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Ndabaningi Sithole: Zimbabwe’s forgotten intellectual and leader

Sithole was the most prolific black writer in colonial Rhodesia from the 1950s until the country gained independence as Zimbabwe…

Africa cannot be Europe’s gas station

Germany and Italy are telling Africans that we should saddle ourselves with fossil-fuel infrastructure that will soon become a drag…

Africa’s security depends on action – not just commitment

Will decisions on addressing terrorism and coups taken at the AU extraordinary summit bear fruit or fall on fallow ground?

Workers bear the brunt of Chinese investments in Southern Africa

There is increased reliance on confidential contracts between Chinese lenders and African borrowers which has prevented citizens from knowing the…

Economics likely to trump ethnicity in Kenya poll

Kenya’s upcoming elections could be the beginning of a shift from ethnic to class and issue-based politics.

Why Belgium is returning Congolese hero Patrice Lumumba’s golden tooth

A gold-crowned tooth is all that remains of assassinated Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba. Shot dead by a firing squad…

Who’s at risk of being kidnapped in Nigeria?

Nigeria ranks among the kidnapping hotspots of the world. Over 3,000 people were kidnapped in Nigeria in the first half…

Sand poaching: Africa’s growing disaster

Sand, a scarce renewable natural resource created from rock, is arguably the second most important natural resource after water.

African solutions to African problems: Reframing science innovation

Africa has the scientific leadership and intellectual capital to develop new technologies and interventions to tackle global health challenges, including…

Why Africa needs carbon markets

The global carbon market is chaotic and volatile, and largely leaves out Africa, without which global climate goals cannot be…