Africa Is Not a Country: Breaking through the harmful stereotypesDipo Faloyin’s flawed but important book seeks to show complexity of a vast continentSun Apr 10 2022 - 06:00
Bringing surfing to Sierra Leone: ‘Now 90 per cent of the youths are surfing’An Irishman and a local joined forces to build a surfing community at the beach in BurehTue Apr 5 2022 - 01:00
Love blossoms in a Libyan migrant detention centreThe Fourth Time, We Drowned tells the stories of refugees clinging to hope while detainedSat Mar 26 2022 - 06:00
Sally Hayden: It is important that we don’t forget the other warsSaudi Arabia and the UAE step up bombing in Yemen as the world watches UkraineSat Mar 26 2022 - 02:00
Sierra Leone students bring back theatre to examine modern life‘Entertainment is such a good way to bring forth change,’ says play’s narratorWed Mar 23 2022 - 17:13
Human Rights Watch accuses Uganda of using unlawful detention and tortureReport says opposition members and protesters subjected to a range of abusesTue Mar 22 2022 - 15:48
Africa suffers devastating fallout from Ukraine warRising fuel and wheat prices causing major problems across the continentSun Mar 20 2022 - 15:15
Nairobi’s Irish gather to mark St Patrick’s DayLocal business organisations focal point for community’s celebrations in Kenyan capitalThu Mar 17 2022 - 17:46
Death of a photojournalist dedicated to dignity, care and empathyNairobi Letter: Sumy Sadurni was a humane capturer of smiles in adversity – and a friendMon Mar 14 2022 - 20:00
Lack of ‘humanitarian effort’ making Ethiopia’s war worse, say aid groupsDrought and diversion of international attention to Ukraine crisis also cited as factorsMon Mar 14 2022 - 18:18
Inside Nigeria’s booming music industry: ‘The world needs to listen to us’Phenomenal success of Nigerian artists is bringing both opportunities and criticismTue Mar 8 2022 - 19:17
‘He is not safe’: Parents of Ghanaian students trapped in Ukraine plead for helpAfrican students make up 20 per cent of Ukraine’s foreign student populationWed Mar 2 2022 - 20:56
‘We have a lot of stories to tell’: inside Nigeria’s thriving literary sceneAuthors are tackling topics from transgender rights to Islamic extremism, and picking up plenty of awardsMon Feb 28 2022 - 21:10
Africans trying to flee Ukraine complain of being blocked and of racist treatmentBlack students say they have been stopped from boarding trains, and abused by policeSun Feb 27 2022 - 19:05
EU policies in Africa risk increasing danger for migrantsSending Frontex to patrol west African coast fails to recognise root of migrationSat Feb 26 2022 - 02:00
Five dead in militant attack in Somalia as drought sweeps countryFighters taking over government bases, stealing weapons and vehicles – spokesmanWed Feb 16 2022 - 17:39
Ghanaians urged to choose chocolate over Valentine’s Day ‘vices’The west African nation is celebrating its 18th National Chocolate DaySun Feb 13 2022 - 18:52
Cameroonians deported by US had rights violated, watchdog reportsAsylum seekers experienced torture, rape and multiple forms of harassment on forced returnThu Feb 10 2022 - 18:04
Hunger is a constant for displaced communities in northeast NigeriaAbout 2.4 million forced to leave their homes during 13-year-long war with Boko HaramSun Feb 6 2022 - 15:16
Nigerian oil production vessel explodesTanker was engulfed in flames and sank in Delta region off coast of southern NigeriaThu Feb 3 2022 - 18:58
Guinea-Bissau failed coup linked to drug trafficking, president saysAttack around government palace on Tuesday lasted hoursWed Feb 2 2022 - 18:19
Forgotten conflict: A week in a city under siege by Boko HaramThe trenches dug all around the Nigerian city of Maiduguri protect it from attack – for nowSat Jan 29 2022 - 06:00
Deja vu as EU continues to return refugees to indefinite detention and tortureEurope claims to care about human rights despite abuses in Libya continuingSat Jan 29 2022 - 02:00
‘Everything here is extreme’: Vast city of Lagos through a photojournalist’s eyesTom Saater has a rags to riches story and a unique insight into Nigeria’s biggest cityMon Jan 24 2022 - 15:42
Sanctions on Mali could have ‘devastating impact’, warn NGOsCollective warning issued after junta plans dropped for scheduled February electionWed Jan 19 2022 - 16:57
Northeast Nigeria’s students brave kidnappings, poverty, to go to schoolIn one of the world’s most dangerous places to attend school, teachers lead lessons and the students comeMon Jan 17 2022 - 17:17
Africa cases drop for first time since Omicron wave but deaths riseWHO says only north and west of continent are still recording an increase in casesThu Jan 13 2022 - 15:37
Nigeria experiences its worst cholera outbreak in a decadeOfficial figures say treatable disease has killed more people in west African country than Covid-19Wed Jan 12 2022 - 17:46
Uganda reopens schools for first time since March 2020Rise in levels of child labour and teenage pregnancies during shutdown, reports sayMon Jan 10 2022 - 18:54
Forging Nigeria’s future: The young entrepreneurs of ‘Yabacon Valley’African country’s tech innovators call for international investment and domestic supportSat Jan 8 2022 - 05:01
Ugandan writer detained for insulting president’s sonKakwenza Rukirabashaija remains incommunicado despite court orders for his releaseTue Jan 4 2022 - 18:31
Army in full control in Sudan after prime minister resignsThousands marched in nation’s cities in protest at deal prime minister Hamdok had done with military to return to powerMon Jan 3 2022 - 18:51
World View: Rich countries get boosters as vaccine inequality ragesAfrica not expected to have 70% Covid-19 vaccination until second half of 2024Sat Jan 1 2022 - 02:00
Instagram brings international fame to Lagos Leap of Dance AcademyYoung Nigerians dance out onto world stage with pride, confidence and high ambitionFri Dec 31 2021 - 18:00
Youthquake: An in-depth look at Africa’s rising populationEdward Paice calls for a sense of humility in discussions around the topic of his new bookFri Dec 31 2021 - 06:00
The Gambia’s Memory House offers chance to educate youth about JammehWomen-led organisation aims to stop atrocities of dictatorship from reoccurringFri Dec 24 2021 - 01:00
The funny thing about Africa: Where comedy and politics collideIn the Gambia, a flourishing comedy scene is used to convey serious messagesSat Dec 11 2021 - 06:00
Gambia president Barrow clinches election win but opposition reject resultPreliminary results put incumbent 200,000 votes ahead of nearest rivalSun Dec 5 2021 - 18:15
Boko Haram escapees now confronted by uncertain futureClosure of Nigerian camps leaving ex-militants struggling to survive and care for dependentsSat Dec 4 2021 - 02:00
The Gambia faces test of democracy as voters go to pollsFrontrunners neck-and-neck in Africa’s smallest mainland countryFri Dec 3 2021 - 20:00
Sierra Leonean migrants in Middle East: ‘Some used as sex workers, others as slaves’Instead of the well-paying jobs they anticipate, many young women are exploited and abusedWed Nov 24 2021 - 01:30
The Power of Women: Nobel Peace Prize winner’s memoirBook review: Stories of Congolese women, coming together to support each otherMon Nov 22 2021 - 06:00
Survivors of mudslide in Freetown still suffering four years onAs government focuses on Cop26, victims of climate-related tragedy call for shelter and jobsWed Nov 10 2021 - 20:40
Death toll from fuel tanker explosion rises to 115 in Sierra LeoneAuthorities struggle to cope as relatives of the dead and injured vie for assistanceTue Nov 9 2021 - 21:20
Rush to claim the dead as Sierra Leone buries fuel tanker explosion victimsGravediggers work through the day before mass burial of 83 of those killed in Freetown tragedyMon Nov 8 2021 - 21:35
Freetown’s hospitals buckle as death toll from explosion climbs over 100Medics fear staff and supplies shortage as at least 88 people still in city’s hospitalsSun Nov 7 2021 - 22:00
‘The fire was all over him’: Oil tanker explosion devastates lives in FreetownRelatives shocked and angry in Sierra Leone’s capital as over 100 killed and homes destroyedSun Nov 7 2021 - 20:03
Sally Hayden: DRC sex abuse scandal speaks to a wider problemWomen described being offered jobs such as cooks and cleaners in return for sexSat Nov 6 2021 - 02:00
Efforts towards ceasefire in Ethiopia grow amid deepening conflictTigrayan rebels advance towards capital, as analysts worry whole region could unravelThu Nov 4 2021 - 18:42
Just five African countries set to hit year-end Covid vaccination targetsSome 77 million Africans are fully vaccinated – about 6% of continent’s populationTue Nov 2 2021 - 18:17