People smuggling in Libya: You can’t bomb away a problem of economics
Europe seems to think force and arms are the solution to reducing people smuggling in the volatile and fluid Libya. Even Gaddafi knew...
Fair’s fair: giving the AU its due
The African Union (AU) has often been subjected to a barrage of denigration in the media. This is not without a basis in fact....
ANC fails to quell succession discord
The NEC says pronouncing on names in the leadership battle is off-limits, while the ANC Women’s league backs Dlamini-Zuma President Jacob...
PRESIDENT of Ghana has fired his Communications Director apparently, for plagiarism of his inaugural
PRESIDENT of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has fired his Communications Director apparently, for plagiarism of his inaugural speech...
Uganda: 30 drown after boat carrying football team capsizes on Lake Albert
At least 30 people have drowned after a boat carrying a football team and their fans capsized on Lake Albert in Uganda, police say. The...
Gambia: Why the army may be the key to getting Jammeh to step down
Domestic, regional and international bodies have all condemned Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to concede defeat. But one significant group still...
Congo’s political crisis after 19 December
Protests and arrests have been centred on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s major cities, but we should also pay attention to more rural...
'Plastic rice' seized in Nigeria
Nigeria has confiscated 2.5 tonnes of "plastic rice" smuggled into the country by unscrupulous businessmen, the customs service says....
After 50 years, freedom of association is firmly established, though far from absolute, in Africa
Fifty years after the United Nations formalized the freedoms of assembly and association, how well are African governments protecting...
Gambia: Why the army may be the key to getting Jammeh to step down
Domestic, regional and international bodies have all condemned Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to concede defeat. But one significant group still...
