Khartoum: the creation and the destruction of a modern African city
Khartoum is – was – a city that did not know war…
Libya dam collapse: engineering expert raises questions about management
More than 11,000 people have been killed and tens of thousands are…
Genocide fears in Sudan’s Darfur are attracting little attention − have nations abandoned their responsibility to protect civilians?
Mass atrocities are once again plaguing the people of Darfur, Sudan, with…
Can we get better at predicting earthquakes?
An earthquake measuring 6.2 rocked central Italy in the early hours of…
Morocco earthquake wasn’t unexpected – building codes must plan for them
More than 2,000 people died when a powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck…
What caused Morocco’s earthquake? A geologist studying the Atlas mountains explains
The epicentre of Morocco’s devastating earthquake on 8 September was in the…
How video games like ‘Starfield’ are creating a new generation of classical music fans
“Starfield” is one of the most anticipated video games in recent history.…
Rugby World Cup 2023: Africa’s hopes lie with South Africa and Namibia, for now
Two African teams have made it through to the 20 countries playing…
Ethiopia’s Amhara people are being portrayed as the enemy: the dangerous history of ethnic politics
The Ethiopian government declared a state of emergency on 4 August 2023…
Coup in Gabon: Ali Bongo the eighth west African leader to be ousted by military in two years
Gabon’s President, Ali Bongo, has become the latest in a string of…