Sirleaf ends 12 year reign. What legacy does she leave behind?
Liberia, Africa’s oldest republic, has a new president.
Former football star George Weah was sworn in to the presidency on Monday 22 January 2018, taking...
#LiberiaDecides: Ex-combatants hope for reintegration as country holds poll
Liberians will be heading into a historic, crucial and defining moment as they cast their ballot on Tuesday 10th October.
Watching as supporters from different...
LiberiaDecides: Liberia’s milestones thus far
Liberia is Africa’s oldest republic but only became known to the rest of the world in the 1990s following the long-running civil wars which...
Mauritius: The Aapravasi Ghat World Heritage Site
The Mauritan capital of Port Louis is home to one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites that tell a rich history of the island,...
Africa takes pride in her first female President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf may have only seven more months in power, but her mark in Africa’s history will forever remain.
She made history...
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Congo reports Ebola death close to busy Ugandan border
A Congolese woman who refused an Ebola vaccination and then disappeared has died of the virus near the heavily traveled border with Uganda, which...
US airstrike kills 18 al-Shabab after US attacked in Somalia
A U.S. military airstrike has killed 18 al-Shabab extremists after U.S. and local forces on the ground came under attack in southern Somalia, the...
Tanzania ferry disaster:Captain arrested as death toll rises to over 200
The captain of an overloaded ferry that capsized on Lake Victoria has been arrested as Tanzania mourns more than 200 people killed in the...
Cameroon’s Presidential election campaign kicks off
Campaigns for Cameroon’s October 7 presidential election have officially begun. Opposition parties have failed to agree on a single candidate to face incumbent President...
Opinion
NIGERIA: BUHARI’S ANTI-CORRUPTION WAR
There is something about corruption in Nigeria that is, for me, a huge contradiction. Everyone in the country knows it is about the biggest...
How did Zimbabwe get here?
In 2013 a resounding electoral victory handed back full control of Zimbabwe’s Government to ZANU- PF, ending an uncomfortable coalition with the opposition.
The four-year...
What China’s ‘New Era’ means for Africa
The curtain finally came down on the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) 19th Congress held between October 18-24, 2017 at the Great Hall of...