Ahead of general elections in May, political parties have been engaging voters across the country on the various issues at stake, inlcudng the state of public transportation. ... Read more »
Human Rights Watch has accused the Ethiopian army of killing dozens of civilians and committing other war crimes in the country's northwestern Amhara region. The incident which ... Read more »
It's called "Kush" but should not be confused with the drug of the same name found in the US, which is a mixture of Read more »
South Africa's National Assembly speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has resigned over an investigation into alleged corruption during her tenure as defence minister.  Read more »
Despite international criticism, the Constitutional Court declined to nullify or suspend the law, which imposes severe penalties, including death on LGBTQI+ people in Uganda. ... Read more »
Zimbabwe joined neighboring countries in declaring a state of disaster due to a crippling droughtRead more »
In a country whose presidents have held close ties with France, the former colonizer, Bassirou Diomaye Faye plans for a new national currency, breaking away from the ... Read more »
Villagers in Madagascar are suing Rio Tinto, a major mining company, claiming the company's mine has polluted nearby lakes and rivers with lead and uranium. The 64 residents of ... Read more »
A groundbreaking study conducted by Yolandi Ernst and Sally Archibald from the University of the Witwatersrand has revealed that, in the past decade, the African continent ha Read more »
Judith Suminwa Tuluka, an economist, has been appointed as the first female Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo. She is taking over from Jean-Michel Sama Read more »
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