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Kenyans use humour to counter unpopular state policies

By George Ogola Seemingly disillusioned with the country’s leadership, Kenyans have taken to new ways of expressing their anger and frustration with their government. On social...

Drones have changed African warfare: more and more civilians fall prey to them

By Fred Harter The Ethiopian Orthodox priest reached the site of the explosion just minutes after the missile had hit. It was a scene of...

“We were killed 20 years ago, and we are still killed today,”

Reporter’s diary on Darfur’s neglected refugee crisis ‘I have visited Chad three times since the start of the war and I have seen that...

Sudan: ‘Will I survive? Will I emerge unscathed? If I am killed, will I be buried, or will my body be left on the...

by Hawa Rahma You cannot become a war correspondent overnight. That’s a reality I’ve been wrestling with for the past 10 months of bitter fighting...

Kelvin Kiptum: the Kenyan runner who redefined what it takes to win marathons

Kelvin Kiptum after setting a world record, running a marathon in 2 hours 35 seconds in Chicago, 2023. Michael Reaves/Getty Images By Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu Kenyan...

The lives of cobalt miners in Congo:‘We miners die a lot.’

Labourers load sacks of cobalt onto bicycles at Mutoshi mine in July 2021. Roy Maconachie By Roy Maconachie It was a cool, dusty morning in July...

Microplastics found in Nile River’s tilapia fish

A fisherman on the River Nile. Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images By Dalia Saad The Nile is one of the world’s most famous rivers. It’s also Africa’s...

TB Joshua scandal: the forces that shaped Nigeria’s mega pastor and made him untouchable

The prophet and miracle worker has been accused of the rape, torture and abuse of some of his followers. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images By...

Good news for African donkeys: if it is up to the African Union, donkey skins will not be exported to China anymore.

 In recent years Africa's donkeys are not spared from being shipped to China. Their hides are utilized in the production of a traditional health...
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