Africa

On the eve of a ninth round of UN-sponsored negotiations, Stefan Simanowitz assesses the chances of a resolution of the conflict in Western Sahara.

Filed in: Human Rights Morocco Western Sahara

Cross-border trade is a risky business for women, as Mgcini Nyoni witnesses.

Filed in: Women Zimbabwe

Join campaigners on Monday 6 February at a picket outside the Ukrainian Embassy in London.

Filed in: Human Rights Somalia Ukraine

India’s plans to buy up land in Africa are shameful, says Mari Marcel Thekaekara.

Filed in: Africa India

The future is unknown, but we can learn on the job, says Maria Golia.

Filed in: Egypt Social Change

African leaders should stop trying to divert attention from their own shortcomings by pointing to white people’s wrongdoings, says Mgcini Nyoni.

Filed in: South Africa Zimbabwe

A year after the LGBT rights activist David Kato was murdered in Uganda, Sokari Ekine writes to him about changes in Africa since his death.

Filed in: Gay Rights Human Rights Nigeria Sexual Politics Uganda

As the African National Congress turns 100, Brett Scott criticises its failure to share South Africa’s prosperity with the poor.

Filed in: Equality Race South Africa

Despite being wanted by Interpol, the former Egyptian finance minister, Youssef Boutros-Ghali, is spotted at a lecture in London, reports Stefan Simanowitz.

Filed in: Egypt Politics

By cutting the fuel subsidy the Nigerian government has snatched away the main benefit to the people from the country’s oil wealth, says Sokari Ekine.

Filed in: Nigeria Oil Resistance

The country’s first headcount of street children is complete. Now the government must act, says Gabriella Jozwiak.

Filed in: Sierra Leone