Africa

Lagos, Nigeria – Armed with a protest sign, 20-year-old Samuel Adeleke joined a crowd of angry Nigerians gathered in Ikeja,…

Police in Nigeria have used tear gas to disperse demonstrators in the capital, Abuja, and the northern city of Kano…

Demonstrators voice discontent over government reforms they say have triggered high inflation and devalued the currency.Nigerian troops and police have…

One of the most interesting grammatical elements of Kiswahili, the most widely spoken African language in the world, is that…

Landmark verdict on 2009 massacre ‘sounds toll against impunity’, but military rulers continue to repress opposition and media.A court in…

Seeking to support conservation and tourism, Tanzania has been clearing people from ancestral lands.Tanzania has been forcibly evicting Indigenous Maasai…

Naledi Matshega is a professional ululator in Botswana, hired to celebrate weddings and other ceremonies.The high-pitched sound of an ululator…

The traditional role of a king’s interpreter and messenger involves diplomacy, sensitivity and, most of all, trust.In Asamankese, in Ghana’s…

Abuja, Nigeria – When children turn 10, their first double-digit milestone is usually a time of excitement. But not for…

NewsFeedVideo shows Tanzanian youth showing solidarity with Palestinians by raising banners as they jump into the water in Zanzibar. The…

Jacob Zuma, who once led the African National Congress (ANC), has been accused of campaigning to dislodge it from power.Former…

Tuareg separatists say they ‘obliterated’ enemy columns and seized a large amount of equipment and weapons.A mainly Tuareg separatist coalition…