August 20, 2012
Senegal: An Interview With Carlou D
Think Africa Press talks to the Senegalese singer about music, spirituality and his Baye Fall faith. Read more »
August 16, 2012
Angola: Angola's 4G Upgrade - Is the Future Bright for the Country's Rural Poor?
The improved coverage of 4G technology may provide new opportunities for Angola's rural communities. Read more »
August 15, 2012
Libya: The Stalemate Between the Govt and the Hague Court
Libya insists on trying Saif and Senussi in national courts but have custody of neither. The ICC cannot give Libya the right try them. Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: In Search of Impartial Justice
Without even-handed justice for both Ouattara and Gbagbo supporters, divisions and violence may worsen. Read more »
Libya: Sandstorm - Libya in the Time of Revolution
harting Gaddafi's rise and fall, Lindey Hilsum's engaging, if often dispiriting, new book raises more questions than it answers. Read more »
August 14, 2012
Kenya: Women Farmers - Masters of Their Own Destiny?
As climate change threatens farmers' livelihoods, Kenyan women demonstrate that adaptability can bring success. Read more »
Somalia: The Consequences of a Crooked Constitution
Have underlying agendas in Somalia's draft constitution gone unnoticed? Read more »
August 13, 2012
Africa: Africa's Olympic Highs and Lows
Stepping onto the podium at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Summer Olympics, 23-year-old Ugandan Stephen Kiprotich, winner of the men's marathon, became Uganda's first gold… Read more »
Mali: Timbuktu - the End of Tourism?
Mali's crisis may have ruinous long-term effects on the socio-economic prospects of one of the world's most fabled cities. Read more »
Guinea Bissau: Back to Cabral?
Downtown Bissau is a strangely quiet place. There's little traffic, except for a rare hive of activity around the small port. For most Bissau-Guineans, the April 2012 coup has had… Read more »
Kenya: Defending 2007 Election Chief
Has the electoral commission chairman been unfairly blamed for the problems of Kenya's 2007 elections? Read more »
August 10, 2012
Africa: Russia's Relations With Africa Flounder
A lack of focus and interest are hindering what could be a beneficial economic and political relationship between Russia and Africa. Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Will Rebels Bring Down Kabila?
The new rebellion in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has brought unwanted celebrity back to this particularly restive part of central Africa. Read more »
Egypt: The Role of a Constitutional Court in Democratisation
How must the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt act to ensure its continued relevance and assist in the country's transition? Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: The Ivory Coast's Politics of Belonging
Ahead of former president Laurent Gbagbo's delayed ICC trial, current president Alassane Ouattara's visit to Europe provokes angry protests claiming he is not Ivorian. Read more »
August 09, 2012
Ethiopia: What Might a Post-Meles Era Bring?
As Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia concludes his 21st year of rule, and as rumours of his illness and possible demise abound, many are wondering what the future holds for… Read more »
Uganda: Govt Sued Over Maternal Healthcare
Uganda's government currently finds itself the subject of unwanted attention following the decision of more than 50 civil society groups to seek legal recourse that could… Read more »
Egypt: Cabinet Lineup Reflects Balance of Power
Egypt's first freely elected president, the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Mursi, has appointed his first cabinet, and guess what? It is crammed with officials from the old regime. Read more »
South Sudan: Donations Needed for Life-Saving Food Drops
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is appealing for $6.5 million to provide life-saving airlifts of food to refugees in South Sudan. The WFP relies entirely on voluntary donations… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Conflict in the Kivus - the Start of Africa's Second World War?
Fighting in the DRC will lead to much human suffering, but it seems unlikely to escalate into full-blown, interstate conflict. Read more »
August 07, 2012
Malawi: HIV Study Shows Promise
Ground-breaking research on HIV-self-testing is underway in Malawi and with so far promising results. Researchers are investigating whether easy-to-use mouth swabs, which allow… Read more »
Cameroon: Nation Tries to Beat Food Shortages
In Soa, a suburb of Cameroon's capital city Yaoundé, Gisele Ottou and her children dry mangoes on a solar oven. As the mango season winds down, she wants to preserve them so… Read more »
South Africa: The ANC - 'An Extraordinary Past, but a Pedestrian Present'
Who Rules South Africa? by BBC World Service Africa Editor Martin Plaut and researcher and analyst Paul Holden is an up-to-date survey of the South African political landscape… Read more »
August 06, 2012
Egypt: Unidentified Gunmen Attack Military Forces
Security remains elevated and the military on alert in the North Sinai governorate following an attack by unidentified gunmen against Egyptian military forces in Rafah on August 5. Read more »
Africa: Family Planning Is No Substitute for Development
Zainab Usman argues that new family planning strategies could obscure wider deficiencies in governance. Read more »