Nanjala Nyabola: Democracy in East Africa must be saved
Last week, Ugandan lawyer Agather Atuhaire was finally set free five days after she was detained by the Tanzanian police for unclear...
Alisa Butterwick, Opinion editor
Russian forces attack Ukraine in largest air strike yet
Russian forces have targeted Ukrainian regions overnight with drones and missiles in one of the largest aerial attacks the war...
Osman Mirghani: Will the Sudanese people see peace at last?
It is difficult to get the Sudanese people to agree on any political question. Continuous debate, unending disputes, and entrenched...
Ugandan activist arrested in Tanzania found in abused state
Ugandan activist and journalist, Agather Atuhaire, who was arrested in Tanzania for attending a treason trial for an opposition leader,...
Trump ‘white farmers’ image falsely depicts Congo victims
The evidence of alleged mass extermination of white South African farmers presented by President Donald Trump in a White House...
Morocco and Netherlands urge two-state solution in coalition
Nasser Bourita, Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated on May 20th that the country is firmly committed to the establishment of...
US will sanction Sudan for using chemical weapons
The US will impose new sanctions on Sudan after they ascertained its military used chemical weapons whilst fighting against the...
Tafi Mhaka: What Cyril Ramaphosa should have said to Trump
On May 21, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa stunned the world by announcing that his government had officially granted refugee...
EU non-recognition of Polisario confirmed at Brussels meeting
The European Union reaffirmed their long-established stance of non-recognition of the self-named Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic at a meeting held...
Patrick Gathara: Traditional values mask colonial discourse in Africa
Across Africa, debates about cultural preservation and traditional values are increasingly being influenced by forces that promote conservative social agendas rooted in colonial...
UK High Court blocks deal over Chagos Islands transfer
A UK High Court Judge has temporarily halted talks in government on the transferring of autonomy over the Chagos Islands...
British-Egyptian activist’s mother continues extreme hunger strike
Laila Soueif, the mother of jailed British-Egyptian writer and human rights activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, announced on May 20th that...
Public spending cuts in Africa ensure wages fall dramatically
Public spending cuts across six countries in Africa –Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi and Nigeria – have witnessed significant drops...
Khalil Charles: Sudanese army triumph is a big step towards peace
The Governor of Darfur Region, Minni Arko Minawi, announced on May 18th that the Sudanese army and allied Joint Forces...
Erkin Oncan: The West may reach an agreement with Russia over Libya
The world’s attention has turned to Istanbul with hopes for a ceasefire in the more-than-three-year war between Russia and Ukraine....
