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Street food is popular in Nigeria but safety is not regulated.
Nigeria’s soft cheese, wara, could be made more widely available with new techniques to extend its shelf life.
Christopher Mlalazi, award-winning novelist, was inspired by the stories he was told by his grandparents as a child.
Electoral reforms are urgent for Tanzania because local elections are scheduled for December 2024.
Le Sénégal est considéré comme la démocratie la plus stable d'Afrique de l'Ouest, car il n'a jamais connu de coup d'État. Mais tous ses anciens présidents ont tenté de prolonger leur mandat.
De nombreux pays sont confrontés à trois tpes de dilemmes, ce qui crée une situation complexe à gérer.
If the international reactions are anything to go by, Ethiopia’s Red Sea port deal is easier said than done.
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announced their intention to leave Ecowas. This may be a pointer to a deeper crisis in the Sahel region.
The inability of city authorities to enforce land-use regulations has allowed people to carry out ecologically unfriendly activities along the water bodies.
Senegal is considered west Africa’s most stable democracy because it has never suffered a coup d'etat. But all its former presidents have attempted to extend their tenure of office.
Nearly half of South Africa’s 60 million people receive social grants. Health experts say they improve cognitive health among the elderly.
The River Nile is contaminated with microplastics.
Women in Makoko, a floating slum in Nigeria, face challenges funding their fish trade. Literacy and financial inclusion programmes can make a difference.
Mayat embodied principled, faith-based, socially committed, inspired leadership.
Agincourt, the University of the Witwatersrand’s rural research centre 500km from Johannesburg, has documented the lives of 120,000 people over decades.
The fact that the presidency is attempting to get away with minimal regulation of bulk interception raises doubt about its commitment to ending intelligence abuse.
The decision by the three countries could change the dynamics of Ecowas.
Hage Geingob’s legacy as a moderniser will live on despite contradictions and unfulfilled promises.
Transitional president Mahamat Idriss Déby appears to be the only winner of the Chadian constitutional referendum.
South Africa’s defence force has been in decline for some time as its budget has shrunk while its duties have changed.
Problems identified include a backlog of visa, permit and status applications, fraudulent applications being first rejected, then accepted, and the system being used illegally.
Malaria in Africa accounts for 96% of deaths worldwide. Cape Verde became only the third country in Africa to be declared malaria free this year. This is how they did it.
A growing number of people are opting to generate their own renewable energy and escape load shedding.
Ending discrimination against the Osu has been difficult because identifying an Osu is relatively straightforward for Igbos.