
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
FRIDAY, 07 NOVEMBER 2025, 00:19

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

Nepotism, graft, shifting ideologies: Southern Africa’s liberation parties have experienced historic setbacks in 2024

The entry of Thales Alenia Space comes at a time when SpaceX’s Starlink is recording significant milestones on the continent

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

The Botswana Democratic Party suffered a humiliating defeat in last week’s parliamentary elections

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

When the country legalised some types of cannabis, it threw a centuries-old industry into disarray

The party that has ruled Mozambique since 1975 remains popular

A bitter dispute over which faction should control the central bank has laid bare the country’s fragilities

A steep improvement in Seychelles has seen it take over top spot in the foundation’s overall ranking from Mauritius

Christian rights groups have spent millions over four years in efforts to push anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQIA+ agendas

Human rights bodies fear that geoeconomic interests will overshadow promotion of democracy and human rights during the visit

What is going to happen when 91 year-old Paul Biya dies?

Interest in dugong conservation is surging beyond Mozambique, with regional initiatives being launched to protect the sea mammals

Adverse and biased narratives about the continent inflate perceptions of risk, leading to unjustifiably high borrowing costs

The hotel and its grand staircase were built in the Art Deco style in the 1950s when Mozambique was still a colony of Portugal

Rigathi Gachagua says the charges against him, including corruption, are a ploy to push him out of office

Outgoing President Filipe Nyusi’s Frelimo party has held power since independence from Portugal in 1975

The foundation hosted its inaugural Africa Peace & Security Dialogue to identify solutions to the continent’s conflicts

Whistleblowers in Kenya have faced retaliation, social victimisation, and intimidation, often being targeted for disclosing information without formal procedures

Despite arrests, the Bizonto comedy troupe continues to resonate with audiences nationwide