The broadcast media are either dominated by the state or reflect the official line. Independent media and journalists can be harassed and persecuted, says...
Tag - Africa
The Kingdom of Morocco is the most westerly of the North African countries known as the Maghreb – “the West”. It has Atlantic and...
Early results have started to arrive from Nigeria’s tightest election since the end of military rule in 1999. Official results from the south-western...
South Sudan’s men have made history by qualifying for this year’s Basketball World Cup – becoming the first African nation to qualify at...
The Milan public prosecutor’s office ordered a search of the headquarters of the NGO “No peace without justice” in Rome, Italy, as part of...
When Cedrick Fogwan had his first encounter with the goliath frog he was impressed by its mighty proportions. Growing to the size of a cat, it’s the...
In our series of letters from African journalists, Mark Wilberforce looks at how Ghana’s rich musical scene has strong Jamaican links. Afrobeats may be...
A year since Russia invaded Ukraine, opinion about the war among African countries appears not to have shifted much. Thirty countries – just two more...
One year after the start of the war, who is winning it? Militarily, Kiev managed, thanks to Western support, to hold out. But from a commercial and diplomatic...
Saad Lamjarred, a star Moroccan singer, has been found guilty of raping a young woman in France and sentenced to six years in prison. Lamjarred, 37, showed no...