Woman-to-woman marriage exemplifies the flexibility of African gender constructs. It’s an assertion of female agency.

When we resumed at Harvard Kennedy School last year, Africa became a topic of interest among many of our fellow students. As discussions unfolded during our classes and informal gatherings, it became ...

The history of many nations in the Global South has made it crystal clear that externally imposed models of modernisation ...

In October 2024, at the most recent BRICS summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the countries of the “global South” ...

Despite Africa being the world‘s poorest continent, western elites are still pushing African governments to divest of ...

Russia has committed to helping military governments in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger acquire arms and training for a planned ...

A cohort of poorer nations is charting a radically different course fueled by the unyielding pragmatism of energy: ...

We speak with UNEP transport expert Rob De Jong about what’s behind the rapid shift to electric vehicles in low-and ...

The volcanic island of Bioko, about 160 kilometers, or 100 miles, northwest of mainland Equatorial Guinea, is carpeted in ...

Guinea’s military junta has set Sept. 21 as the date for a long-promised referendum on the adoption of a new constitution.

Among the banners waved by fervent Toulon fans is one that proclaims “God save Ribbans”, featuring the image of their captain ...