January 15, 2013
Kenya: Tobacco's Immigrant Child Labour
The Kenyan government has tried to curtail tobacco production, but its policies have indirectly led remaining tobacco farms to increasingly draw on immigrant child labour. Read more »
January 14, 2013
Southern Africa: Protests Predicted in Angola and Malawi
Protests in the week ahead are likely in Angola over veterans' pensions and in Malawi over economic reforms. Read more »
Central African Republic: Where Now for the Seleka Rebel Insurgency?
Exclusive Analysis explores the potential directions the Seleka rebel insurgency in the Central African Republic might take in the coming weeks. Read more »
Africa: Trouble Brewing - Africa and Alcohol Problems
With over-consumption of alcohol on the rise, governments are struggling to find suitable legislation amidst profit-hungry global corporations and illegally-produced liquor. Read more »
West Africa: Sierra Leone and Ghana - Setting a New Template for African Elections?
Though "mature" Ghana and "fragile" Sierra Leone are rarely compared in terms of their democracies, their elections followed notably similar trends. Read more »
January 10, 2013
Africa: War and Hunger in the Central African Republic
Conflict in the Central African Republic has made food distribution efforts difficult and may have caused further humanitarian problems. Read more »
January 08, 2013
Ghana: Elections - A Victory for Mental Health?
For the first time, mentally disabled citizens in Ghana cast votes for their president. But is formal enfranchisement enough? Read more »
January 07, 2013
Egypt: Egypt Teeters on Brink of More Unrest
Since the fall of Mubarak, Egypt has seen tumult and unrest, sharp divisions in society and politics, and efforts to protect and undermine its ongoing revolution. Read more »
December 20, 2012
East Africa: Islanders Suffer New Defeat in Face of UK-U.S. Goliath
Former residents of the Chagos Islands have lost their latest legal bid for the right to return following a European ruling. What next for the islanders? Read more »
Africa: Opiates for the Masses
Africa's hugely limited access to pain relief leaves many people to suffer terribly, but are there signs of progress on the horizon? Read more »
Africa: Chocolates and Slavery
Hundreds of thousands of children work on cocoa farms to produce chocolate consumed around the world. Read more »
December 17, 2012
Kenya: Gender Equality Frustrated Ahead of Elections
Consternation for women's rights advocates in Kenya as a Supreme Court ruling disregards the new gender parity law ahead of March 2013 elections. Read more »
Zambia: Power Struggle Within Ruling Party Escalates
As figures within the Patriotic Front vie to succeed President Sata, corruption allegations made against rivals have become a weapon of choice. Read more »
Uganda: Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Think Africa Press asks a panel of experts 'What are the potential impacts of Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill?'. Read more »
December 14, 2012
Botswana: Nation Faces Future Without Diamonds
With its diamond reserves predicted to run out in 20 years, diversification is crucial if Botswana is to continue to be an 'African success story'. Read more »
Africa: Negotiating With the DRC Rebels - First As Tragedy, Then As Farce?
If talks with M23 are not responsibly managed and we see a repeat of the 2009 CNDP talks, we could also see another identikit conflict a few years down the line. Read more »
South Africa: The Meaning of Marikana
What lay at the heart of the Marikana strike? And what are the implications for the ANC's Mangaung conference? Read more »
Nigeria: It's Time to Broaden the Debate On Gender
A new report examines gender inequality in Nigeria, but its narrow understanding of gender blinds it to wider problems and issues. Read more »
Africa: The Kampala Convention On IDPs Enters Into Force
The African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa, also known as the Kampala Convention, entered into force on December 6,… Read more »
December 13, 2012
Mali: Second Coup Shows Military Still Holds Sway
While international condemnation has poured in, many in Bamako have responded to the forced resignation of Mali's PM with apathy and impatience. Read more »
Rwanda: In the Market for a Wife - Paying Dowries in Rwanda
As dowries have shifted from being made up of animals and objects to money, cultures and practices around their payment have changed too. Read more »
South Africa: I Hate Rhinos
White middle class South Africans are quick to show solidarity with rhinos, but where is their outrage when it comes to underpaid black workers, inequality and poverty? Read more »
December 12, 2012
Ghana: Opposition Heads to Court Over Polls
Ghana's ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) was declared to have won in both the presidential and parliamentary elections last weekend. But, following allegations of… Read more »
Tunisia: General Strike May Be Averted, for Now
With relations souring between Al-Nahda, Tunisia's ruling party, and the UGTT, the country's main trade union, both sides may be facing their toughest tests yet. Read more »
Africa: COP18 - Doha's Hot Air and the Need for a New Approach to Climate Change
After the failure of COP18 due to powerful vested interests and short-term thinking, a radically new negotiation model is crucial if we are to avoid the gradual death of our… Read more »