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Chrispin Mwakideu
Gambia Faces Key Test for Democracy in Decisive Election
03 Dec 2021
Gambian voters will cast their votes on December 4 in a hotly contested presidential election. Observers view the polls as a crucial litmus test of Gambia's democracy.
Deutsche Welle
South African Women Emerging as a Continental Football Force
30 Nov 2021
For a long time, the country played second fiddle to continental giants Nigeria. Now South African women's football is reaping the rewards of its Vision 2022 strategy to grow the women's game.
Deutsche Welle
Nigerian Interfaith Women's Group Awarded Aachen Peace Prize
13 Nov 2021
Countering violence with peace is the goal of the Women's Interfaith Council, which represents thousands of Muslim and Christian women in Kaduna, Nigeria. The group has been awarded the Aachen Peace…
Newsclick Production
Padtal Duniya Bhar Ki: Ethiopia Burns in Civil War, US Casts an Evil Eye
05 Nov 2021
In this episode of ‘Padtal Duniya Bhar Ki’, senior journalist Bhasha Singh discusses with NewsClick's editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha about the barbaric violence spreading in the African country…
Associated Press
Africa's Rare Glaciers May Disappear in Two Decades, Warns Climate Report
19 Oct 2021
Africa's 54 countries are responsible for less than 4% global greenhouse gas emissions, yet 1.3 billion people remain “extremely vulnerable”.
Vijay Prashad
Rwanda’s Military is the French Proxy on African Soil
13 Sep 2021
Over July and August Rwandan soldiers were deployed in Mozambique, purportedly to fight ISIS terrorists. However, behind this campaign is French maneuvering that benefits an energy giant eager to…
Anna Majavu, Nomfundo Xolo
Community at the Heart of Hunger Struggle in South Africa
28 Aug 2021
Communal gardens and farming enterprises are the beginning of sustainable food sovereignty in South Africa, but a basic income grant is essential to address hunger in the shorter term.
PTI
Exponential Spike in Delta COVID-19 Cases in South Africa, Restrictions Tightened
28 Jun 2021
In 24 hours, 15,036 new cases and 122 deaths were reported from complications caused by COVID-19, largely attirbuted to Delta variant.
Associated Press
In Poorest Countries, Especially in Africa, COVID Surge Combines with Vaccine Shortage
17 Jun 2021
Africa’s 1.3 billion people account for 18% of the world's population, but the continent has received only 2% of all vaccine doses administered globally.
Niren Tolsi
Long Read | Ronnie Govender: ‘Unbowed, Unbroken’
17 May 2021
The South African activist and man of letters used language as a weapon to defend the marginalised and reflect upon the people, places and culture that defined him.