On July 12, 2023, the factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, announced plans to declare a sit-at-home in Lagos State. The sit-at-home was in demand of Nnamdi Kanu’s release. Kanu is a British-Nigerian political activist …
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The Mauritius Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a law that criminalises consensual same-sex acts between adult men. The decision boosts the trend in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region towards decriminalisation. Now, a slight majority – nine out of …
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Africa boasts immense economic potential, yet this potential has long been constrained by trade and payment barriers. According to the African Development Bank (AfDB), nearly half of intra-African trade settlements rely on foreign banks and the US dollar, highlighting the …
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Ethiopia has had a few tough years. In 2020, conflict arose between the Ethiopian federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). TPLF, the primary political party representing the northern Tigray region, alleged delays and irregularities in municipal elections. …
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As our planet warms, we’re experiencing more frequent and severe weather events, rising sea levels, prolonged droughts and altered ecosystems. These environmental shifts directly affect people’s livelihoods by destroying crops and depleting water sources. They make once-inhabitable areas uninhabitable.
In …
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The imprisonment of Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala, the Africa Report’s correspondent in Kinshasa, is a severe breach of the press freedom that the Congolese president claims to champion.
There are journalists whose expertise demands respect, journalists so well-informed that they irk …
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Africa’s rise has consistently been truncated by repressive governance, large-scale centralised government, extractive institutions, and headstrong leaders who see politics as an avenue to harvest their loot by hook or crook.
Long before Covid-19 and the Russia- Ukraine war the …
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Like clockwork, any opposition to the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill is met with the rejoinder that the Bill ought to be adopted because the Department of Health – and therefore the taxpayer – spends billions on …
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The Bongo family’s 56 year hold on power in Gabon was abruptly brought to an end with a military coup on 30 August. The military takeover happened hours after election results were announced that gave Ali Bongo Ondimba a third …
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Arriving at the tranquil village health facility in southwestern Nigeria, we were met by a small gathering of men – young and old – with thinly veiled excitement.
These rural farmers were visibly intrigued by our research interest in their …
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