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Jade Cuttle
Elizabeth-Jane Burnett’s novel of human violence and natural wonder
Sun 12 Jul 2026
Kenan Malik
South Africa’s xenophobic violence is a warning for a world searching for someone to blame
Sun 12 Jul 2026
Seun Matiluko
Rising xenophobia has tarnished South Africa’s image as the ‘rainbow nation’
Wed 1 Jul 2026
Seun Matiluko
Reclaiming the story of Africa
Wed 10 Jun 2026
Layla Mahmood
‘Reverse Ozempic’ epidemic putting east African women at risk
Sun 31 May 2026
Olivia Acland
Ebola tears though east DRC as lack of funds and public trust hamper emergency response
Sun 31 May 2026
The Observer Leader
Humanitarian aid cuts are not just cruel but self-defeating
Sun 24 May 2026
James Tapper
‘It’s shocking we’re going through it all again’: scientists race for vaccine as Ebola ravages Congo
Sun 24 May 2026
Seun Matiluko
France plays catch up in push to strengthen Africa relations
Mon 18 May 2026
Giles Whittell
Trump green lights a psychotropic gold rush in the jungles of Gabon
Sun 26 Apr 2026
Ada Barumé
London plumber sentenced to death for African coup attempt back in the UK
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Layla Mahmood
The Kenyan mothers planting trees where police killed their sons
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Olivia Acland
At the burial ground for the migrants who never made it to the Canaries
Fri 6 Mar 2026
Steve Bloomfield
Trump’s endless, opaque bombing obliterates all hope of a free Somalia
Sun 15 Feb 2026
Isabel Coles
Hundreds dead after collapse of mine at the heart of DRC conflict
Sat 31 Jan 2026
Fred Harter
‘I just want to be alive’: Ugandan opposition leader issues plea from hiding
Tue 20 Jan 2026
Fred Harter
Pop star politician risks a second shot at leading Uganda
Mon 12 Jan 2026
Olivia Acland
In Mauritania, every divorce is a reason to party
Tue 6 Jan 2026
Ruth Michaelson
British-Egyptian activist reunited with family in UK as travel ban lifted
Sun 28 Dec 2025
Seun Matiluko
Detty December, Nigeria’s multimillion-dollar party of reconnection
Wed 24 Dec 2025
Fred Harter
Bulldozers raze homes and history as Ethiopia’s PM builds his new Dubai
Wed 10 Dec 2025
Marine Saint
UAE bids to sweep Africa into its AI industrial revolution
Thu 4 Dec 2025
Steve Bloomfield
Algeria’s protest poet will need more than awards to avoid a life in prison
Mon 24 Nov 2025
Susannah Clapp
Faustus in Africa! is a vivid study of colonialism through puppets
Fri 14 Nov 2025
Olivia Acland
Sierra Leone’s ecotourism dream goes up in smoke
Fri 7 Nov 2025
Fred Harter
A tragedy foreseen: mass killings in Sudan
Mon 3 Nov 2025
Fred Harter
Human rights violations threaten upcoming elections
Mon 27 Oct 2025
Simon Barnes
The dropping that proves rhinos are rising again
Sat 4 Oct 2025
Fred Harter
Joseph Kony is being tried in the ICC – without him
Thu 11 Sept 2025
Erick Kabendera
Obituary:Â Jim Meyer, mentor for young journalists in Africa
Sat 9 Aug 2025
Fred Harter
Young Africans take their fury to the streets
Sun 29 Jun 2025
Fred Harter
Rwanda and DRC consider peace at last
Fri 27 Jun 2025
Mélanie Gouby
AI’s latest trick? Decoding the language of elephants
Fri 13 Jun 2025
Fred Harter
Glimpses of a forgotten war: the women of Tigray
Thu 12 Jun 2025
James Tapper
The battle to stop Africa’s waters being ravaged by China’s dark fishing fleets
Sun 8 Jun 2025
Fred Harter
Malaria is the disease that won’t die
Tue 6 May 2025
Fred Harter
Music, art and sport: what you’re missing in Senegal
Tue 6 May 2025
