UN relief chief pleas for end to fighting ravaging Sudan
The fighting in Sudan should put the suffering Sudanese people above the…
Niger is a key player in the Sahel region – 4 security implications of the coup
The Niger coup – the fifth in the Sahel and sixth in…
Civilian support for military coups is rising in parts of Africa: why the reasons matter
On the night of 13 January 1963, Togo’s President Sylvanus Olympio was…
Niger’s junta orders French ambassador to leave within 48 hours
Niger's junta has ordered the French ambassador to Niger to leave the…
Ethiopia’s Amhara crisis: Abiy’s political failures threaten a return to war
The federal government of Ethiopia declared a state of emergency in Amhara…
China’s Africa strategy is shifting from extraction to investment – driven from the industry-rich Hunan region
China experienced a massive economic boom in the 1990s and 2000s which…
Sudan’s future is being shaped by guns and money – like its past
Like most contemporary wars, Sudan’s war cannot be reduced to a contest…
Cape Town taxi strike exposes a deeply unequal city – and the legacy of apartheid
Cape Town in South Africa often tops international travel polls and was…
ICRC delivers urgent medical supplies to Ethiopia’s Amhara region
Patients wounded in ongoing violence and those facing other life-threatening conditions in…
Young Africans forge ahead in education, but struggle with unemployment
Young Africans are increasingly attaining secondary school education, but still face high…