Simon Allison

Agra’s drive for a ‘green revolution’ has reduced crop diversity, created a dependency on commercial seeds and fertiliser and increased vulnerability to drought

Tom Gardner offers a compelling analysis of how the Ethiopian prime minister ruthlessly exploited tensions between regions and ethnic groups to gain power

The big takeaway from this election is less about the weaknesses of the ruling party and more about its enduring strength

If the biggest-ever media deal in Africa is successful, a French billionaire with a track record of buying media to promote far-right ideologies will have access to tens of…

Nobel peace prize winner Maria Ressa has taken up the fight against deepfake, a threat to journalism and democracy

South Africa’s case against Israel’s actions in Gaza has boosted its international standing and secured its position as the moral voice of the Global South

Landlocked Ethiopia wants a port, any port. Somaliland has a coastline and wants someone to recognise the self-governing territory as a fully-fledged country. So a deal was made…

The country’s future is inextricably intertwined with that of the planet itself. That is not necessarily a good thing

A weapons manufacturer on a peace mission. What could possibly go wrong?

If anything, the programmes in their current incarnation are more like sophisticated parrots, incapable of original thought

The charges against the Pan-African Parliament’s president are the latest in a string of alleged offences by senior African leaders

Sergei Lavrov’s African tour was supposed to highlight the strength of Russia’s relationship with the continent but it did the opposite

Here are some of the people who made it in worlds as diverse as entertainment, sport and politics — and made a difference on the continent

African states are once again caught in the middle

But the drivers don’t get a say, or the benefits gained by their overseas peers

As you read this, the future is being coded in Silicon Valley. The algorithms that will one day govern our lives are being built. But who is building them, and who are they being…

Deborah Samuel was killed by a mob of fellow students for a message she posted in a WhatsApp group – and the police were unable to stop them

The bravest bankers: Navy Malela and Gradi Koko refused to stay silent in the face of injustice – even when speaking out carried grave risks for them and their families

Thanks to the Omicron variant, it is harder than ever for Africans to travel – even though public health experts say the restrictions make no sense

BGFIBank allegedly played a central role in a years-long scam that allowed former DRC leader Joseph Kabila’s family and close associates to launder $243-million in public and…