The high court in Johannesburg has ordered an anti-migrant vigilante group to stop blocking foreigners from entering government health facilities and schools, actions it said were unconstitutional.
Judge eviscerates xenophobic vigilantes
In the ruling against Operation Dudula, the court also required police to stop asking people for their papers without cause.
Samia Suluhu Hassan ran all but unopposed in Tanzania’s presidential elections on 29 October. The only surprise came from the streets when protests broke out. Under the cover of an internet blockade, security forces met the protesters with force. Official statements now claim it was all nothing but a few skirmishes with “foreign” rioters. Our readers recount what they saw.
Beneath Suluhu’s blackout, a blanket of violence
Tanzania’s Election Day erupted into protest, an internet blackout, and bloodshed. When the internet was restored, 37 readers told us what really...
Nearly a million people across six states in South Sudan are battling floods, the UN Office for the Co‑ordination of Humanitarian Affairs warns. About 335,000 people have also been displaced – many are crammed onto shrinking patches of higher ground in Jonglei and Unity states, two of the hardest‑hit.
Water, water everywhere but not a bite to eat
About 7.7-million people in South Sudan already faced hunger. Recent floods have submerged farmlands.
The Rapid Support Forces seized El Fasher this week after besieging the city for more than 500 days. It was the last Darfuri city not under the paramilitary group’s control. The 6th Infantry Division of the Sudanese Armed Forces and allied groups withdrew on Monday. This brought El Fasher’s long resistance to an end and gave the RSF control of all five states in the Darfur region.
Sudan’s split in two (again) is now more concrete
‘Hemedti’ now controls all of Darfur, continuing the genocide that began with the Janjaweed.
After a brief pause, young Moroccans returned to the streets of Rabat on Saturday. Rallying outside Parliament, they demanded better healthcare, education reforms, and action on corruption and rising prices.
Moroccan youth protesters stay on the streets
Half of the country is younger than 35. They’re protesting for better schools and hospitals, as the kingdom spends big on football stadiums for t...
In 2024, the IOM tracked 446,000 people leaving the Horn of Africa via the “Eastern route”, crossing into Yemen to reach the Arabian Gulf. Ninety-six percent were Ethiopian, and a third of those were Tigrayan – although Tigrayans make up only 6% of Ethiopia’s population.
The exodus out of Tigray
Young people are leaving en masse – and don’t know if they’ll ever come back.
Building up: The annual replastering of the Djinguereber Mosque, also known as Djingareyber, in Timbuktu. It was erected in the 14th century during the reign of Mansa Kankou Moussa and is 700 years old. Photo: Hameye Capii/AFP image
In 2002, actor and filmmaker Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine's car broke down in the Ugandan town of Mbirizi. While waiting for repairs, he wandered off with his camera and stumbled on a small photo studio run by Ssalongo Kibaate Aloysius. That chance meeting sparked a 22-year journey to share Kibaate’s art with the world.
Review: How to keep a promise
Photos from a different time still need their space in today’s world. A commitment to archiving allows us to experience the stories behind them.
International “aid” for Africa is shrinking – hastened this year by chaos and renewed insularity in the United States. Africa’s trade with the world is shrinking too. For heavily indebted countries, a perfect storm has made landfall.
The end of ‘aid’
The heyday is over. We can’t just cry about it.
For five months after Israel’s war on Gaza began, Sherif Naim couldn’t open his laptop. Now, he runs Taqat — a solar-powered co-working hub helping 700+ freelancers survive war. Others like Gaza Talents are doing the same: rebuilding, even under bombardment.
Employment is resistance in Gaza
Remote-work platforms take root in Palestine as freelance tech and creative workers navigate the wartime economy.