The cost of Covid: 25 years of progress, halted
Development has been set back by two decades, says the Gates Foundation Goalkeepers report
In Softie, politics takes a personal toll on Boniface Mwangi – and his family
Softie is an intimate portrait of how political activism complicates family life
Good news: Africa is declared free of wild polio
The global polio eradication initiative, involving governments, the World Health Organisation and other institutions, was launched in 1988. It took three decades of immunising children to eradicate the poliovirus on the continent
Why do presidents cling to power?
Four former heads of state speak about what being president is actually like
10 rules for aspiring politicians, according to Namibia’s First Lady
Pick your battles. Be careful who you sleep with. And learn to accept defeat
Saving southern Africa’s oldest languages
The decline of N|uu dates all the way back to 1652, when the first Europeans arrived by ship at the Cape of Good Hope.
Bobi Wine presents his presidential credentials
The Ugandan opposition leader believes he is best-placed to lead an opposition coalition
AU rights leader warns of human rights disaster
The African Union’s human rights boss has expressed grave concerns about the erosion of human rights during and after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Audacious Zambian protesters outsmart the police
Tired of being arrested and beaten up at protests, young activists tried something different and it worked
Damming the Nile
In a few weeks, when the rainy season arrives, water will finally begin to flow into the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Expect regional tensions to rise along with the water level
