Djibouti’s Mahamoud Ali Youssouf criticises African leaders for inaction on conflicts
The outspoken foreign minister will be vying for the African Union Commission chair in February
Africa
How SA became a haven for dodgy presidential cash from Mozambique
An investigation by Open Secrets reveals how Mozambican elites exploited weak enforcement to ‘invest’ in luxury properties in the neighbouring country
African businesses favour intra-continental trade over global markets
Businesses surveyed report that trading within Africa is easier than trading with the rest of the world
Dehumanising Malawi hospitals fail mothers with impairments
More than 1.7 million people in the country live with disabilities, but the hospital system is not set up for them, so they suffer indignity and worse
The beginning of the end of the liberation party era
Nepotism, graft, shifting ideologies: Southern Africa’s liberation parties have experienced historic setbacks in 2024
US, Europe begin scramble for Africa’s satellite internet market
The entry of Thales Alenia Space comes at a time when SpaceX’s Starlink is recording significant milestones on the continent
Rampage and ransom as heavyweight in Sudan’s RSF defects
A fuller picture of the Rapid Support Forces massacres in Gezira, committed under the cover of a communications blackout, is emerging from survivors and victims’ families
Six decades of liberation party rule in Botswana end in shock
The Botswana Democratic Party suffered a humiliating defeat in last week’s parliamentary elections
Africans trapped in Lebanon by ‘kafala’ labour system and Israel’s bombs
With nearly 2 500 people killed in recent Israeli strikes on Lebanon, nobody in the country is safe, and the only help for Africans is from other migrant workers
Cannabis: Morocco’s pot of gold
When the country legalised some types of cannabis, it threw a centuries-old industry into disarray
Mozambique election: Frelimo’s Daniel Chapo declared election winner amid tension
The party that has ruled Mozambique since 1975 remains popular
Libya has avoided another civil war, but only just
A bitter dispute over which faction should control the central bank has laid bare the country’s fragilities
Mo Ibrahim Foundation finds progress on governance in Africa has halted
A steep improvement in Seychelles has seen it take over top spot in the foundation’s overall ranking from Mauritius
US ‘anti-rights’ groups boost spending in Africa to over $16 million
Christian rights groups have spent millions over four years in efforts to push anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQIA+ agendas
Joe Biden has ignored Africa for his entire term, so why is he visiting Angola in December?
Human rights bodies fear that geoeconomic interests will overshadow promotion of democracy and human rights during the visit
Cameroon’s president is very old and missing in action
What is going to happen when 91 year-old Paul Biya dies?
Why Mozambique is tracking Dugong movements with satellite technology
Interest in dugong conservation is surging beyond Mozambique, with regional initiatives being launched to protect the sea mammals
Study finds that negative media stereotypes drain African economies
Adverse and biased narratives about the continent inflate perceptions of risk, leading to unjustifiably high borrowing costs
Mozambique’s Grand Hotel squatters desperate for change after vote
The hotel and its grand staircase were built in the Art Deco style in the 1950s when Mozambique was still a colony of Portugal
Kenya’s deputy president faces impeachment vote
Rigathi Gachagua says the charges against him, including corruption, are a ploy to push him out of office
Meet Mozambique’s four leading presidential candidates
Outgoing President Filipe Nyusi’s Frelimo party has held power since independence from Portugal in 1975