Nyanchama Okemwa: ‘We can no longer pretend that modernity is not based on colonialism’
The Kenyan anthropologist, who is part of the European Network Against Racism, is calling for better education to change the narrative on colonization
The Kenyan anthropologist, who is part of the European Network Against Racism, is calling for better education to change the narrative on colonization
Historian and political scientist Rahmane Idrissa believes that Niger’s coup d’état will cause the infrastructures that channel foreign aid to be restricted, which will harm the most disadvantaged population
A report from a human rights defense organization includes 300 cases of abuse against LGBTQ+ Ugandans so far this year
Climate challenges are at the root of problems faced by conflict-ridden countries in Africa’s Sahel region. The lending institutions are not taking the vulnerabilities of poor countries enough into account in their funding decisions, experts say
Around 99% of doses that are administered on the continent are imported. To address this problem, vaccine manufacturing facilities in Senegal, Rwanda, and South Africa are showing interest in a technology that reduces production costs and gets around patent barriers
Over 120 million children around the world are homeless, and 30 million are in Africa. Thousands are in this African country
Officials gathering in Marrakech on Monday said they would focus on Africa as they work to stabilize and grow the global economy
South African data scientist Pelonomi Moiloa is the founder of one of the continent’s first companies that develop AI-based products
Experts believe it is a major leap forward in the fight against malaria, although it is not a silver bullet to end the disease
After years of negotiations, the country’s government has signed a new agreement with gem giant De Beers, which will give it a larger share of revenue
King Mswati III, 55, has been the monarch since 1986, when he became ruler days after his 18th birthday. His father was king for 82 years before him, although Eswatini only gained independence from Britain in 1968
The continent exports unrefined gold, lithium and cobalt due to limited infrastructure and financing, but now wants to process these products to reap greater rewards
The conviction of three women for prohibited excisions on eight babies sparks intense debate in this African country where 75% of adolescent girls have been subjected to the practice
President William Ruto made the appeal in an address to leading U.S. technology companies and investors
Authorities warned that disease and explosives shifted by the waters could claim yet more lives
Six out of 10 doctors in the African country plan to emigrate. The government wants to retain them for up to five years by law
A study by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation states that the world is experiencing an epidemic of maternal and child mortality
The destruction appears greatest in Derna, a city formerly held by Islamic extremists in the chaos that has gripped Libya for more than a decade and left it with crumbling and inadequate infrastructure
A study by Doctors Without Borders and others warns of the proliferation of complications suffered by women following a terminated pregnancy in conflict-affected regions
For decades, scientists have pondered the usefulness of certain carved balls found at sites dating back a million and a half years
Buthelezi founded the Inkatha Freedom Party, the third-largest political party in South Africa when the country transitioned from the racist apartheid system to a democratic one in 1994
A comprehensive international report warns that the economic costs resulting from these plants and animals have already soared to over $400 billion a year
The elections are the second since the ouster of longtime autocratic ruler Robert Mugabe in a 2017 coup
General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema took the oath in the presidential palace in front of a packed, boisterous room of government officials, military and local leaders in Libreville
Hassoumi Massoudou, acting head of state of the overthrown government, says West African countries have experienced four coup d’états in two years. ‘They have said enough is enough’
An emergency services spokesperson said more than 50 others were injured in the blaze that broke out at about 1 a.m. on Thursday. Witnesses say as many as 200 people or more may have been living in the building
In a video apparently from detention in his residence, President Ali Bongo Ondimba called on people to ’make noise’ to support him. But crowds instead took to the streets of the capital and sang the national anthem to celebrate the coup