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Many of Lebanon’s domestic migrant workers are haunted by memories of the Beirut port explosion four years ago
A security guard’s claims that he was tortured by cops have shone a spotlight on the country’s dysfunctional police oversight agency
With remarkable creativity, Kenyans used technology to organise nationwide protests. The state’s digital response has been equally remarkable, but for all the wrong reasons
Never before in its 121-year history had a stage in the Tour de France been won by a black African, until the Eritrean did it
Food and fuel have become prohibitively expensive and many Nigerians can no longer afford the basics
Since Bola Tinubu became president last year, there have been several attacks on members of the media, rights group says
The big takeaway from this election is less about the weaknesses of the ruling party and more about its enduring strength
The lake has been swelling since late February, disrupting the country’s tourism industry
Chad’s Mahamat Déby is determined to fill his father Idriss Déby’s shoes — and not just with the blood of his enemies
The devastation of Cyclone Freddy, which Storm Ana and Cyclone Gombe, is being exacerbated by the drought brought on by El Niño
Many of Sudan’s creatives have had to flee their homes because of the civil war in their country
They ousted a dictator, defied a junta and now Sudan’s resistance committees are providing the only support to desperate people in their areas amid the war and persecution. Mark…
The highly addictive pain medication Tramadol is being sold as a street drug
The repressive regime is forcing opposition parties to put their heads together and get creative
Nobel peace prize winner Maria Ressa has taken up the fight against deepfake, a threat to journalism and democracy
Decades before today’s migrants boarded small boats to Europe to ‘take their jobs’, European fishing ships were trawling West African waters, taking food and jobs from the…
The president’s official reason for postponing the upcoming election has been met with suspicion. Analysts say: follow the money
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…
Five correspondents for ‘The Continent’ celebrate their favourite traditional dishes from across Africa. One thing these diverse meals have in common is not what they taste like…
First, they took away people’s dreams of democracy and peace. Now the men with guns are looting and occupying their homes
