Kaunda: the last giant of African nationalism and benign autocrat left a mixed legacy
Kenneth Kaunda, the former president of Zambia, who has died in hospital in the capital, Lusaka, at the age of 97, was the last of...
The Horn of Africa: The challenges Ahead
The Horn of Africa was and is a region of utmost importance throughout the ages from time immemorial. It is where man first crossed...
Political incompetence will give birth to more nations in Africa
By CHARLES ONYANGO-OBBO
Last week a Nigerian political analyst sent out a note to a network of Africans who track security issues on the continent....
Chad President Idriss Deby has died: Army spokesman
President Idriss Deby, who won a 6th term on Monday, has died of injuries suffered on the frontline, an army spokesman said.
Chad’s President Idriss...
Tanzanian President John Magufuli dies at 61
Vice President Samia Sulhu Hassan announces death of 61-year-old after weeks of uncertainty over his health and whereabouts.
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has died, the...
Museveni has failed to win over young, urban Ugandans: why he’s running out of options
Campaign posters of President Yoweri Museveni hang on a cable a day after the election commission said he won a sixth term in office. YASUYOSHI...
Somaliland: Six African heritage sites under threat from climate change
From rock art in southern Africa to pyramids along the River Nile, humans have been leaving their mark across the continent for millennia.
But extreme...
Why foreign countries are scrambling to set up bases in Africa
French Air Force soldiers work on a Boeing C135 parked on the French Air Force base in Niamey, Niger in December, 2017.
Recent media reports claim that...
The AU’s peace and security architecture: filling the gaps
African leaders at the 33rd African Union Heads of State Summit at the headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in February 2020.
Since its inception in...
African Union Commission inaugurates African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) permanent secretariat as launchpad for Africa’s economic transformation
African Union Commission inaugurates African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) permanent secretariat as launchpad for Africa’s economic transformation
The African Development Bank Group provided a...
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