Africa

ANC and INC: Story of two grand old parties and their one big crisis

As South Africa starts voting and India gets set to wrap up its second-longest election in history, a look at the similarities in the rise, stagnation and fall of the two political parties in the two countries

Celebrating Africa Day 2024: Why it matters

As Africa asserts its position in the international world order, it needs strong, determined efforts to make it a 21st-century global power

How South Africa elections will test Nelson Mandela’s legacy

After three decades of being the dominant force in South African politics, the ruling ANC party is poised to confront its most challenging election yet. The nation's first president Nelson Mandela had been at the forefront of this party and had used his global influence to create policy for one of the most important countries in Africa. But now Mandela's legacy is in jeopardy, as polls suggest that ANC will lose for the first time in its history

Gunmen from Boko Haram cause rampage in Nigeria, kill 10, abduct over 160

As per the reports, the gunmen reportedly rode into Kuchi on motorbikes and even spent time cooking food, making tea and looting houses.

Africa Day: India’s time-tested partnership with the continent

New Delhi's creative approach to its Africa relationship, the 10-point policy by PM Narendra Modi, and the notable effort to bring the AU into the G20 show the direction in which India-Africa relations are growing

Kenya to get major non-NATO ally status as Ruto makes historic visit to US

With the three-day trip, Ruto became the first African leader to embark on an official state visit to the US in more than 15 years

Nigerian govt plans mass wedding of 100 girls as critics cite infringement of child rights

Women's affairs minister said the wedding violates Nigeria’s Child Rights Acts and Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act that criminalises forced marriages for women and girls. “This marriage impinges on the rights of girls and women, who are my constituency, and I have taken action to put an end to it”

Africa's richest man needs 35 visas: Easier for Europeans to travel Africa than Africans

Nigerian travel filmmaker Tayo Aina also recounted his humiliating experience at Ethiopian immigration, where he was forced to provide a stool sample to prove he hadn't ingested drugs. “It was my most humiliating experience traveling within Africa,

Gunmen on bikes kill over 40 people in Northcentral Nigeria, torch homes

Armed men invaded Zurak community, shooting sporadically and torching houses, Plateau state commissioner for information Musa Ibrahim Ashoms told AFP by telephone. "As we speak, about 40 people have been confirmed dead. Zurak is a popular mining community," he said. Local youth leader Shafi'i Sambo also said at least 42 people had been killed in the raid

Made in India malaria vaccines head to Africa, SII ships first set

Pune-based Serum Institute of India, SII, has dispatched as many as 43,200 doses of malaria vaccine to Africa from its facility on Monday