Preventing sexual violence: lessons from rebel armies in Burundi and Uganda

Not all rebel armies use rape and sexual violence as a weapon. Some have actually designed ways to prevent such atrocities. How and what can we learn from them?, writes The Conversation. Read More

$15bn diamond looting: Mugabe parliament appearance date set, says report

Former president Robert Mugabe has been told to appear before a parliamentary committee on May 9 to give information on the alleged disappearance of diamond revenue while he was in power, a report says. Read More

Millions of urban Africans still don't have electricity: here's what can be done

There are millions of energy poor people in sub-Saharan Africa who live in cities, writes The Conversation. Read More

How much will it cost Swaziland to change its name to eSwatini?

It is not immediately clear how much it will cost the landlocked African country to make the name change. But some Swiss have "responded with relief as the countries often are confused on online forms". Read More

Zimbabwe's ex-finance boss Tendai Biti sees potential $100bn economy

Zimbabwe’s opposition could expand the size of the economy more than fivefold to $100bn within eight years if it wins this year’s elections, says a former finance minister. Read More

UN Security Council mourns death of Ivory Coast ambassador

The Security Council bid farewell to veteran diplomat Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue, the Ivory Coast's ambassador to the United Nations who died just months after starting a two-year term on the UN's most powerful body Read More

Zim's legendary musician Mapfumo arrives home, ending more than 10 years of exile

Zimbabwe’s most popular musician, Thomas Mapfumo has reportedly returned home after a decade in self-imposed exile in the US. Read More

Top Africa stories: Mugabe, Zim prophet, King Mswati

A Zimbabwean minister has reportedly likened former president Robert Mugabe to some of Africa's most brutal dictators, and a Zimbabwean prophet reportedly killed a congregant during baptism, saying she 'appeared like a vampire' . Read More

'Unreasonable wage demands and strikes threaten economic recovery,' says Zim govt

Zimbabwe has warned that a string of strikes threatened efforts to revive the economy after the ousting of Robert Mugabe, as a stand-off with striking nurses deepened. Read More

Ivory Coast ambassador Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue to UN dies

Veteran diplomat Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue, the Ivory Coast's ambassador to the United Nations and a member of the UN Security Council, has died suddenly. Read More

Mugabe, 94, 'rejects' invitation to attend Independence Day celebrations

Former president Robert Mugabe reportedly "rejected an invitation from his successor President Emmerson Mnangagwa to attend this year’s Independence Day celebrations in Harare on Wednesday". Read More

Egypt exhibiting previously unseen Ptolemaic artifacts

Egypt is exhibiting artifacts from the Ptolemaic period for the first time in The Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Read More