Botswana says it is investigating a staggeringly high number of elephant carcasses — 275 — found in the popular Okavango Delta area of the southern African nation in recent weeks. The Department of Wildlife and National Parks said it is mobilizing human personnel and aircraft ...
Taiwan plans to strengthen ties with the unrecognized government of the breakaway African region of Somaliland in a move seen as a possible precursor to the establishment of diplomatic relations. Taiwan will set up a representative office in Somaliland, the island’s foreign ministry said in ...
Opposition wins historic rerun of Malawi's presidential vote
The opposition has won Malawi’s historic rerun of the presidential election, the first time a court-overturned vote in Africa has led to the defeat of an incumbent leader. Lazarus Chakwera’s victory late Saturday was a result of months of determined street protests in the southern ...
Africa's unsung army of women wage war on coronavirus
Front-line community health workers are often unpaid despite long being responsible for educating communities about safety and preventative practices.
Black Arab women tackle racist beauty ideals and stereotypes
Emboldened by the global Black Lives Matter movement, some women are aiming to highlight the day-to-day racial prejudice and abuse they face.
African nations seek scrutiny of U.S. and others over racism
African nations have prepared a draft resolution at the U.N.’s top human rights body that singles out the United States and would launch intense international scrutiny of systemic racism against people of African descent in the wake of recent high-profile killings of blacks by ...
As the novel coronavirus wreaks global havoc, Bill Gates is the new bete noire for conspiracy theorists worldwide including in Africa where a Kenyan politician's false online post has added major fuel to the spread of misinformation. While Gates's vaccine programs on the continent have ...
The impact of COVID-19 on Africa
Landlords evict people from their homes, nurses are abandoned by their husbands and people are spurned just on suspicion of coming into contact with a COVID-19 patient. Across sub-Saharan Africa, the stigma attached to the coronavirus is so strong that some choose not to seek ...
China virtually alone in backing Africa’s dirty coal projects
The retreat of financial institutions from Japan to the U.S. and Europe leaves the way open for Chinese companies, even at the risk of undermining the country’s commitments to tackle climate change.
Coronavirus forces evacuation of Japanese humanitarian aid workers
Nongovernmental organizations have repatriated some Japanese workers due to tighter travel restrictions and poor health care systems in the countries where they operate.
Locusts, pandemics, floods: East Africa can’t catch a break
A deadly mix of plagues could create food insecurity in one of the continent’s most vibrant regions.
