Insight

How a herbal drug could be Africa's new weapon against malaria

A herbal antidote to malaria developed by a Tanzania-based research institute spells hope for a cont

Nigeria protests: Why patriotism is being called into question

Extreme expressions of unrest, such as waving a foreign flag during the anti-inflation protests in N

How fraudsters hijacked Gabon’s electricity payment system

Staff at Gabon’s power utility, Société d'énergie et d'eau du Gabon (SEEG), have been arrested

Javelin Morans: Maasai youth spear hunting for social change

The Olympic sport of javelin has become the unlikely engine of a transition from hunting to conserva

Why mispronouncing African names needs to stop

Ripples of outrage greeted an announcer's faux pas while pronouncing Kenyan sprinter Ferdinand Omany

Ndiaye: Face of a community's fight against water shortage

A Senegalese village that used to face chronic water scarcity in a region where it rains only three