South Africa: High Court Finds Restaurant Rapist Guilty

The North Gauteng High Court has officially found Nicholas Ninow guilty of rape, News24 reports. Read more »

Africa: Taking the Elephant out of the Room

The overwhelming message from a global conference on elephants in captivity, hosted in Hermanus on September 6, was that elephants belong in the wild. Given what we know about who… Read more »

Nigeria: Have You Listened to Wizkid's New Single Yet?

The popular afrobeat singer Wizkid is at it again with another hit single titled Ghetto Love. Read more »

Nigeria: It's Official - Davido and Chioma Are Engaged!

Davido is ready to walk Chioma down the aisle. Read more »

Africa: Fighting Climate Change One Tree at a Time - Why We Need Reforestation

It's Arbor Month in South Africa and the government has encouraged its citizens to get their hands dirty and plant trees. Dedicating a month to tree-planting may seem a laudable… Read more »

South Africa: Tributes Pour In for Former Idols Runner-Up Thami Shobede

Idols South Africa season 12 runner-up Thamsanqa Shobede, known to his fans as Thami, has died. Read more »

South Africa: Govt Considers Expunging Marijuana-Related Criminal Records

The Department of Justice is working on new laws around the legalisation of marijuana in South Africa, and is considering amendments to expunge the criminal records of people who… Read more »

South Africa: What Trevor Noah Has and Hasn't Said About Xenophobia

South African comedian and Daily Show host Trevor Noah has something to say about xenophobia - but there is also something he did not say. Read more »

South Africa: Peter Moyo Turned Away From Work By Old Mutual - Again

Peter Moyo, the on-off Old Mutual CEO, has been turned away from his place of work, Old Mutual Sandton, for a second time. This despite a court order that allowed him to return. Read more »

Africa: It's Time for Women to Claim a Voice in Agriculture

It is said that women are the backbone of the family and the bedrock of a nation, but yet we hardly hear about their successes and triumphs. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Former President Robert Mugabe Dies, Aged 95

Former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has died. He was 95. Read more »

South Africa: Ndlovu Youth Choir Through to Final of America's Got Talent

The Ndlovu Youth Choir is through to the final of America's Got Talent. The choir gained international attention when they posted a cover version of Ed Sheeran's song "Shape of… Read more »

Africa: Ghana's Isaac Sesi and Botswana's Bonolo Monthe Win the GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize

The two entrepreneurs were awarded for their innovative ventures in the agri-food sector. Read more »

Africa: Xenophobia, March Against Gender-Based Violence Loom Over WEF Summit

Protesters and mourners demanding to see President Cyril Ramaphosa over recent incidents of violence against women have marched to the Cape Town International Convention Centre… Read more »

Africa: 'Barbaric Butchering' - Nigeria's Tiwa Savage to Pull Out Of Johannesburg Event

Nigerian singer-songwriter and actress Tiwa Savage has announced on Twitter that she is pulling out of a South African event because of "the barbaric butchering of my people in… Read more »

Africa: Can Africa Feed Africa?

Did you ever think that they will be a time where farmers can monitor their crops or the movement of their animals without having to go to the farm. Read more »

Africa: Uganda's Dr. Emma Naluyima and Senegal's Baba Dioum Share 2019 Africa Food Prize

Uganda's Dr. Emma Naluyima and Senegal's Baba Dioum have been honoured with the prestigious 2019 Africa Food Prize for their commendable effort in demonstrating and promoting… Read more »

Africa: Using Digital Innovation to Boost Africa's Smallholder Farmers #AGRF2019

The  African Green Revolution Forum is a platform for global and African leaders to develop actionable plans that will move African agriculture forward. Read more »

Cameroon: Three Regions Declared Economically Stricken Zones

The Prime Minister of Cameroon, Joseph Dion Ngute, has declared the north-west, south-west, and far-north regions of the country 'economically stricken zones', according to… Read more »

South Africa: Abducted Six-Year-Old Found, Back Home With Parents

Amy'Leigh de Jager has been returned to her family after being abducted on Monday morning at school. Read more »

Africa: Post-Niamey, How Can the African Continental Free Trade Area Deliver 'Made in Africa'?

On 06-07 July 2019 I was in Niamey both for the pre-Summit Business Forum and for the African Union's Extra-Ordinary Summit to celebrate the first Anniversary of the Signing of the… Read more »

Rwanda: Bringing Peace and Healing to Rwandans Through Community-Based Sociotheraphy

AllAfrica speaks to a senior researcher for Community Based Sociotherapy in Rwanda and a lecturer at the University of Rwanda, Dr Chantal Ingabire. Ingabire has done extensive and… Read more »

Zambia: Opposition Politician Kambwili Arrested For 'Defaming' Lungu

Zambian police have arrested opposition National Democratic Congress leader Chishimba Kambwili on charges of defaming President Edgar Lungu, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »

North Africa: End Morocco's Occupation of Western Sahara Now

The Saharan Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) was declared by independence forces in 1976, after colonial power Spain withdrew from the territory known as Western Sahara. The SADR… Read more »

Rwanda: Gospel Singer Comes Out of the Closet

Singer Albert Nabonibo has caused a stir on social media after revealing that he is gay. Read more »