A schoolgirl walks past campaign posters for Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan in Lagos. Journalists covering the election campaign say they are being attacked. (Reuters/...
South Africa, 1960
On March 21, 1960, exactly 55 years ago today, a crowd estimated at five thousand (according to apartheid police 20 thousand, inflated...
By Mekki Elmograbi
The summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) scheduled from 20-31 March, 2015 has started in Addis Ababa...
Al Jazeera has condemned a claim by President Sisi that its journalists are activists rather than impartial observers. The network has also strongly defended...
The President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) will host an online press conference on Thursday, March 19th, 2015 at 09:30 GMT
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia,...
•Eritrean refugees kidnapped, tortured and ransomed in Sinai desert
The Sound of Torture is a haunting, multi-award-winning documentary about the plight of Eritrean refugees.
In the...
Police in Mombasa are looking for the author of hate leaflets that claim the county has secured its independence.
The leaflets in Likoni, Mishomoroni, Kisauni...
“Welcome to the pride of every farmer in this province,” said Angelique Karekezi during my first trip to Rwanda in 2005. She was 25...
Less than a decade ago, most Rwandans experienced hunger three months of the year. Now, most of the country is food secure, in part...
Investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have expressed interest to invest in Uganda’s tourism and trade sectors.
A delegation led by Her Excellency Reem...