As Uganda continues to contain an outbreak of Ebola, which recently claimed its 19th victim, there has been a renewed focus on the country’s borders. During health emergencies, attention often turns to these areas.
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, for instance, …
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Orlando East, a working-class community on the periphery of Johannesburg in South Africa, has turned 90 years old. Orlando was one of the first municipal locations – townships under apartheid – established in 1932 for Africans under the 1923 Native …
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There is a fire in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. And who can predict where it will spread to next? For the second time in eight months, the military in Burkina Faso struck in a palace coup, removing the …
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When Hollywood tells a story about Africa, controversies burst forth. It could be about the historical fumbles of the movie or why actors who are not ‘originally’ from the African continent should or should not tell ‘African stories.’
And The …
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For the last 40 years countries in West Africa have tried to meet their commitment to letting people move more freely between them. This has been driven by the regional body, The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Launched …
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One of the notable achievements of Uhuru Kenyatta’s nine-year tenure as president was that he invigorated Kenya’s foreign policy. A year after his 2013 inauguration, his government launched a document that outlined Kenya’s diplomatic engagements and foreign relations. It was …
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About three months ago Nigerians were startled to see pictures of a 26-year-old Nigerian female long-haul truck driver, Iyeyemi Adediran, who started driving articulated trucks for oil companies at the tender age of 22, flooding the internet. It was …
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When formal apartheid ended in South Africa in 1994, several policies were introduced to address the racial and economic segregation of the past. One such policy was Black Economic Empowerment (BEE), designed mainly to facilitate an increase in black ownership …
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In mid-August, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs surprised the world with a series of announcements. Wang Yi, Beijing’s most senior diplomat, promised extensive debt relief for some of the world’s poorest countries. The announcement was made at the ministerial meeting …
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Whether chewing, sniffing, or smoking, tobacco consumption is a tradition woven in the genealogical history of human existence. Despite causing over seven million deaths annually, tobacco use is widespread, especially among adolescents. The World Health Organization (WHO) found that nearly …
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