Mauritius installs ex-culture minister as president
Lawmakers in Mauritius on Monday picked former arts and culture minister Pritivirajsing Roopun as president of the island…
Prominent peace activist shot dead in Somalia airport compound
Prominent rights activist Almaas Elman was shot dead in heavily fortified airport compound in Somalia's capital Mogadishu
South Africa faces national crisis over gender-based violence
The death of a 19-year-old student Uyinene Mrwetyana marks turning point to gender-based violence in South Africa
Whites still earning three times more than blacks in South Africa
Africa's most industrialised nation has struggled to bridge the gap between racial and gender groups
Former Spanish garrison becomes tourist magnet
In the heart of Western Sahara, a former garrison town has become an unlikely tourist magnet after kitesurfers discovered…
Nigerian forces release fire in the air to stop protest
Nigerian security forces used tear gas and fired in the air on Tuesday to disperse protesters seeking the…
ART X and the rising ‘bourgeois’ visual art scene in Nigeria
"Africa is one of the fastest-growing markets in the art world today, and Nigeria is equal on the top with South Africa,"
South Africa rations water as ‘Day Zero’ looms
South Africa has imposed water restrictions in major metros, as a cautionary measure
Africa records impressive success in fight against sleeping sickness
The disease, transmitted to humans by the tsetse fly, was once a curse in 30 countries.
Court upholds ruling to ban child marriage in Tanzania
A Tanzanian court has upheld a ruling banning the marriage of girls under the age of 18 and won praise from rights activists.