Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza — the main political opponent of Rwandan President Paul Kagame — accuses her country’s government of ‘silencing opposition’ and focusing on ‘whitewashing its international image’
Aminata Touré, an economist and the former Prime Minister of Senegal, is running to become the first female president in the country’s 2024 elections
President Ebrahim Raisi spoke in Uganda, which recently passed anti-gay legislation prescribing the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality
The decision has increased tensions in the southern African nation, which has a history of violent and disputed elections
The southern region of the ‘red island’ was thought to be the first country that would experience famine as a result of climate change, but experts warn that the cause of this crisis is structural poverty
With the war in Ukraine as a wake-up call, the African country has decided to focus more on its own production and less on imports. But bigger harvests will not by themselves solve the problem of food insecurity
Some U.S. based organizations, especially in largely Christian countries, are looking to influence
A review of dozens of traditional societies shows that the sexual division of labor in these communities is a myth
Now 62 years old, he was arrested last month in the small town of Paarl near Cape Town, having been on the run for half his life
The 62-year-old McKinleyville, California, resident and his wife say they believe FBI officials withheld information about negotiations with the captors
These stealthy survival tactics could teach us how to curb the widespread use of chemical pesticides in agriculture. But first, researchers must learn how seemingly helpless flora deploy this masterful strategy
The executive director of the Artemisas Foundation talks about equality, women’s representation in elected office and the political and economic violence suffered by women leaders in her country
The researchers are waiting for the WHO to approve the treatment, which is the first in the world to protect against a worm that infects 200 million people a year
Of the more than 200,000 Sudanese who have fled violence in their country, almost half went to Egypt where millions already live, leading to heightened tension
Days of clashes between security forces and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko killed at least 16 people and injured hundreds
Jordan is set to host its biggest royal wedding in years as the country’s young Crown Prince Hussein exchanges vows with a daughter of one of Saudi Arabia’s wealthiest and most influential families
The allegations were made this month by the United States’ ambassador to South Africa, who said he was sure that weapons and ammunition were loaded onto the Russian-flagged cargo ship when it docked at the Simon’s Town naval base near Cape Town
The bill prescribes the death penalty for ‘aggravated homosexuality,’ which is defined as cases of sexual relations involving people infected with HIV as well as with minors and other categories of vulnerable people
A special tribunal set up by the United Nations, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, said Thursday that Fulgence Kayishema was arrested a day earlier
Most drugs are tested on populations of European origin, but standard treatment and dosage recommendations are applied in Africa and other parts of the world with genetically diverse populations
In Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya, homophobia has worsened, with political and religious leaders pushing for tougher laws. Much of this agenda is being supported by foreign money
The Central African entrepreneur develops mobile apps that teach young people about the continent
Filmmakers from Africa are making an effort to fight for the restitution of the graphic memory of their continent, long stifled and distorted by the colonial powers
The U.S., China, Russia and the EU are all seeking to strengthen ties on the continent as changes in the international order and new alliances emerge over the war in Ukraine
Last Thursday, people in the town of Karma, in Yatenga province, awoke to a large group of armed men in military fatigues, driving motorcycles and armored pickup trucks and started indiscriminately killing people
The Spanish non-profit Open Arms plucked 50 people from a sinking boat, including a pregnant woman and a baby. EL PAÍS witnessed the operation
Experts warn of the possible intervention of rebel forces and foreign militias in an already unstable area. Fighting continues this Saturday near the presidential palace in Khartoum despite the truce proposed by the UN
