‘You can’t show weakness’ – why African leaders maintain secrecy around their health
Rumours of ill-health have engulfed two African presidents in recent weeks, sparking…
All aboard the sparkling railway breaking new ground for East Africa
Shaped and coloured like the country’s rare gemstone, tanzanite, the sparkling new…
How a Kenyan schoolgirl fell in love with trees
A 14-year-old girl from Kenya has achieved global fame for her efforts…
I escaped the Rwanda genocide as a baby. I returned to find many of my generation have buried their pain
My Guardian documentary, The Things We Don’t Say, focuses on complex stories…
BBC visits mpox clinic as WHO says DR Congo cases ‘plateauing’
Medics at the epicentre of the mpox outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic…
Sudan in danger of becoming a failed state, aid chief warns
War-stricken Sudan is in danger of becoming another failed state because civil…
Belgium found guilty of crimes against humanity in colonial Congo
Court said five women were victims of ‘systematic kidnapping’ by state over…
Malaria vaccine rolled out in world’s worst-affected country
Nigeria, which has more malaria deaths than any other country in the…
Biden’s Angola visit aims to showcase his attempts to rival China
Joe Biden has begun his long-anticipated maiden visit to sub-Saharan Africa as…
