, 2014
Sierra Leone: The Courage to Speak
Sierra Leone has a reputation for being open and democratic, but on the issue of human rights and mining, few have spoken out. The brave Sallu Conteh was one of the few who did. Read more »
Africa: Famine or Feast as Big Food Retailers Look to the Continent?
Multinationals such as Walmart and Carrefour could easily deal a blow to smaller traders and markets in Africa. But if they choose to work with local firms, they could be a… Read more »
Zambia: Give Love to Your Children, Musi-O-Tunya
The legendary Zambian band's compilation captures the energy, excitement and unpredictability of Zamrock at the peak of its 1970s glory. Read more »
March 13, 2014
Zambia: How Women Went From Housewives to Breadwinners
Women's status has been greatly enhanced by their growing share of employment, but gender relations are still far from equal. Read more »
East Africa: The New Kings of Crude
Luke Patey's new book tells the nuanced story of China and India's struggles to extract oil in the high-risk settings of Sudan and South Sudan. Read more »
March 12, 2014
Malawi: Will Cashgate Lose President Banda the Election?
With the public getting restless over the protracted Cashgate investigations, the longer the case drags on, the worse it will be for Banda come May. Read more »
Burundi: Nation on the Brink
In recent months, opposition ministers have been sacked, violence by the ruling party's youth wing have increased, and controversial constitutional reforms have been proposed. Read more »
South Africa: An Interview With Numsa's General Secretary
South African union leader Irvin Jim talks to Think Africa Press about the ANC's failures, COSATU's rifts, land reform, workers' rights and more. Read more »
March 11, 2014
Congo-Kinshasa: Anti-Gay Law for Congo Now?
A Congolese MP is leading the latest bid to criminalise homosexuality, but he will have to deal with a counter-campaign by LGBT activists and health workers if he is to be… Read more »
March 10, 2014
South Africa: The Deafening Silence On the Lives and Deaths of the Zama Zama Miners
Why are South Africa's trapped miners being ignored by South Africa's media, political parties and trade unions? Read more »
Nigeria: G Is for Gusau - Jonathan Turns to Nigeria's Soldier Spy in the Fight Against Boko Haram
President Jonathan has appointed veteran security chief Aliyu Mohammed Gusau as his new defence minister, but is there more to this choice than meets the eye? Read more »
March 07, 2014
Congo-Kinshasa: Militia Leader's ICC Conviction Is Small Step Towards Justice
The ICC has found Congolese militia leader Germain Katanga guilty of war crimes but acquitted him on charges of sexual violence and of using child soldiers. Read more »
South Sudan: A Child's Tale - Victims of South Sudan's Conflict
Politicians and armed soldiers may have started South Sudan's conflict, but it is civilians - in particular children - who are paying the cost. Read more »
Egypt: Trafficking in Sinai - 'It's Not a Place You Go to Die, but a Place You Go to Suffer'
Lawlessness in Egypt's Sinai peninsula allows traffickers and kidnappers to make a commodity out of human life. Read more »
March 06, 2014
Africa: Is China Wavering in Africa?
Chinese companies and banks were once seen as bold and fearless as they invested in countries Western investors deemed too risky. But this may now be changing. Read more »
Mozambique: Can the New Kids On the Block Usher in a New Era of Politics?
The rapid rise of the opposition MDM looks set to break apart Mozambique's historically bipolar political landscape. Read more »
March 04, 2014
Zimbabwe: Is the Embattled MDC Leader On the Way Out?
Morgan Tsvangirai has been Zimbabwe's main opposition figure for over a decade. But with support dwindling on many fronts, it is doubtful how much longer he can hold on. Read more »
Central African Republic: Ignore Kony At Your Peril
The world's most viral villain is by no means the greatest threat to the CAR's security. But that doesn't mean we should turn a blind eye to his latest gamble for survival. Read more »