Analysis - There are 33 million smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, making up 80% of the total farmer population. These farmers cultivate small plots of land of less than two hectares and don't ...

Analysis - Early in his eight-year tenure, in 2017, then Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo declared a moratorium on all small-scale gold mining. He established an inter-ministerial committee on ...

Analysis - Nearly 600 million people across the African continent still lack access to electricity. Close to one billion rely on traditional biofuels for cooking. Africa is also very vulnerable to ...

Adam Ibrahim was working with the UN humanitarian agency, OCHA, in his home country, Sudan, when conflict between rival armed forces erupted in early 2023 and he became a refugee alongside thousands ...

Higher education remains a distant dream for many young refugees. But one Congolese refugee in Tanzania is determined to make it reality.

In Eswatini, women and men are close to equal in educational attainment, though slightly more women than men lack formal schooling (6% vs. 3%). Most Emaswati (96%) say girls are "rarely" or "never" ...

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, condemned a large-scale attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on North Darfur's capital, El Fasher, and the nearby Abu Shouk ...

An Eldoret Court has ruled that the constitutional rights of a transgender woman were violated after she was subjected to involuntary body searches and forced medical examinations while in custody and ...

The rebasing of Nigeria's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has brought to the fore the neglected but growing non-oil sector that is playing a huge role in the economy.

The Tinubu Support Group (TSG) and government officials have intensified efforts to galvanise grassroots mobilisation in support of President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid.

New infant-friendly formulation closes a critical treatment gap for the youngest children, with support from African-led trials and global partners.

Organised labour in the country has voiced strong opposition to the federal government's plan to remove the electricity subsidy, citing fears that it will exacerbate the already severe economic ...