Tag: Africa
Rapid Support Forces: The Unit at the heart of the Crisis...
Since 15 April 2023, Sudan has witnessed violent clashes in the Khartoum and Darfur region, among rival factions of the current military government. The...
Traoré’s takeover: Burkina Faso’s second coup in 2022
Ibrahim Traoré took over as interim leader of Burkina Faso on 30 September 2022. This is the second military coup in Burkina Faso in...
The Clouds over Khartoum: Behind Burhan’s takeover of Sudan
On 25 October 2021, General Abdel Fattak al-Burhan of the Sudanese military became the de facto head of state after arresting Prime Minister Abdalla...
Tunisia, a decade from the Arab Spring
On 25 July 2021, President Kais Saied suspended the Assembly of the Representatives of the People, the Tunisia Parliament. A 1-month curfew was instituted...
Ghana’s LGBT People Live in Fear and Isolation
LGBT persons in Ghana are living in constant fear of being attacked in public because of their sexual orientation. Some are now speaking out...
Ex-Nigerian Minister to Be the First Woman Director General of WTO
Former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is set to receive unanimous backing on Monday to become the first woman and first African director-general of...
SARS, SWAT and the Street: Nigeria’s fight against the vigilante police...
In October, a video of the police shooting a man outside of the Wetland hotel in Ughelli, a town in Delta State Nigeria, circulated...
Sudan Ends 30 Years of Islamic Law by Separating Religion, State
Sudan’s transitional government agreed to separate religion from the state, ending 30 years of Islamic rule in the North African nation.
Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla...
Archaeology shows how ancient African societies managed pandemics
Every so often, a pandemic emerges that dramatically alters human society. The Black Death (1347 - 1351) was one; the Spanish flu of 1918 was another. Now there’s...
Nobel Peace Prize to Ethiopian President: Another pawn in Global Geopolitics?
Less than a month ago, the Norwegian Nobel peace prize committee announced the Nobel peace prize. Lately, the Nobel peace prize has been more...
