September 18, 2013
Uganda: Museveni's Broken Promise to Teachers Provokes Strike Action
The Ugandan government's failure to fulfil its pledge to increase teachers' salaries has resulted in country-wide strikes, with no easy resolution on the horizon. Read more »
Africa: A Native Informant, I Presume - the Legacy of David Livingstone
Henri, a Congolese abstract painter, disdains artistic projects undertaken by Westerners that spotlight his marginalised compatriots. For instance, he scoffs at Kinshasa Kids… Read more »
September 17, 2013
Uganda: Nation's 'Literary Desert' Is Back in Bloom
In 1969, Taban lo Liyong declared Uganda "a literary desert". In 2013, Oscar Ranzo and a growing number of Ugandan authors would beg to differ. Read more »
September 16, 2013
Zambia: Can Zambia Manage More Borrowing?
Just six years after debt relief, Zambia is approaching international capital markets, with government promising more such borrowing in the future. Read more »
September 13, 2013
Tanzania: Children and the Toxic Lure of Gold
Tanzania needs to act on child labour in the hazardous gold mining industry, fast. Read more »
Zambia: Where Are the Women in Zambia's Legislature?
A poor record on female representation means Zambia lags behind other sub-Saharan African countries. Extravagant electoral campaigns may be to blame. Read more »
Kenya: Predicting Africa's Next Oil Insurgency
The recent discovery of oil deposits in Kenya's Turkana County could increase insecurity in the region. Read more »
September 11, 2013
Nigeria: Jonathan Fires Ministers Linked to Rivals
Despite Goodluck Jonathan's claims to the contrary, his political rivals will take his reshuffle personally. Read more »
Ghana: Ghana and Burma - The First Lion and the Last Tiger
Ghana and Burma's shared endeavours for independence were partly forged in the forgotten battles of the south-east Asian campaign during WWII. Read more »
September 10, 2013
Egypt: Can Islamic Bonds Save the Economy?
Egypt is trying to attract foreign investors through Islamic bonds. But while others are cautiously optimistic, some are highly sceptical of the measure. Read more »
September 09, 2013
East Africa: Could Locusts Escalate Tensions Between the Sudans?
Sudan could be liable for environmental damage to South Sudan if it fails to tackle its locust problem. Read more »
Burundi: The Govt Just Can't Please Its Teachers
Burundian teachers have stood down from yet another strike, but this is not a conflict that will go away easily Read more »
September 06, 2013
Somalia: Changing Times Bring Diaspora Back
With prospects improving in the country, some of the Somali diaspora are coming home. Read more »
Zambia: Tangled Webs and Illicit Flows
Illicit financial outflows are the missing link between the profits of multinationals and the poverty faced by the majority of Zambians. Read more »
Eswatini: Pro-Reform Protestors Arrested in Swaziland
The government has been quick to suppress The Global Week of Action for Swaziland, which has mobilised regional and international support. Read more »
Liberia: Sirleaf's New Public Enemy Number One
With the on-going Rodney Sieh libel case and growing media restrictions, the idea of 'Liberia Rising, Together' has an increasingly hollow ring. Read more »
September 05, 2013
Nigeria: Graft Watchdog - 'Another Brand of Corruption'
Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is meant to bring wrongdoers to justice. So why is it mostly President Jonathan's opponents who have anything to fear? Read more »
Tunisia: Can Labour Ride to Rescue?
As Tunisia descends into political crisis, many are looking to the UGTT for mediation and resolution - for this is no ordinary union. Read more »
Namibia: Drought - Snapshot of the Future?
Namibia is facing what could be its most severe drought in thirty years. The immediate crisis is serious, but it underlines the importance of Namibia's efforts to become… Read more »
Kenya: How Slum Dwellers Are Reclaiming Their Toilets
In the face of failing sanitation systems, the residents of Mathare are taking matters into their own hands. Read more »
September 04, 2013
Nigeria: Ruling Party Splits
In what could prove to be the most significant political event since the return of electoral democracy in 1999, a powerful faction has broken away from Nigeria's ruling party. Read more »
September 03, 2013
Nigeria: Challenging Child Marriage
Nigeria's Senate has failed to remove a clause in the constitution which legitimises child marriage. It is time for Nigeria to protect its young girls and fight for equality. Read more »
Central African Republic: The Children in Need - Humanitarian Crisis in the CAR
Africa's forgotten crisis in the Central African Republic threatens the country's most vulnerable. Read more »
September 02, 2013
Kenya: Bitcoins Don't Catch On - Yet
The use of the virtual currency Bitcoins could change the way money flows in Kenya. But it hasn't caught on just yet. Read more »
Mali: Mon Pays, Vieux Farka Touré
Vieux Farka Touré returns to his Malian roots in this moving statement on his home country. Read more »