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History as a mirror: How Africa called out Israel's genocide in Gaza at the UN

History as a mirror: How Africa called out Israel's genocide in Gaza at the UN

History as a mirror: How Africa called out Israel's genocide in Gaza at the UN

Gaza resonated in the UN General Assembly louder than ever as African leaders invoked their respective battles against colonial oppression, apartheid and genocide to build an argument against Israel's onslaught on millions of suffering Palestinians.

Wins for Arsenal and Man Utd in Premier League

Wins for Arsenal and Man Utd in Premier League

Wins for Arsenal and Man Utd in Premier League

Benjamin Sesko netted his first Old Trafford goal as Bukayo Saka sealed the win for the Gunners.

How buffalo stampedes have changed predator-prey dynamic

How buffalo stampedes have changed predator-prey dynamic

How buffalo stampedes have changed predator-prey dynamic

Mass buffalo deaths in stampedes triggered by lions chasing prey along the northeastern periphery of Botswana's Chobe National Park have triggered a debate about when is the right time for human intervention, if at all.

By Charles Mgbolu

Josué Aruna: Building Goma's lifeline for Nyiragongo's next eruption

Josué Aruna: Building Goma's lifeline for Nyiragongo's next eruption

Josué Aruna: Building Goma's lifeline for Nyiragongo's next eruption

Goma in eastern DR Congo has learnt to live with conflict and a constant threat of volcanic eruptions, with survival dependent on improvised escape routes and community-led disaster planning.

By Charles Mgbolu

How protests shine a light on Kenya's constitution

How protests shine a light on Kenya's constitution

How protests shine a light on Kenya's constitution

The right to expression and democratic protest enshrined in Kenya's constitution as a non-negotiable component faces its sternest test yet as the Gen Z movement continues to resonate in the East African nation.

Resilient classrooms: How refugee education is defying displacement

Resilient classrooms: How refugee education is defying displacement

Resilient classrooms: How refugee education is defying displacement

A 2% increase in refugee enrolment in tertiary education worldwide shows how learning is helping heal displaced children who have lost their homes, families and communities to conflict.

By Pauline Odhiambo

Peter Mutharika: Decorated professor of law returns to Malawi's State House

Peter Mutharika: Decorated professor of law returns to Malawi's State House

Peter Mutharika: Decorated professor of law returns to Malawi's State House

Martha Woldu: Eritrean artist's triumph builds cultural bridge

Martha Woldu: Eritrean artist's triumph builds cultural bridge

Martha Woldu: Eritrean artist's triumph builds cultural bridge

How the hyperinflation status quo is squeezing families and farmers alike

How the hyperinflation status quo is squeezing families and farmers alike

How the hyperinflation status quo is squeezing families and farmers alike

Pauline Odhiambo

Curse to cure: Kenya becomes 10th African nation to conquer sleeping sickness

Curse to cure: Kenya becomes 10th African nation to conquer sleeping sickness

Curse to cure: Kenya becomes 10th African nation to conquer sleeping sickness

Kenya has eliminated sleeping sickness as a public health problem after years of scientific surveillance to map a fatal disease that once had entire afflicted villages blaming witchcraft for their misery.

By Sylvia Chebet

Biotech push: Nigeria sows the seeds of a GMO gamble

Biotech push: Nigeria sows the seeds of a GMO gamble

Biotech push: Nigeria sows the seeds of a GMO gamble

Nigeria is preparing the template for Africa's agricultural future, using scientific logic and community assurance to persuade farmers to adopt genetically modified crops that promise enhanced yields, drought resistance and food security.

By Mazhun Idris

'We lived in suspended animation': DRC refugees brave uncertainty to reclaim home

'We lived in suspended animation': DRC refugees brave uncertainty to reclaim home

'We lived in suspended animation': DRC refugees brave uncertainty to reclaim home

The gradual return of refugees from Rwanda to DRC represents a test of the fragile peace that was beginning to take hold before M23 rebels resumed attacks in the country's east.

By Pauline Odhiambo

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Hospital: Advancing healthcare and brotherhood in Somalia

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Hospital: Advancing healthcare and brotherhood in Somalia

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Hospital: Advancing healthcare and brotherhood in Somalia

The Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Training and Research Hospital stands as one of the most visible symbols of brotherhood between Türkiye and Somalia.

How TB treatment blind spots endanger African moms

How TB treatment blind spots endanger African moms

How TB treatment blind spots endanger African moms

Pregnant women and lactating mothers have long been excluded from the ambit of TB research and vaccine trials, causing treatment data gaps and higher mortality in Africa and beyond.

Full of beans: How Uganda became Africa's largest Robusta producer

Full of beans: How Uganda became Africa's largest Robusta producer

Full of beans: How Uganda became Africa's largest Robusta producer

Uganda's coffee sector has moved from the fringes to the centre stage of the global export market, becoming Africa's largest producer of Robusta as traditional players face a productivity decline.

By Eudes Ssekyondwa

Why a new WHO study advocates sparing the rod to save the child

Why a new WHO study advocates sparing the rod to save the child

Why a new WHO study advocates sparing the rod to save the child

Corporal punishment in schools is banned in many African countries, but a new WHO study suggests combining legislation with awareness and counselling to eliminate what is a global problem.

By Pauline Odhiambo

Spotlight Authors

How Somalia is unlocking opportunities with e-visas

Deadly waterways: Why Nigeria suffers recurring boat tragedies

Pauline Odhiambo

Recurrent heatwaves: Why worker safety is a policy stress test

Splintered Sudan: Why a parallel government is worse than a deadlocked war

Splintered Sudan: Why a parallel government is worse than a deadlocked war

SA confronts vigilantes targeting immigrants in hospitals

SA confronts vigilantes targeting immigrants in hospitals

SA confronts vigilantes targeting immigrants in hospitals

As anti-immigrant vigilantes disrupt healthcare access in South Africa, rights groups, medical charities and lawmakers are pushing back to defend constitutional protections for all.

By Sylvia Chebet