Damian Zane

533 Articles

The presidential feud that even death couldn’t end

The personal has become very political in Zambia. Mourning and the build-up…

Damian Zane Damian Zane

Jihadists on 200 motorbikes storm Niger army base

More than 200 gunmen on motorbikes have attacked a Niger army base…

Wycliffe Muia Wycliffe Muia

US basketball training for Senegal cancelled after visas rejected

A training camp for the Senegalese women's basketball team in the US…

Zambian ex-president to be buried in South Africa after funeral row

The family of Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu says he will be…

South Africa’s firebrand MP banned from entering UK

A controversial South African opposition MP, central to a row over race…

Rwanda and DR Congo agree draft peace deal to end conflict

Officials from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have reached a…

Basillioh Rukanga Basillioh Rukanga

Family of Zambia’s ex-president Lungu halts return of his body

The family of Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu has halted the return…

Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya

Uganda leader signs new law allowing military trials for civilians

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law an amendment that will…

Swaibu Ibrahim Swaibu Ibrahim

Sudan in danger of self-destructing as conflict and famine reign

Sudan's war is in strategic stalemate. Each side stakes its hopes on…

Alex de Waal Alex de Waal

Kenya’s deputy police chief steps aside amid uproar over blogger’s death

Kenya's deputy police chief Eliud Lagat has stepped aside pending the outcome…

Akisa Wandera Akisa Wandera