After a voter turnout of 53.73%, 85% of citizens who voted said 'yes' to abolish the senate and change the country's flag, the national electoral commission says. The opposition ... Read more »
Once considered the breadbasket of Southern Africa, now Zimbabweans are ranked the poorest in Africa. A report by Mauritius' AfrAsia Bank and Johannesburg-based market research ... Read more »
While domestic violence is a criminal offence, prosecutions are rare as women often drop charges for fear of sending their husbands to jail or getting divorced, a lawyer says. Read more »
The funding will be used to reduce dependence on food imports, create jobs and increase the incomes of rural households, especially women and youth, says International Fund for ... Read more »
Hereditary systems of slavery still exist in the country despite an official ban. Read more »
The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index can break down poverty levels for regions within countries, as well as reveal the dimensions in which people are poor. Read more »
Two people have been handed prison sentences and ordered to pay compensation to victims in only the country's second ever prosecution for slavery since it was criminalised. ... Read more »
Ghana, the first sub-Saharan Africa country to shake off colonial rule 58 years ago, has become the destination of choice for diasporans looking for a spiritual home and an ... Read more »
The U.S.-Africa Summit offers an opportunity to increase the cooperation needed to more effectively combating terrorism and insecurity. That is the view expressed in a guest column ... Read more »
Amid some calls for a boycott, Mauritanians headed to the polls over the weekend to cast their ballots in a presidential election being contested by incumbent Mohamed Ould Abdel ... Read more »
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