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Côte d'Ivoire election: Why all bets are on continuity
With the strongest challengers out of the race and the outcome all but assured, Côte d'Ivoire's October 25 vote is less an election and more a referendum on stability, legacy and President Alassane Ouattara's political endurance.
By
Emmanuel Oduor
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Madagascar ex-presidential aide arrested over $163m money laundering
Maminiaina Ravatomanga's arrest was related to the laundering of $163 million using assets in Mauritius, an official said.
Why Istanbul to Mombasa direct is more than a flight path in Türkiye-Kenya ties
Turkish Airlines' return to Mombasa after a two-year hiatus induced by pandemic disruptions is tipped to unlock trade, tourism and cultural synergy between two historic port cities that reflect five decades of Türkiye-Kenya ties.
By
Nuri Aden
Shot of hope: Sudanese vaccination drive saves herds and livelihoods
As Sudan battles escalating food insecurity amid conflict, a nationwide livestock vaccination drive has emerged as a lifeline for millions of pastoralists staring at livelihood loss because of diseases that wipe out entire herds.
By
Pauline Odhiambo
City under siege: Why Al Fasher might be the endgame in Sudan's war
Al Fasher is now the epicentre of Sudan's unending internal conflict, with the paramilitary RSF raising an earthen wall that has trapped civilians, blocked aid, and reignited ethnic violence in a fight for control.
By
Sylvia Chebet
Nigeria takes a digital leap of faith with computer-based testing in exams
Computer-based testing eliminated cheating in Nigeria's university entrance exams, but a technical glitch that wrongly failed thousands has raised questions about rushing the same system into secondary school certificate examinations by 2026.
By
Abdulwasiu Hassan
Hypertension: Bridging Africa's worsening treatment gaps
Pauline Odhiambo
Damming the rivers: How East Africa is powering an energy revolution
Pauline Odhiambo
Raila Odinga: Kenya's political chess master who commanded millions of followers for years
Brian Okoth
Raila Odinga: Kenya's political enigma never left the stage
Raila Odinga died in India on Wednesday at the age of 80.
By
Charles Mgbolu and Susan Mwongeli
Mapping a lie: How cartographic distortion and colonial bias shrunk Africa
A retired cartographer confronts the world map that shaped her career, and the untruth it perpetuated about Africa's true size.
By
Sylvia Chebet
Aid falls short as South Sudan's displaced battle twin crises
Caught between conflict and climate shocks, South Sudan's displaced communities are rebuilding through resilience as they confront a relentless cycle of violence, flooding and underfunded aid efforts
By
Pauline Odhiambo
Cameroon polls: Clock ticks on old guard as youth seek turning point
As Cameroon prepares to vote on October 12, the country's 92-year-old President is promising continuity after four decades in power while a restless new generation is demanding a future that reflects their voice, urgency and aspirations.
By
Susan Mwongeli
Joseph Kabila: Why DRC government repeatedly links former president to M23
DRC's ex-President Joseph Kabila was recently sentenced to death over his alleged links to M23 rebel group, but analysts say that implementation of the court's order may face a setback due to Kabila's significant political and economic influence.
By
Brian Okoth
Echoes of 1903: Africa was once offered to Jews, now as Israel's Palestinian fix
An abortive 1903 British plan to carve out a Jewish homeland in East Africa by dispossessing natives of their ancestral land was the seed of the warped colonial logic behind a new plan to dump displaced Palestinians on the continent.
By
Emmanuel Oduor
Why there can be no pan-Africanist future without a free Palestine
The struggle for Palestinian freedom and the pan-African quest for liberation remain bound by a shared history of colonial oppression, each unable to be realised whilst the other is denied.
By
Sylvia Chebet
Spotlight Authors
Nuri Aden
History as a mirror: How Africa called out Israel's genocide in Gaza at the UN
5 min read
Charles Mgbolu
How buffalo stampedes have changed predator-prey dynamic
4 min read
Charles Mgbolu
Josué Aruna: Building Goma's lifeline for Nyiragongo's next eruption
4 min read
Dayo Yussuf
How protests shine a light on Kenya's constitution
4 min read
Resilient classrooms: How refugee education is defying displacement
A 2% increase in refugee enrolment in tertiary education worldwide shows how learning is helping heal displaced children who have lost their homes, families and communities to conflict.
By
Pauline Odhiambo
