Somalia faces more than spillover effects – these shocks are pushing the country’s long-term recovery further out of reach.

Crowdfunding campaigns rescue hostages – but the visibility they generate is becoming part of how ransom demands are set.

If formally recognised, unarmed civilian protection and community-based early warning can offer a path to sustaining ...

China’s decision to extend tariff-free access from 1 May to all African countries, barring Eswatini (with which it maintains no diplomatic ties), has been widely welcomed across the continent. At a ...

South Sudan faces rising militarisation and contested elections – practical pathways to a lasting peace are urgently needed.

Puleng Dimpane may only have a short time available, but she can still do things that strengthen the South African Police ...

Over the past three months, security forces from the Lake Chad Basin countries – Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon – have announced the arrest or neutralisation of key figures in Boko Haram factions.

African youth are at the forefront of solutions to the continent’s water and sanitation crisis – and their voices must shape policy.

Equitable access to water and sanitation is inseparable from Africa’s prospects for stability, energy and food production.

The toppling of King Farouk in 1952 by the Egyptian army marked the beginning of military intervention to gain political power in Africa. Since then, military interferences in politics have become a ...

A month ago, floods in the country’s eastern KwaZulu-Natal province killed 489 people, destroyed 4 000 houses and displaced about 40 000 residents. Flooding started when a cut-off low-pressure system ...