Gambia is at the center of the global fight to stop women’s rights from being rolled back. Now, a male-dominated Parliament is set to decide whether to overturn the ban on mutilating girls
A report concludes that, in 2022 and 2023, attacks against students and teachers increased by 20%, as did the military use of schools. The worst hit places were Palestine, Ukraine, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Myanmar
Young people from Sahel, an epicenter of global terrorism, traveled 185 miles in a military convoy, dodging landmines and attacks, to participate in a national championship
New research has shown that the species use individual vocalizations to call specific members of the herd, which go beyond mere imitations of the addressee
Nigerian Oluwatosin Ajibade is an afrobeats star who has toured with J Balvin, made tracks with Bad Bunny and Beyoncé and travels the world to discover new musical talent. His dream is a more just music industry in which African labels get a larger share of the profits
The extreme measure helps the species survive, but it’s not without its dangers: according to a study, dehorned rhinos reduce their home range because they feel more vulnerable
For more than two decades, the human rights defender has fought to improve the lives of Malian women and girls, who experience the highest teenage pregnancy rates, schooling gaps and unemployment levels in sub-Saharan Africa
The Kagame regime relies on significant foreign aid and a silenced opposition to leave behind the horrific 1994 Hutu-Tutsi conflict that shocked the world. There is no talk of ethnicity, but the old wounds still fester beneath the surface
The unusual positioning and injuries suggestive of dragging after death point to intentional burial practices
The climate crisis’ impacts on major African producers has seen cocoa prices soar by over 150%
Chimpanzee and gorilla habitats are located close to operational and preoperational mining areas for materials that are essential for key technologies and the green energy transition
Two decades of expeditions by a hundred scientists have revealed the continent’s most endangered ecoregion, home to dozens of endemic species existing in an ocean of grass
Europe and NATO are concerned about the destabilization of a region full of gold and uranium and central to migratory movements to the north
Justin Arestein, South African disinformation expert, explains how African and foreign political actors are pushing claims that support their geostrategic interests with the help of artificial intelligence and cheaper technology
The civil war that has been devastating the African country for almost a year has produced the largest number of internally displaced individuals in the world and a famine emergency affecting five million people. It also looms as a regional conflict
Washington is maneuvering with authorities after a coup that left the country more closely aligned with nations like Russia and Iran and ended an agreement that allowed for the presence of a U.S. air base and 1,000 military personnel
Just over 22% of the e-waste mass was properly collected and recycled in 2022. It is expected to decline to 20% by the end of the decade because of the ‘staggering growth’ of such waste due to higher consumption among other factors
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin addressed more than 50 defense leaders from Europe and around the world who are meeting at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany
Pentagon officials said U.S. had ‘lengthy and direct’ discussions with the junta officials that were also in part spurred by concerns over Niger’s potential relationships with Russia and Iran
Lawmakers rejected, for now, the bill, but referred it to a committee for further discussion. It could return for another vote within weeks
The report, released on International Women’s Day. The practice, incorrectly believed to control women’s sexuality, can cause serious bleeding and even death. Girls are subjected to the procedure at ages ranging from infancy to adolescence
About 40% of the country is experiencing severe hunger, with seven million people at risk of starvation
The outbreak of a new wave of violence in the east of the country has forced thousands to flee to already overcrowded camps where a lack of food and drinking water is raising fears of an explosion of diseases
With 75% of the population under 35 years of age, the nation grapples with social and political instability, shortcomings in the educational system and precarious work conditions, which drive many to seek opportunities elsewhere. Those who stay face the daunting task of forging ahead in an environment fraught with obstacles
Migrants who previously had a safe place to charge phones, use the bathroom, eat a meal and arrange to head elsewhere in the U.S. were now left on the street as migrant aid groups scrambled to help out as best they could
EU members and institutions are trying to push long-awaited asylum and migration reforms through the bloc’s parliament before the Europe-wide elections in June
Samples collected from sewage sites in several areas of the capital, Harare, late last year showed the presence of a mutated polio virus that originated in an oral vaccine used in the global eradication effort
