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Martina SchwikowskiDeutsche Welle |
Gabonese citizens are voting on a new constitution with many positive elements. Many experts have said that if the referendum is free and fair, it...
Opposition protests are escalating over Mozambique's presidential election, which incumbent Daniel Chapo of the FRELIMO party won. The nation's...
Protests by opposition groups against the ruling party FRELIMO's victory in the presidential elections could escalate. Mozambique's repressive regime...
There is discord in South Africa's new unity government around foreign policy. One party has a pro-Russian tradition, the other wants to extend...
Is the Central African Republic a testing ground for Moscow's Africa policy? Dmitri Sytyi, head of the Russian cultural center, is linked to the...
Freetown mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr had a vision to transform Sierra Leone's capital into a sustainable place for future generations. Now, the German...
In eastern Congo, people are trapped between relentless fighting in their villages and overcrowded camps with scarce food and rampant mpox. Survival...
After star athlete Rebecca Cheptegei was killed by her partner last week, Ugandans began talking about domestic violence. But usually the issue is...
Thomas Kwoyelo, a former commander of the Lord's Resistance Army, has been convicted for his role in brutal crimes committed between 1992 and 2005....
The conflict in Sudan has turned into the largest displacement crisis worldwide. Widespread sexual violence is reported by many women and children who...
Kenya's government has scrapped many proposed tax hikes after mass protests in the streets of Nairobi this week. Observers say it's the first time...
Lesotho supplies its bigger neighbor, South Africa, with much-needed water. In return, it receives millions of dollars that experts say should be used...
Lesotho supplies its bigger neighbor, South Africa, with much-needed water. In return, it receives millions of dollars that experts say should be used...
Analysts see the new unity government comprising the ANC and the opposition DA as a chance to stabilize the country.
Though tech giants have invested heavily in high-performance digital infrastructure — more cell towers, faster networks — Africans across the...
South Africa is not just the strongest industrial nation on the continent, it is also making a name for itself internationally as a diplomatic...
Thirty years after the end of apartheid, dozens of South Africans have set up a protest camp outside the Constitutional Court. They are demanding...
Cities are growing rapidly in Africa, but many countries lack effective technologies to measure the associated air pollution. Experts are finding new...
Senegal's new president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has proposed a radical change of the political system and more sovereignty. That includes new...
Senegal's president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has vowed to fight corruption and promote greater prosperity. But analysts say he might need the...
Senegal's president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has vowed to fight corruption and promote greater prosperity. But analysts say he might need the...
Tough laws targeting homosexual acts or abortion in African nations are often preceded by lobbying from American hard-liners. Often well-financed,...
Fierce battles between Congolese troops and the M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo have intensified regional tensions. Experts say it points to worsening...