Africa – Page 2 – The Night's Watch

November 6, 20190

OP-ED: AFRICA’S DISENGAGED YOUTH

While Africa is making progress on boosting political and socioeconomic engagement among young people, it is moving much too slowly. If the continent

November 5, 20190

An analysis finds that men who are unmarried, childless and only educated to primary level are least likely to have tested for HIV – but will take it

October 22, 20190

By Manuel Mucari MAPUTO, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi was on Tuesday forecast to be heading for a landslide victory in a

October 10, 20190

NAIROBI, Oct 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Uganda announced plans on Thursday for a bill that would impose the death penalty on homosexuals, sayi

October 9, 20190

While the World Trade Organization's Trade Facilitation Agreement can act as a powerful tool for progress, it cannot work in isolation. It also requi

October 1, 20190

While social-media platforms offer speed and accessibility, a credible free press – committed to finding the truth and informing the public – remains

September 12, 20190

Steve Biko would be turning in his grave today; his struggle seems to have been in vain. It is disturbing to see the heightened levels of violence ta

September 6, 20190

By Simon Allison “I have died many times – that’s where I have beaten Christ. Christ died once and resurrected once.” – Robert Mugabe, on his

September 6, 20190

ROBERT Mugabe has died aged 95 after battling ill health, it has been confirmed. The former Zimbabwe president passed away in Singapore, curr

August 28, 20190

Foreign truck drivers are under attack in South Africa. They have been stoned, stabbed and harassed as South Africans demand they be prioritised for