Oil and gas discovery in Namibia; Kenyan startup provides an affordable alternative to hazardous biomass cooking fuels with affordable ethanol
Burkina Faso this week joined a list of countries that have recently experienced military takeovers — most plagued by insecurity,
After a six-week surge, Africa’s fourth pandemic wave, which has been mainly driven by the Omicron variant, is flattening, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
NPR’s Eyder Peralta speaks with Dr. Glenda Gray, president of the South African Medical Research Council, about how omicron
Over the last 12 months, Africa’s democratic trajectory has been extremely volatile, ranging from protests in Eswatini (Swaziland) demanding an
On January 1, 2021 the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) went into force after a 6‑month delay due to
Ethiopia prime minister Abiy Ahmed is waging war against Tigrayans in the north and stamping out dissent among ethnic Oromos
The prestigious 2021 Goncourt Prize has been won by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, with his novel “La plus secrète mémoire des hommes”, or “The most secret memory of men.” The book was published in France by Philippe Rey. Mohamed Mbougar Sarr thus became the first writer from sub-Saharan Africa to receive France’s most prestigious literary prize.…
A conversation with the singer about her music and activism.
The Nobel laureate, whose new novel, “Chronicles From the Land of the Happiest People on Earth,” is his first in