Tag: Africa

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

What is behind the wave of killings in central Nigeria?

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has ordered security agencies to bring an end…

Mansur Abubakar Mansur Abubakar

Cape Town safety fears force parents to seek former white-only schools

Fears of crime and gang violence in the notorious townships on the…

Mohammed Allie Mohammed Allie

The women at the centre of Somalia’s construction boom

Construction is booming in Somalia's capital city and as Mogadishu literally rises…

At least 45 killed in central Nigeria raid

Officials say at least 45 people have been killed during an overnight…

Will Ross Will Ross

Congolese rebels want peaceful solution to crisis, UN says

The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of…

Nigeria pardons activist Ken Saro-Wiwa 30 years after execution

Nigeria's president has pardoned the late activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, 30 years after…

Wedaeli Chibelushi Wedaeli Chibelushi

Starvation alert as children fill Kenya refugee ward after US aid cuts

Hundreds of thousands of people are "slowly starving" in Kenyan refugee camps…

Anne Soy Anne Soy