Fantasy that Mnangagwa would fix Zimbabwe now fully exposed

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa with Russian President Vladimir Putin. EPA-EFE/Sergei Chirikov
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As of January 18, more than 12 people had died, no less than 78 had suffered gunshot injuries, and at least 240 had been...

Africa Power Access Accelerator

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The Africa Power Access Accelerator program has now been launched and is accepting applications for project development support (Technical Assistance and Financing). Background Improved access to modern energy services...

How foreign backing is keeping Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir in power

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Day after day Sudanese are taking to the streets to protest against the rule of Omar al-Bashir. The president, who himself seized power in 1989 when...

What Netflix’s involvement in Nigeria’s massive film industry really means

Nigerian actress, Genevieve Nnaji in her film, ‘Lionheart’. Netflix
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Global streaming service Netflix set its eyes a few years ago on Nigeria’s film industry, better known as Nollywood. Distribution of Nigerian movies on...

Africa: Center for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa (CHRDA) condemns the killing and public dragging of Anglophones in the Francophone

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PRESS RELEASE Center for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa (CHRDA) condemns the killing and public dragging of Anglophones in the Francophone - Bangourain -...

The preacher who laid the ground for violent jihadi ideology in Kenya

Young Muslims protest in 2012 after the killing of a cleric accused of supporting Al-Shabaab. EPA/Dai Kurokawa
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There are a number of explanations about the genesis of jihadi ideas in Kenya. One is that it could be linked to the emergence of...

Why South Sudan faces collapse if peace pact fails – again

South Sudan can be stabilised, but great effort is needed from numerous players. Shutterstock
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South Sudan is arguably the most fragile state in the world. Lacking an institutional legacy at its creation in 2011, political, security, economic, and social indicators...

Agreements that favour Egypt’s rights to Nile waters are an anachronism

The Nile River during sunset in Luxor, Egypt
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Egypt has historically adopted an aggressive approach to the flow of the River Nile. Cairo considers the Nile a national security matter and statements...

Setting records from Cape to Cairo

Author Maskarm Haile promotes her book in Kampala. PHOTO | COURTESY
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By BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI Maskarm Haile was born in Ethiopia in 1974 during one of the most devastating famines in the country’s history. “There was nothing extraordinary...

DP World sees key role for Eritrea in ports plan

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The Red Sea state of Eritrea may play a key role in DP World Ltd.’s plans in the Horn of Africa, where a dozen...