[email protected]: Why African CSOs are Crucial to Uptake of APRM’s Governance Reviews
By Gabriel Baglo March 9, 2022 marks 19 years of the existence of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), mandated…
Magufuli Declared Winner While Tanzania Opposition Cries Foul
Tanzanian President John Magufuli won an election victory on Friday with 84% of the vote, according to the country’s National…
Nigerian Activists Turn Focus to Next Election
Young Nigerians are backing a petition on Change.org calling on the country’s electoral commission to begin voter registration for the 2023 polls. William…
Nigeria: I’m Not Under U.S. Surveillance – Atiku
By Saawua Terzungwe A former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has said he and his family have not breached…
Africa: Museums Must Come Clean On How They Acquired African Collections
OPINION By Janice Cheddie In June 2020, the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wrote: “We cannot now try to edit…
Student’s Digital Library Helps South African Children to Read
University of Cape Town student Qhawe Bula and his team have developed a unique digital library comprising a series of…
Kenya: Women ‘Suffering Under Covid-19’
By Dorothy Kweyu Women bear the brunt of Covid-19–not so profound a statement in the Kenyan context, where a spike…
Nigeria: Extreme Poverty in Nigeria, Others Up By 7%, Says Bill Gates
By Martins Ifijeh Following the devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, extreme poverty in Nigeria and other countries have gone…
Kenya: How Kenya Got entangled in the Murky World of Oil Deals, Scams
By John Kamau A very intriguing case is going on in Milan, Italy, in which the Nigerian government wants international…
Mali’s Junta Settle for 18-Month Transition Govt
Mali’s military junta, which staged a coup last month, has agreed to an 18-month transition government. The coalition that led…
Somalia: Mass Exam Failure Stirs Up a Storm
By Aggrey Mutambo Somalia’s education policymakers are under pressure to explain how secondary schools in the capital Mogadishu reported massive…
Malawi: Parliament Confirms Malawi Police IG Kainja
By Elijah Phimbi Members of Parliament on Wednesday confirmed George Kainja as Inspector General of the Malawi Police Service (MPS).…
George Bizos, Mandela’s treason trial lawyer, dies at 92
Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, addressed the nation with a message of condolence on the death of Nelson Mandela’s…