Cameroon: Museum of the Bamoun Kings - Ancient Treasures From Cameroon Find a Spectacular New Home

One of the most significant African museum openings of 2024 was the Musée des Rois Bamoun, or Museum of the Bamoun Kings, in Foumban, Cameroon. Read more »

Mali: Learning from the Withdrawals of UN Peacekeeping Missions in Mali and the DRC

The host countries of two of the United Nations' flagship peacekeeping missions recently demanded their withdrawal. This development raises questions about whether such missions… Read more »

Cameroon: Freemasons, Homosexuals and Corrupt Elites in Cameroon - Inside an African Conspiracy Theory

An unusual and fascinating new book has been written by two anthropologists, called Conspiracy Narratives from Postcolonial Africa: Freemasonry, Homosexuality, and Illicit… Read more »

West Africa: Chad's Break With France - Why It Happened and What It Means for Power Dynamics in the Sahel Region

For over six decades, Chad was a crucial ally to French and US forces in their counter-insurgency operations in the Sahel. But both lost influence because of repeated mistakes. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Mystery Disease Kills Dozens in Congo - What We Know So Far

A "mystery disease" recently struck the south-western corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), killing between 67 and 143 people over two weeks. The disease was reported… Read more »

West Africa: Gabon's Coup Leaders Have Changed the Constitution to Entrench Their Power

More than a year after a military coup, Gabonese citizens have held a referendum in which they approved a new draft constitution. The constitutional revisions targeted dynastic… Read more »

Angola: Angolan Prince Started Campaign to End Atlantic Slave Trade Long Before Europeans Did - New Book

For centuries, it has been held that the ideas and movement for the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade came from western abolitionists. No input from Africans has been… Read more »

Africa: Visions of Development Have Shifted in Africa Over the Past Two Decades - Study Explores How Rwanda and Ethiopia Tried to Shape the Future

Contemporary economic challenges in Africa appear to be shifting the continent into a new era of development. From COVID-19 to war-induced inflation, many countries in Africa are… Read more »

Africa: TB in Africa - Global Report Shows Successes, but Nigeria and DRC Remain Important Hotspots

The World Health Organization's 2024 Global Tuberculosis report reveals a sobering reality. Formidable challenges remain in the fight against the world's most infectious disease:… Read more »

Africa: Mining Must Become More Responsible and Sustainable. Where Hi-Tech Solutions Fit in

If you visit a commercial mining operation anywhere in the world today, some sights and sounds - workers descending in elevators to underground shafts, the roar of truck engines -… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Rwandan-Backed M23 Rebel Group Seeks Local Power in DRC, Not Just Control Over Mining Operations

The violence wrought by the Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 Movement is often narrowly framed as intended to control eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's resource-rich mining… Read more »

Central Africa: 4,300 Tonnes of Space Junk and Rising - Another Satellite Breakup Adds to Orbital Debris Woes

A large communications satellite has broken up in orbit, affecting users in Europe, Central Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, and adding to the growing swarm of space… Read more »

Africa: War and the Supernatural - Former Congolese Soldiers Recall the Ritual Practices Used to Prepare for Battle

War takes a toll on soldiers' bodies and minds. To prepare for battle, soldiers are taken through various forms of training. Part of this training aims to strip candidates of their… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon After Paul Biya - Poverty, Uncertainty and a Precarious Succession Battle

Cameroon's President Paul Biya is 91 years old. He is Africa's oldest head of state and only one has served longer: President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of neighbouring Equatorial… Read more »

Africa: Joe Biden in Africa - U.S. President Has Ignored the Continent for His Entire Term - Why He's Visiting Angola

US president Joe Biden chose to visit Africa in the final weeks of his presidency. It would be his first trip to the continent since taking office in January 2021. Read more »

Rwanda: Can Visiting Genocide Memorials Make You More Empathic?

Each year, people visit museums and memorial sites as part of educational interventions organised around the remembrance of a genocide or an atrocity. Many schools visit a… Read more »

Rwanda: Marburg Virus Outbreak in Rwanda - What You Need to Know

Rwanda is in the midst of its first outbreak of Marburg virus - an often fatal disease with symptoms similar to Ebola. So far, 46 cases have been recorded and 12 deaths. The source… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: War Affects Girls and Boys Differently - What We Found in Our Study of Children in the DRC

War has become a regular part of life for many children. Millions are victims and witnesses to the horrors of war. Recent estimates by researchers at the Peace Research Institute… Read more »

Africa: Why Mpox in Africa Was Ignored for Too Long and Children Are Dying As a Result - Podcast

An epidemic of mpox in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is spreading quickly, particularly among young children. At least 20,000 people are known to be infected in… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Is the World's Largest Producer of Cobalt - How Control By Local Elites Can Shape the Global Battery Industry

The mineral-rich Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is often portrayed as a victim of exploitation by China, the US and Europe in their competition for its minerals, which are… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Fighting With Rebels in the Country's East Has Intensified, Sparking Fears of a Wider War

Security forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been battling the M23 rebel group in the east of the country since 2012. However, there has been a major upsurge… Read more »

Africa: Why Children Are At Such High Risk for Mpox

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that children, pregnant women and people with weak immune systems are at higher risk from the mpox outbreak in the Democratic… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Is Creating Shiny, Modern Cities After the Genocide

Over the past 17 years, Rwanda has cleared informal settlements to make way for modern urban construction. Kigali's ambitious city master plan is expected to be fully realised by… Read more »

Rwanda: Paul Kagame's Fourth Term As President - What His Agenda Will Need to Cover

Paul Kagame started his fourth term as Rwanda's president in August 2024. He first became president in April 2000. However, as the leader of the Rwandan Patriotic Front, he has… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Ageing Leaders - Succession Race in Cameroon, Congo and Equatorial Guinea Could Destabilise the Region

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea is 82 and has been in power for 45 years. Denis Sassou Nguesso of Congo, 79, has held on to power for 40 years. Cameroon's Paul… Read more »