By Keletso Thobega Jwaneng, Botswana The hot Kalahari sun batters the tarmac as pedestrians swipe beads of sweat from their faces. Tshenolo Kebadiretse 42, tends to a...
By Teresia Gitau LOITOKTOK, Kenya — Every morning feels surreal to Naila Nashipae, 42. She walks two kilometers from her house to the Noolturesh River to check if water...
By Teresia Gitau When Halima Abdi leaves Mandera for Somalia’s Beled Hawo each morning to restock her kiosk, she doesn’t see foreign soldiers or security...
By Paul Odil Tens of thousands of mourners packed the Mamboleo Stadium in Kisumu on 18 October 2025 to view the body of veteran opposition leader, Raila Odinga. As they...
By Joel Massibo Bungoma County, Kenya Sharon sits on the edge of a wooden bed in Bukembe, gently rocking her infant to sleep. She is 16. Her baby is seven months old...
In Côte d’Ivoire, the Singrobo-Ahouaty hydropower dam was meant to showcase President Alassane Ouattara’s vision of green growth and inclusive development. One year...
One team has dominated the Kenyan Premier League 21 times, with 4 others dominating the top 5 in almost every season. Could match fixing in the KPL be behind this...
Africa, Guest Post
Power and performance: How African Union organs are shaping, or failing, Africa’s Future
By Mkhululi Chimoio An institution born out of a need for a unifying force against historical conflicts, poverty, poor governance, and economic isolation in a continent...
Rose is a 21-year-old woman who was struck by a stray bullet while heading home during the June 25th, 2025, protests in Kenya. She wasn’t demonstrating; she simply...
Africa, Press Freedom
A Campaign of Disappearances: Inside the Killings, Abductions and Surveillance of Mozambique’s Government Critics
Key findings. The abduction of journalist Arlindo Chissale is part of a broader pattern of enforced disappearances and political killings in Mozambique, with over 300...