The European Union and its free trade agreement took decades to establish. Africa is now hoping it can achieve the same in a fraction of the time. But with Nigeria pulling out, questions are being raised over just how achievable it really is. The vision is a free trade deal encompassing 1.2 billion people stretching […]
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been accused of widespread abuses in Sudan, including the 3 June massacre in which more than 120 people were reportedly killed, with many of the dead dumped in the River Nile. Sudan expert Alex de Waal charts their rise. The RSF are now the real ruling power in Sudan. […]
As Algeria and Senegal face each other in the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) final in Egypt on Friday, we look at some of the high and low points of the continent’s biggest football tournament. The knights of Madagascar We all love an underdog and low-ranking Madagascar were the team many neutral fans were rooting […]
South Africa’s watchdog has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of misleading parliament and potential money laundering over a campaign donation. Mr Ramaphosa has previously denied any wrongdoing. His supporters say the allegations made by Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane are politically motivated. The scandal is seen as part of a larger power struggle within the governing party, […]
Report by public protector on president comes as predecessor abandons testimony to commission probing graft allegations. South Africa’s anti-corruption watchdog has said President Cyril Ramaphosa “misled” parliament about a 500,000 rand ($35,900) donation he received for his campaign to lead the African National Congress (ANC). Ramaphosa, who replaced former President Jacob Zuma last year and then […]
ZURICH (NYTIMES) – The year-old Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now considered a global health emergency, the World Health Organisation said Wednesday (July 17), in a formal declaration many public health experts called long overdue. “This is still a regional emergency and by no way a global threat,” said Mr Robert […]
A Zimbabwean nurse travelled from Cape Town to Cairo by road enduring visa delays, internet blackouts and revolutionary protests all for the love of football. Alvin “Aluvah” Zhakata had intended to make it to Egypt for the opening match of the Africa Cup of Nations on 21 June, when Zimbabwe’s Warriors took on the hosts. […]
Clegg was one of the few white artists to openly confront South Africa’s apartheid government in the 1970s and 1980s. South African singer and songwriter Johnny Clegg, one of the few white artists to openly confront the apartheid government in the late 1970s and 1980s, has died. The Grammy-nominated artist – often called the “White […]
South African former President Jacob Zuma says he and his family received death threats after his testimony at an inquiry into corruption under his rule. He told the judge-led inquiry on Tuesday that the threats had followed his testimony on the previous day. In the earlier testimony, he said he had been the target of […]
Somalia’s government has announced that it will award a prize in honour of journalist Hodan Nalayeh who was killed in an attack by Islamist militants. The annual Hodan Nalayeh prize will be awarded to “outstanding” individuals from the Somali diaspora. Nalayeh, who grew up in Canada, returned to Somalia last year to highlight positive stories […]