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Africa

Trump’s outburst about a ‘Christian genocide’ in Nigeria is as dangerous as it is absurd

Africa, Op-eds, Politics

Trump’s outburst about a ‘Christian genocide’ in Nigeria is as dangerous as it is absurd

By Phillip van Niekerk

Mnangagwa's third term bid sparks violence and deepens political divisions in Zimbabwe

Africa, Op-eds

Mnangagwa's third term bid sparks violence and deepens political divisions in Zimbabwe

By Peter Fabricius

El Fasher descends into chaos with UN reporting mass killings and unprecedented human rights violations

Africa, Maverick News

El Fasher descends into chaos with UN reporting mass killings and unprecedented human rights violations

By Victoria O’Regan

Loaded for Bear: Trump regime bares its racism by revoking Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka’s visa

Africa, Business Maverick

Loaded for Bear: Trump regime bares its racism by revoking Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka’s visa

By Ed Stoddard

Crackdown on popular dissent in Tanzania as sham election goes ahead

Africa, Maverick News, Politics

Crackdown on popular dissent in Tanzania as sham election goes ahead

By Diana Neille

Tensions rise in Zanzibar with polls expected to be fiercely contested

Africa

Tensions rise in Zanzibar with polls expected to be fiercely contested

By Peter Fabricius

The grey list gamut

CARTOON

The grey list gamut

By Rico

Backbone of survival — the breadwinner Basotho women and the families they sustain from South Africa

Africa, Maverick News

Backbone of survival — the breadwinner Basotho women and the families they sustain from South Africa

By Nicole Tau

Plan to postpone Zimbabwe elections to keep Mnangagwa in power roils ruling Zanu-PF

Africa

Plan to postpone Zimbabwe elections to keep Mnangagwa in power roils ruling Zanu-PF

By Peter Fabricius

Ethiopia's grand renaissance dam a game changer in Nile Basin hydropolitics and water security

Africa, Op-eds

Ethiopia's grand renaissance dam a game changer in Nile Basin hydropolitics and water security

By Dhesigen Naidoo

Africa can no longer wait for external actors to solve its healthcare challenges

Africa, Maverick Citizen, Op-eds

Africa can no longer wait for external actors to solve its healthcare challenges

By Olive Shisana

Heat-related childhood deaths have doubled in Africa due to climate change – new study

Africa, Our Burning Planet

Heat-related childhood deaths have doubled in Africa due to climate change – new study

By Julia Evans