Higher education remains a distant dream for many young refugees. But one Congolese refugee in Tanzania is determined to make it reality.

In Eswatini, women and men are close to equal in educational attainment, though slightly more women than men lack formal schooling (6% vs. 3%). Most Emaswati (96%) say girls are "rarely" or "never" ...

Analysis - Early in his eight-year tenure, in 2017, then Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo declared a moratorium on all small-scale gold mining. He established an inter-ministerial committee on ...

Analysis - Nearly 600 million people across the African continent still lack access to electricity. Close to one billion rely on traditional biofuels for cooking. Africa is also very vulnerable to ...

Adam Ibrahim was working with the UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, in his home country, Sudan, when conflict between rival armed forces erupted in early 2023 and he became a refugee alongside thousands ...

New infant-friendly formulation closes a critical treatment gap for the youngest children, with support from African-led trials and global partners.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, condemned a large-scale attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on North Darfur's capital, El Fasher, and the nearby Abu Shouk ...

The Tinubu Support Group (TSG) and government officials have intensified efforts to galvanise grassroots mobilisation in support of President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid.

Residents of Athlone in Cape Town are bracing themselves for a 10-hour power outage next Wednesday, 20 August.

The rebasing of Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has brought to the fore the neglected but growing non-oil sector that is playing a huge role in the economy.

The South African government, led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, has concluded its participation in the 45th Ordinary Summit of Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and ...

An Eldoret Court has ruled that the constitutional rights of a transgender woman were violated after she was subjected to involuntary body searches and forced medical examinations while in custody and ...