Year: 2025

COP30 climate summit hears from countries suffering global warming harms

Leaders from countries suffering some of the most catastrophic effects of the global climate crisis, from hurricanes, floods…

Sudan’s fertile region where food is rotting amid famine and war

There is a place in Sudan where it is almost possible to forget that a devastating civil war…

ICC confirms war crimes charges against Uganda’s rebel leader Joseph Kony

Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have confirmed war crimes and crimes against humanity charges against Ugandan rebel…

Born to provide refuge from US racism, Liberia must not help enforce it now

When Liberia announced late last month that it would temporarily host Salvadoran national Kilmar Armando Abrego García on…

‘I made my money selling camels and gold’, Hemedti. The warlord controlling half of Sudan

Mohamed Hamdan Dagolo, known as "Hemedti", has emerged as a dominant figure on Sudan's political stage, with his…

Curfew lifted in Tanzania’s main city after election unrest

Tanzanian police have lifted a night-time curfew imposed since last Wednesday in the main city Dar es Salaam…

Africa joins the race to tap into Singapore’s urban design expertise

Of all Singapore’s achievements, perhaps the most extraordinary is its success in turning what was a poverty-stricken colonial…

Video: Ayra Starr & Rema Take It to the Dancehall on “Who’s Dat Girl?”

Ayra Starr’s exceptional run is no shocker. Few Afropop artists have exhibited the same level of quality and tact she…

Review: Tems, Davido and Burna Boy bring the heat to Afro Nation

Afro Nation returned to Portimão, Portugal, this summer with the ceremony of a coronation – and rightly so.…

From prison to presidential palace: Who is Madagascar’s new military ruler?

Before last weekend, if you'd have asked about Col Michael Randrianirina on the island of Madagascar, you'd have…

‘I can’t afford to save both twins’: Sudan’s war left one mother with an impossible choice

Touma hasn't eaten in days. She sits silently, her eyes glassy as she stares aimlessly across the hospital…

Nigerian police fire tear gas as protesters gather over separatist leader

The Nigerian police have fired tear gas to disperse protesters who had gathered in the capital, Abuja, over…