Villagers in Zimbabwe claim they’ve been told they’ll have to abandon their homes to make room for a plant by a Chinese mining company. The corporation denies plans to forcefully relocate the people, but a lack of openness has many concerned that they may be evicted from their ancestral property.
Burkina Faso coup supporters were seen waving Russian flags and asking for the country to swap allegiances from France to Moscow. While the level of pro-Russian sentiment in Burkina Faso is unclear, many are dissatisfied with French efforts to assist in the fight against militant groups
Nigerian health officials say that the country’s life expectancy is among the lowest in the world, with influenza and pneumonia being the most common causes of death
Voice-activated virtual assistant systems such as Siri and Alexa are becoming more common around the world, yet most people in Africa, with its numerous languages, are at a disadvantage in the digital world. To address the issue, some African researchers are developing translation systems to recognise and promote local languages like Yoruba
Only 7% of Malawi’s population has been vaccinated against the coronavirus over two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, one of Africa’s lowest rates. Village chiefs are attempting to change this by encouraging villagers to get vaccinated at mobile vaccination clinics
A key European diplomat believes there is still a chance to defuse the growing political crisis in Mali that has seen the country’s interim military government clash repeatedly in recent days with both its neighbors and members of the international community
When marriages break down in male-dominated societies such as Burkina Faso, wives are frequently blamed. However, a World Bank-funded project is experimenting with the idea of sending men to school to learn how to be better husbands
Mali is recognised for its mudbrick Sudano-Sahelian architecture, which can be found in buildings throughout the country, including the capital, Bamako, which is one of Africa’s fastest-growing cities
Tens of thousands of squatters were evicted just before the holidays to make way for a Chinese-backed expressway, according to human rights groups in Kenya
Swedish-Kenyan electric vehicle company, to deploy 3,000 electric motorcycles across Kenya and the surrounding region by 2022