Morocco’s efforts to secure international backing for its proposed autonomy plan for Western Sahara face a renewed obstacle at the United Nations, where Secretary-General António Guterres has insisted that any future arrangement
African nations are rapidly increasing their adoption of solar technology, with imports of Chinese-made solar panels surging 60% in the 12 months through June, according to data compiled by climate think tank
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The United States has dramatically recalibrated its Africa strategy under President Donald Trump, shifting from aid restrictions to a transactional policy that trades military support for access to West Africa’s lucrative mineral
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The UAE, the United Arab Emirates, is a cancer spreading in Africa. This cancer has infected much of east Africa and is spreading into northern, central and western parts of the continent. The
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The North Mara gold mine in northern Tanzania, valued at more than $1 billion, has become a flashpoint of violence, repression, and desperation among impoverished villagers living in its shadow. Once hailed
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In the months after the 1987 coupin Burkina Faso that killed President Thomas Sankara, screen printers in the capital, Ouagadougou, began to churn out shirts with Sankara’s face on them. The image
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by Nil The Palgrave Handbook of Terrorism in Africa, edited by Prof. Rohan Gunaratna and Dr. C. Nna-Emeka Okereke, represents a rigorous scholarly effort to dissect the complex and escalating phenomenon of
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White South African farmers—once praised by Donald Trump and even offered asylum under his presidency—are now facing a devastating blow from the very leader who claimed to champion their cause. As The
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A brutal civil war is being waged in Ethiopia, where political power grows from the barrel of a gun. On one side stands the Western-backed, corrupt, and brutal gangster regime of Prime
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Juliana Lumumba, daughter of Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba, has underscored her father’s enduring impact on the global anti-colonial movement in a recent interview with Russia Today. She emphasized that his legacy
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Libya has officially launched its first oil and gas exploration licensing round since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that toppled long-time leader Muammar Gaddafi, marking a major step toward reviving the country’s battered
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An African rider from Eritrea, Biniam Girmay, made history last year by dominating the Tour de France and winning the points classification in his debut appearance. He could have done even better
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On 25 June, the youth erupted once more onto Kenya’s streets. One year to the day after the struggle to stop Ruto’s Finance Bill 2024 culminated in spectacular scenes of the youth
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Conflict and instability are plunging 39 vulnerable economies deeper into poverty and hunger, posing a growing threat to global development efforts, according to a sweeping new report from the World Bank. The
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Record-high global gold prices are accelerating mining activity in Sudan, providing a vital financial lifeline to the country’s warring factions and prolonging a devastating civil conflict, according to reports cited by the
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A Malian court has taken the unprecedented step of appointing administrators to operate the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine, intensifying an already heated dispute between Barrick Gold and Mali’s military-led government, according to a
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