More than 1,000 killed in six months in South Sudan
UN says a further 400 people have been abducted in communal conflicts during the same period as country struggles to emerge from years of...
Incoming Biden administration to resettle 125,000 refugees in the US
In a radical departure from what his soon-to-be predecessor ordered, Joe Biden will be reviving a refugee resettlement program that will see some 125,00 refuge seekers...
The Challenge: Clean and Safe Water
Clean, safe water is an essential basic need that must be available in order for human beings to survive the next day.
Africa has a...
For the first time in 148 yrs, University of South Africa...
Professor Puleng LenkaBula has just made history as the first woman principal and vice-chancellor of the University of South Africa (UNISA) in the school’s...
Women lead in Sudan’s clamour for good governance
The protests in Sudan from 2018 to 2019 represented a return, rather than a sudden rise, of women’s leadership, organization and mobilization.
Women were visible...
Abyssinia and the Ethiopian Empire: The Ancient History of a Struggling...
The Horn of Africa is a region with a unique identity and vibrant history. Close to the Arabian Peninsula, it always stood out from...
African countries engaging in ground-breaking COVID-19 vaccine initiative
Governments, private sector and manufacturers working together to procure enough vaccine doses to protect the most vulnerable populations on the continent.
While the race to...
‘Trump accused me of killing Christians’ – Nigeria’s Buhari reveals awkward...
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed that when he met Donald Trump, president of the United States, in April of 2018, the latter accused...
Sudan floods threaten ancient archaeological site, experts say
Sandbag walls set and water being pumped out of ruins of Al-Bajrawiya - site of Meroe pyramids, a World Heritage Site.
Rising Nile floodwaters are...
Akon’s $6 billion futuristic pan-African city in Senegal to begin next...
The coronavirus pandemic may have severely impacted the global economy with major setbacks, but that isn’t deterring musician and business mogul, Akon, from going ahead with...