As political instability and shrinking civic spaces intensify across the continent, global human rights defenders and grassroots organizers will converge in Maputo for the 3rd All-African Movements ...

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Sustained continuity of African politics cannot withstand the increasing demands for change from the youth demographic, especially with the evolving digital political landscape. Through an overarching ...

As a UN resolution alters the standard global map to reflect the continent more accurately, initiatives to decolonize African schools and a campaign to present positive developments are changing the ...

An embattled leader for decades in Niger’s rough-and-tumble politics, he alternated stints in high office with prison and exile. By Adam Nossiter Hama Amadou, a West African politician who alternated ...

Could the Conference of the Left mark the beginning of genuine left consolidation in South Africa? What has triggered this moment, and why now? One of the most significant developments in South Africa ...

MBALE, Uganda — Wilson Watira offered his hand when he met his political rival at a funeral, gesturing for a proper handshake. The man didn’t want contact, instead folding a piece of paper that he ...

MBALE, Uganda (AP) — Spiritual warfare among politicians is part of a wider struggle over faith in Uganda, where Christianity is the dominant religion. MBALE, Uganda (AP) — Wilson Watira offered his ...

MBALE, Uganda (AP) — Wilson Watira offered his hand when he met his political rival at a funeral, gesturing for a proper handshake. The man didn’t want contact, instead folding a piece of paper that ...