Africa
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Child marriage comes with a heavy cost for young girls in Africa – but there’s one clear way out
That’s one of the startling figures contained in a 2021 UNICEF report about child marriage. Sathiya Susuman Appunni The Conversation Africa’s sub-Saharan…
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Church of England bars Desmond Tutu’s daughter from officiating at funeral
The daughter of the late Anglican archbishop Desmond Tutu has been barred by the Church of England from officiating at her godfather’s…
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Akin Mabogunje: Nigerian urban geographer who mapped the origin and trends of African cities
As a new junior lecturer, I had to read the key text being used by my course leader. Basirat Oyalowo…
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Mystery buyer of diamonds outed
This comes at a time when the country’s state-run mining entity Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) is battling to come…
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Zim students stuck in Turkey
CYPRUS has said students lured to the country on dubious scholarship programmes are held in prisons in the Northern region…
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Tomorrow’s adults want democracy ‘but not the western kind’
Democracy is vital – but we specifically don’t want the western kind, said more than half the people interviewed in a major…
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Modern slavery: how a drama project in Ghana educates communities through the stories of survivors
One in four victims are children, with women and girls affected most. Modern slavery occurs when people are forced to work through…
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East Africa’s DR Congo Force: The Case for Caution
The Congolese authorities have announced the first troop deployment, but obstacles remain. Crisis Group expert Nelleke van de Walle explains…
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Treating refugees like ‘waste people’ is abhorrent, wherever they end up
The government is trying to hide its own views of Rwanda But the problem with the plan goes deeper Kenan…
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A Breakthrough in Sudan’s Impasse?
In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Alan Boswell discusses why a solution for the political stalemate has proven so elusive…
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Countdown Begins to Kenya’s Transitional Election
In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Meron Elias outlines what is at stake. What is happening? Kenyans are due to…
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NoViolet Bulawayo’s new novel is an instant Zimbabwean classic
Through this she explores what happens when an authoritarian regime implodes, using characters who are horses, pigs, dogs, cows, cats,…
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Drought, Violence and Politics: Inside Laikipia’s Cattle War
Nerves in central and northern Kenya are fraying, as climate stresses intensify intercommunal conflict and amplify electoral tensions. ICG Climate…
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At Long Last, Ethiopia Prepares for Peace Talks
In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert William Davison discusses why the feuding parties are edging toward peace and what the…
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‘The Benin Bronzes are returning home’: Germany and Nigeria sign historic restitution agreement
The German government is powering forward with its ambitious restitution programme, signing a key agreement transferring ownership of more than…
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Considering Political Engagement with Al-Shabaab in Somalia
As it reviews its options, Somalia’s new government should look into what room there might be for dialogue with the…
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