Who should pay for news online?
Facebook blocked news content in Australia to protest against proposed payment law.
Polls open in Central African Republic under threat of violence
UN ‘determined’ to help CAR vote on Sunday as rebel alliance resumes march on the capital, Bangui.
China to leapfrog US as world’s biggest economy by 2028: Report
China is expected to overtake US as world’s biggest economy five years ahead of earlier predictions, a think-tank said.
Has the world ignored South Sudan?
The country is facing extreme hunger, and aid agencies are warning of dire consequences.
Best of 2020: The top books by African writers
From fiction and non-fiction to essays and poetry, we bring you some of the continent’s most exciting reads from 2020.
Poorer people left behind as rich nations hoard COVID-19 vaccine
Nine out of 10 people in dozens of poor nations could miss out on getting vaccinated against coronavirus next year.
Media Blame Failed Ethiopia Coup on the Country’s Ethnic Divisions
Confusion remains following what media around the world have described as an attempt to seize power in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, as well as in the country’s capital, Addis Ababa on Saturday, June 22. It is still a confusing situation as many people have been displaced by military activity and arrests continue in a government effort…