January 17, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: 10 Things You Might Not Know About Patrice Lumumba
(1) January 17 marks the forty-first anniversary of the brutal assassination of Patrice Lumumba. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Falls Short on Human Rights Obligations, Says HRW
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has done little since taking power to carry out reforms reflecting a commitment to respect for human rights, according to a new report from a leading… Read more »
January 16, 2019
Africa: How Multinationals Avoid Paying Their Taxes
Two pioneering studies which expose in new detail how multinational corporations avoid paying tax in a developing nation are likely to intensify pressure on the largest firms… Read more »
South Africa: Black Coffee Proves It's Never Too Late to Go Back to School
Nkosinathi Maphumulo, popularly known as DJ Black Coffee, has proven that you are never too old nor too successful to go back to school. Read more »
Africa: World Bank Outlines Ways to Reduce the Scale of Climate Disasters
A new report from the World Bank Group warns that climate change will interrupt our world as we know it. Read more »
January 15, 2019
Nigeria: Exciting News As #BigBrotherNaija is Set to Return
In case you missed it, popular reality show Big Brother Naija is set to return for a new season - wait for it - staged in Nigeria. Read more »
Africa: Could South Africa Become a 'Fragile State'?
State failure has become a 21st century analytical preoccupation. It is traditionally defined by the inability of key state institutions to deliver public goods to their citizens… Read more »
January 14, 2019
South Africa: Controversial Dancer Zodwa Wabantu Not Ready to Leave The Game!
If you were thinking Zodwa Wabantu was about to hang up her dancing shoes - then you're wrong. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Authoritarian Out – But What's Next in DRC?
The presidential and parliamentary elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo have put hopes for real change on hold, but a weekend court challenge by the opposition instead of… Read more »
January 12, 2019
South Africa: #Rasta Strikes Again - Who Was He Even Painting?
As thousands gathered at the Moses Mabhida Stadium to hear President Cyril Ramaphosa deliver his maiden manifesto, popular artist Rasta couldn't resist delivering his own. Read more »
January 10, 2019
Algeria: Miss Algeria Khadija Benhamou Fights Back After Racist Comments
The organisers of Miss Algeria have defended 2019's winner after racist comments and the publication of "degrading and retouched photos". Read more »
Africa: Is R Kelly Planning to Flee to Africa Amid Sexual Assault Allegations?
The world is still reeling from the aftermath of a documentary, Surviving R Kelly, where his victims share harrowing details of their alleged encounters with the singer - and this… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Election Results - Congolese Organisation in South Africa Fears Chaos
The Congolese People's Organisation in South Africa fears that chaos could erupt in the Democratic Republic of Congo after the country's electoral commission declared … Read more »
January 09, 2019
South Africa: Trevor Noah Just Won't Stop Winning, Buys a U.S.$20 Million Mansion
While some of us are crying in our coffee because its "Januworry", Trevor Noah is kicking off his year on a high note. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Super Falcons Named Women's Team of the Year
The Falcons also won the African Women Cup of Nations 2018 for the 9th time when they beat South Africa's Banyana Banyana 4-3 in a penalty shootout in Accra. Read more »
January 08, 2019
South Africa: Springbok Rugby Captain Takes Flak for Quota Comments
South African rugby captain Siya Kolisi has been the subject of heated discussion on Twitter for saying that Nelson Mandela would have not supported quotas. Read more »
January 07, 2019
Zimbabwe: Meet The Teenagers Making an Aids-Free Zimbabwe a Reality
An AIDS-free generation once seemed like a far-off dream but with the help of organisations like Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) the dream is now becoming a reality. Melody Chironda… Read more »
Gabon: Govt Announces Arrest of Soldiers Attempting Coup
Most of the soldiers who seized the headquarters of national radio in Libreville have been arrested, according to a government spokesperson. He said another one is on the run,… Read more »
Gabon: Soldiers Seize Radio Station in Attempted Coup - Reports
Soldiers in the Gabon army are being reported to be attempting a coup after taking over a radio station in the capital of Libreville. Read more »
December 27, 2018
Africa: Your Favourite Sport Stories of 2018
With the whistle about to blow for 2018, it's time to take a look back at the top sports stories of the year. Read more »
December 24, 2018
Africa: The Gossip That Got You Going in 2018
As the new year approaches, it seems like every year is dubbed 'a year like no other', But 2018 truly was more dramatic than many other years in recent memory. From the stories of… Read more »
December 21, 2018
Africa: The Ups and Downs of Business In Africa 2018
2018 started off with all eyes on Zimbabwe, particuarly since its change in government leadership in November 2017, when President Emmerson Mnangagwa took power from from former… Read more »
Africa: What Did You Read the Most on allAfrica in 2018?
1. The outright, uncontested winner for the year is a 2017 story from Ethiopia that looks at the fallout from the unrest that started as a result of the shooting of protesters at… Read more »
December 20, 2018
Zimbabwe: How MSF's Rural Programme for HIV+ Villagers Has Worked
Medecins Sans Frontiers Director in Zimbabwe Bjørn Nissen talks about the importance of the Mwenezi project, the adolescent projects in Mbare and shares the challenges of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: The Struggle to End HIV Epidemic in Rural Mwenezi
On the steep hills and mountains of Mwenezi - a rural district situated in southern Zimbabwe - is where you find hundreds of villagers living with some of the highest rates of HIV… Read more »