Burkina Faso: A Thousand Sankaras Come of Age
In 1987, Blaise Compaoré overthrew Sankara and took over the presidency. 27 years later, Sankara's ghost may be coming back…
Goma’s Infectious Happiness Goes Viral
By Timo Mueller Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo: Last month, a rare thing happened. A video made in the town…
Who Aids Whom? Exposing the True Story of Africa’s $192 Billion Losses
Research released by a coalition of African and UK partners reveals that Africa loses almost six and a half times…
Eastern DRC: Stop Fixating on Conflict Minerals
The Dodd-Frank act has not only had limited effect on militant groups, it has also undermined artisanal miners' livelihoods and…
African Refugees: The Untouchables of Our Time
Europe may express sympathy with African asylum seekers in word, but this is often contradicted by their actions in deed.…
Get Rich or Die Trying: The Chinese Herbal Medicine “Death Sentence” in Uganda
200,000 Ugandans have signed up to a company believing it will cure all their illnesses and help them make a…
Trade Misinvoicing, or How to Steal from Africa
The little-understood practice of misinvoicing or re-invoicing relies on legal grey areas and financial secrecy and costs the continent dearly.…
Protests Grow Over Addis Ababa’s Expansion
By Mohammed Ademo. Addis Ababa is growing fast and set to expand further, pitting the government against Oromo activists, seeking…
Food Security is About More than Land Grabs
Foreign powers are not just engaged in African land. They are also engaged in African food systems, often in damaging…
Terrabyte Incognita: Africa Might Not Look Like You Think It Does
There is no such thing as an objective map. This was true of cave paintings, Roman tapestries, and colonialists' charts…