Israeli jets traumatise African migrant workers
Many of Lebanon’s domestic migrant workers are haunted by memories of the Beirut port explosion four years ago
Who will police the police in Malawi?
A security guard’s claims that he was tortured by cops have shone a spotlight on the country’s dysfunctional police oversight agency
Kenya government’s digital tyranny is working – for now
With remarkable creativity, Kenyans used technology to organise nationwide protests. The state’s digital response has been equally remarkable, but for all the wrong reasons
Biniam Girmay’s amazing race
Never before in its 121-year history had a stage in the Tour de France been won by a black African, until the Eritrean did it
Good choices, bad outcomes, harder lives in Nigeria
Food and fuel have become prohibitively expensive and many Nigerians can no longer afford the basics
Under Nigeria’s Tinubu, journalists are as unsafe as ever
Since Bola Tinubu became president last year, there have been several attacks on members of the media, rights group says
This is (still) ANC country
The big takeaway from this election is less about the weaknesses of the ruling party and more about its enduring strength
Lake Malawi’s lake is rising, flooding its beaches
The lake has been swelling since late February, disrupting the country’s tourism industry
Chad leader has daddy issues
Chad’s Mahamat Déby is determined to fill his father Idriss Déby’s shoes — and not just with the blood of his enemies
Climate crisis pushes Malawi food farmers into starvation
The devastation of Cyclone Freddy, which Storm Ana and Cyclone Gombe, is being exacerbated by the drought brought on by El Niño