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US President Donald Trump's 90-day freeze on aid has massively affected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, especially in key sectors like health. Ghana and South Sudan are some of the countries that are feeling the ripple effects of the frozen aid the most. We'll discuss this with Naftali Mwaura Muigai, an expert on social issues in East Africa and DW's very own Isaac Kaledzi in Accra, Ghana.
US President Donald Trump cuts aid to South Africa. He cited alleged human rights violations against white farmers, a controversial land ownership bill, and South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the ICJ. But why is Trump targeting Pretoria now? Eddy Micah Jr talks to Lesiba Teffo, a political analyst at the University of South Africa, and Thuso Khumalo, DW correspondent in Johannesburg.
The ICC pledged to continue its work after US President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on it this month, saying the court had issued "baseless arrest warrants, targeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu." But what ensues when a global leader takes aim at the ICC, and what impact could this have on Africa? We explore all this with legal expert Chris Kamau Waweru and DW's Andrew Wasike.
A plan launched by the World Bank and the African Development Bank last year seeks to provide 300 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa with sustainable electricity by 2030. Dubbed Mission 300, there are doubts that this can be achieved in five years. To find out more, we're being joined by public sector policy analyst Paternus Niyegira and DW Correspondent Naomi Achieng, both based in Tanzania.
A Kenyan court has dealt a blow to a major flagship carbon offset project, and it's seen as a landmark ruling. The project was used by Meta, Netflix, British Airways and other multinational corporations, but had long been opposed to by Indigenous activists. Josey Mahachi talks to Dr. Mordecai Ogada, Kenyan writer and ecologist and Daniel Plafker, DW journalist based in Kenya.
Following an East African Community (EAC) meeting on the escalating DRC conflict, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) held an extraordinary summit. SADC is committed to peace after at least 16 troops were killed in clashes with M23 fighters. Why are regional blocs like EAC and SADC struggling to restore stability in Africa?
The Lake Chad basin is located in Northern Central Africa and covers almost 8% of the continent and spreads over seven countries. Despite the potential the area holds, in recent decades insecurity, climate resilience, food insecurity, socioeconomic crisis among others have plagued dwellers there.
There is growing tension between the Fulanis in Ghana and local communities they live in, across the country. The Fulanis, an ethnic group of people live in West Africa, Central Africa and South Sudan. There have been clashes, murders and counter killings among them and indigenous people for years now. The conflict doesn't seem to be ending anytime soon.
The military-led governments of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have officially left ECOWAS. We look at what led to the fallout, how ECOWAS tried to get them back, and why this matters for the future of West Africa. DW's Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Dr Abdel-Fatau Musah, who is the ECOWAS commissioner for political affairs, peace and security.
The future of South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU) hangs by a thread after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the expropriation bill into law. The law allows the government to expropriate land if it deems it to be in the public interest, but coalition members say Ramaphosa is trying to implement ANC policies. Josey Mahachi talks to political analyst Sandile Swana and DW's Thuso Khumalo.
The Kenyan government has recently ramped up efforts to regulate social media and artificial intelligence, citing concerns over AI-generated images mocking President William Ruto and other leaders. Citizens have been voicing outrage over what they see as a move to suppress free speech. We explore this issue with Mark Kaigwa, a Kenyan tech entrepreneur, and DW correspondent Andrew Wasike.
A rapid offensive by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels and their capture of the city of Goma in eastern DRC has caused mass panic. The M23 insurgency threatens to worsen the conflict in eastern DR Congo, where many people are already displaced. How should the international community respond? Josey Mahachi talks to security expert Dr. Felix Ndahinda and DW reporter Jonas Gerding in Kinshasa.
The African Union expressed dismay over President Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization. The US is the biggest financial contributor to the organization and its departure may endanger programs tackling tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and other health crises. Josey Mahachi speaks to former health minister of Zimbabwe, Dr David Parirenyatwa, and DW's Privilege Musvanhiri.
DW's Josey Mahachi speaks to Dr Aisha Lawal-Malumfashi from the department of sociology at the University of Abuja.
This month, the US said it is returning $52.88 million in seized assets to Nigeria as part of a corruption probe against former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and associates. Of the repatriated funds, $50 million will be allocated to rural electrification programs in Nigeria. Eddy Micah Junior talks to Dr. Ede Peter Daniel, lecturer at the University of Abuja, and DW’s Ben Shemang in Abuja.
Every year, powerful world leaders meet at the World Economic Forum in Davos, trade deals are struck, and international partnerships are born. But does Davos really help Africa's economic prospects, considering the continent's economic polices are rarely in the spotlight? DW talks to Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area, the world's largest free trade zone.
In 2024, Malawi recorded over 52,000 abortion cases, twice the number of cases registered in 2021. In Malawi, abortion remains illegal and can only be performed when a mother's life is in danger. To help us break down the situation, Josey Mahachi talks to Judith Nalikungwi, a health practitioner in Blantyre and DW correspondent George Mhango who has covered the story extensively.
Kenya has witnessed the deaths of at least four top female athletes in the recent past due to gender-based violence (GBV). The latest is Rebecca Cheptegei, who was killed in September 2024. Why is Kenya's government not providing stronger protections against gender-based violence and femicide? Josey Mahachi talks to Viridiana Wasike, Director NGAAF and DW correspondent Andrew Wasike in Nairobi.
Tanzania’s main opposition party CHADEMA is determined to unseat the ruling Chama Cha Mapanduzi (CCM) party in this year's election. CHADEMA and rights groups accuse President Samia Suluhu Hassan of clamping down on political dissent. But can they stage an upset? Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Majjid Mjengwa a political analst based in Daaersalem and DW correspondent Naomi Achieng in Dar es Salaam.
With South Sudan resuming oil production, 90,000 barrels per day are initially expected to be drilled – but many challenges remain, as war rages to the north in Sudan, where pipelines and export facilities are under threat. Independent political and economic analyst Boboya James Edimond and freelance journalist Patrick Oyet join us from South Sudan to discuss the country’s future with liquid gold.
Nigeria wants to revive its national carrier after it was liquidated in 2004. Experts say the billions of public funds that have gone into the attempts of establishing a national carrier is enough to set up a profitable airline. Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Captain Ahmed Borodo, CEO Flybird Aircraft Management Services Limited and DW correspondent in Abuja Ben Shemang.
Ethiopia announced that it will collaborate with a new African Union force against Islamist Al-Shabaab insurgents in Somalia. Somalia had previously indicated that Ethiopian troops would not participate due to strained relations between the two countries. Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Somalia's Minister for Information Daud Aweis, and Negash Mohammed DW's Senior Editor at the Amharic Desk.
Cameroon's Catholic bishops are sparking a national debate as they call for leadership change in a country where President Paul Biya has ruled for 42 years. Members of the government are firing back and social media is ablaze as Cameroonians follow the debate closely. Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Rev. Fr. Solomon Lyonga Ikundi of the Diocese of Beuea, Cameroon and DW's Mimi Mefo Newuh.
Ghana's president, John Dramani Mahama, is tackling the country's worst economic crisis in a generation. He aims to create a "24-hour economy" with nighttime jobs and tax incentives. Critics recall severe power cuts during his first term. Mahama plans to renegotiate IMF loan conditions to fund social programs for the 7.3 million Ghanaians living in poverty.
The UN estimates only a fraction of Africans migrate to Europe, with most remaining in neighboring states. That has not stopped sharp anti-migration rhetoric across Europe, or even in host countries across Africa. Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Hardi Yakubu of the pan-Africanist Africans Rising movement, and DW's Diane Hawker in South Africa on how migration is perceived across the continent.
In a historic move, Zimbabwe has abolished the death penalty, following a decision by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Once sentenced to death himself, Mnangagwa's decision marks a significant shift in the nation's justice system. AfricaLink explores the reasons behind this change and its impact on Africa. Host Cai Nebe speaks to Amnesty's Lucia Masuka and Zimbabwe's Privilege Musvanhiri.
Cameroon has been gripped by a bloody conflict in its Anglophone regions since 2016, sparked by the brutal suppression of peaceful protests. The conflict has caused over 6,000 deaths and displaced more than 1 million people. Displaced women and girls are rebuilding their lives amid precarious conditions, facing domestic violence and resorting to negative coping strategies to survive.
This year promises to be another season of mouthwatering football contests. There will be no shortage of spectacular soccer showpieces in 2025. A diverse array of premier events has been lined up for the players to shine and bank handsome prizes. As for the fans, they'll just sit back, watch, and celebrate the variety.
The African Union's inclusion in the G20 represents a significant shift in global governance and the continent's place at the big table. With concerns of the Global South often appearing to be ignored, will Africa's voice be capable of shaping policies that directly impact its future when it comes to issues like debt relief, and trade reforms like climate change?
Several global events will occur across Africa in 2025. Why should that matter to Africa, and how should it reposition itself amid global challenges?
In 2024, Kenya and Uganda both experienced civil unrest and protests, as citizens tried to hold their governments accountable. So what were the highs and the lows of 2024 in both countries? And what lies ahead in 2025? We're talking to Shikoh Kihika, a youth activist from Kenya and Frank Yiga, DW correspondent in Kampala, Uganda to assess why East African countries dominate the news agenda.
The year 2024 has been a turbulent one in Africa's hotspots and volatile regions like eastern DRC and the English-speaking regions in Cameroon. DW's Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Ivan Mugisha, a social and political commentator on the Great Lakes region, and Jean Marie Ngong Song, DW's correspondent in Bamenda, Cameroon.
Nigeria faced surging inflation and living costs in 2024 after President Bola Tinubu ended a fuel subsidy, tripling food and transport prices. Once Africa's largest economy, Nigeria grappled with insecurity and hardship. Analyst Adamu Kabiru and DW's Ben Shemang analyze the country's struggles in 2024 and its outlook for 2025.
As Russian president Vladimir Putin marks 25 years in power, experts analyze his country’s influence across Africa. So what is Russia’s historical relationship with the continent of Africa, and how is it manifested on the ground today?
DW correspondents in Kenya, Zambia, and Ghana speak about Christmas in their countries and what ordinary people think about the coming year 2025.
The Democratic Republic of Congo accuses Apple of using minerals sourced from illegal mining. Local communities impacted by illicit mining explore the consequences of a potential victory against the tech giant. DW's Josey Mahachi and Alex Ngarambe discuss the fallout with Alex Vines from British think tank Chatham House.
ECOWAS has given Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso six months to reconsider their decision to quit the West African bloc. Eddy Micah Jr explores what could happen next and the potential economic, political and social consequences.
On June 10, 2024, tragedy struck Malawi when Vice President Saulos Chilima died in Malawi's deadliest aviation accident. This moment shook the nation to its core, and many questions remain: What role did the weather play? Could this tragedy have been avoided? DW's Mirriam Kaliza and political analyst Khumbo Soko join us for this discussion.
We have something special for you today! DW has launched its new AfricaLink podcast - packed with news, politics, culture, and more. To tell you more, here's the head of English for Africa, Asumpta Lattus, and one of the AfricaLink hosts, Josey Mahachi, and our correspondent in Ghana, Isaac Kaledzi.
Malawi is bracing for possible flooding as Cyclone Chido continues its eastern trajectory. In recent years, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and other parts of southern Africa have been devastated during the December to March cyclone season. Josey Mahachi talks to Lucy Mtilatila, Director of Climate Change and Meteorological Services in Malawi, and DW correspondent Mirriam Kaliza in Malawi.
The El-Nino-induced drought in southern Africa has been the worst the region has seen in decades. It prompted Zimbabwe its neighbors to declare states of disaster in 2024. As another dry spell looms, how can Zimbabwe prevent millions from facing hunger? Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Tomson Phiri, a UN World Food Program spokesman and DW correspondent Privilege Musvanhiri in Zimbabwe.
Ethiopia and Somalia have reached a deal to end a nearly year-old bitter dispute, following talks brokered by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The two neighbors have been at loggerheads since landlocked Ethiopia made a deal with Somaliland to gain access to the sea. Josey Mahachi talks to Martin Oloo, a political commentator, and DW's editor, Isaac Mugabi.
Zambia's Constitutional Court has ruled that ex-President Edgar Lungu cannot run in the 2026 election, contrary to an earlier indication. The ruling follows a petition challenging his third term bid. Zambia's constitution allows only two five-year terms. Was the final decision politically influenced? Josey Mahachi discusses with DW correspondent Glory Mushinge.
Human Rights Day commemorates the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10. This document enshrines inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to. But there are persistent challenges that shape the lives of millions across Africa when it come to human rights. We're talking to DW correspondent Ben Shemang in Abuja, Nigeria and political commentator Ivan Mugisha.
Former President John Mahama has won Ghana's presidential election. Mahama became the fifth opposition leader in Africa to win an election this year. Is Mahama's victory a sign that more opposition parties in African countries will take over? Josey Mahachi talks to election consultant Ben Graham Jones and Isaac Kaledzi, DW correspondent in Accra, Ghana.
Africa is experiencing a resource boom, attracting global investors. However, resource wealth often brings instability. We explore how Tanzania balances profitable mining with small-scale artisanal mining. How can African governments tap resources responsibly? Josey Mahachi talks to DW's Naomi Jasseda and Dr. Mussa Daniel Budeba, CEO of the Geological Survey of Tanzania.
Malawi claims cannabis exports can supplement waning tobacco sales, bringing in much-needed foreign currency. But a strong debate is raging in the country about the government throwing its weight behind a crop that is still considered illicit in many countries. DW’s Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Nelson Zakeyu, the Executive Director for Drug Fight Malawi, and DW’s Chimwemwe Padatha in Lilongwe.
Health inspectors and law enforcement officers in South Africa have teamed up to enforce food safety regulations at the country's spaza shops, mostly run by foreigners. The move follows a spate of fatalities linked to snacks sold at these stores. Josey Mahachi talks to Bongani Mkhwananzi, the African Diaspora Forum spokesperson, and DW correspondent Thuso Khumalo in Johannesburg.
US President Joe Biden has pleddged to bolster the ties between the the US and African nations nations as he prepares to leave office. But what will he be remembered for in Africa as he exits the presidency? Josey Mahachi, speaks to Edmilson Angelo, an Angolan Doctoral researcher, analyst and specialist on African Studies and DW correpondent based in Accra, Ghana, Isaac Kaledzi .
The East African Community (EAC) marked 25 years of existence. However, EAC is facing persistent tensions and infighting among its member states. This could undermine the bloc's efforts toward regional integration, calling into question its very existence. DW’s Josey Mahachi speaks to Ivan Mugisha a social and political commentator and DW’s James Shimanyula.
Ghana is holding its election on December 7. Over 18 million registered voters will choose a new president this weekend. Incumbent Vice President Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia from the ruling party and former President John Mahama from the opposition are the two front runners. Eddy Micah Jr talks to Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Gadafi, a political scientist and DW correspondent in Accra, Isaac Kaledzi.
World AIDS Day 2024 reminds us that access to healthcare is not a privilege but a fundamental human right. Join us as we explore the global fight against HIV/AIDS, uncover the barriers still faced by millions, and spotlight the inspiring stories of resilience and advocacy. DW's Josey Mahachi speaks to Dr. Mainza Bubala, a Zambian researcher on HIV/AIDS and DW's reporter Kathy Short in Lusaka.
Kenya, once a haven for refugees, now faces scrutiny over forced repatriations, including high-profile cases like Nnamdi Kanu and Kizza Besigye. What do these incidents reveal about Kenya’s human rights stance? DW's Josey Mahachi speaks to activist Wanjeri Nderu and journalist Andrew Wasike to unpack the rising risks for asylum seekers.
Over 250 households in Ntchisi District, Malawi, lack piped water or boreholes. Residents trek long distances to a stream that dries up in the hot season. The hilly terrain becomes slippery in the rain, making it hard to fetch water. Women face domestic violence during the rainy season. DW's Josey Mahachi and George Mhango discuss the issues with Chandiwira Chisi.
Nigeria, Africa's largest oil producer, sits on vast crude oil reserves, yet imports most of its fuel. Public outcry has forced the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to undergo a structural overhaul. But critics say it's too late for an institution drowning in corruption. DW's Josey Mahachi talks to DW’s Ben Shemang in Abuja and Nigerian economist Sani Nasidi.
Sub-Saharan Africa faces a severe shortage of reconstructive surgical care, with 93% of the population lacking access to these vital services. Despite high rates of burns and injuries, Africa has just one reconstructive surgeon for every 10 million people. Eddy Micah Jr. speaks with Dr. Paa-Ekow Hoyte-Williams and Nana Bediako Brogya to discuss how the continent can address this urgent issue.
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan became the first female African leader to participate in a G20 summit, which is an annual gathering of leaders from 19 of the world's largest economies including. Why is that such a big deal? Eddy Micah Jr. talks to DW's Naomi Achieng in Tanzania, business consultant David Kafulila and analyst Emmanuel Bensah.
A standoff between police and illegal miners at Stilfontein has forced illict mineral extraction into the spotlight. The unsafe and unregulated "zama zama" trade draws many to South Africa where the government doesn't appear to be offering any good alternatives. Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Johannes Qankase, a community leader in Stilfontein and DW correspondent Thuso Khumalo in South Africa.
Protests in Maputo have claimed more than 30 lives. Human rights groups report that police have used excessive force, resulting in the injuries and death among protesters. Pressure is mounting on the 16-member regional body, the Southern African Development Community (SADC), to act. Eddy Micah Jnr talks to DW correspondent Privilege Musvahiri and Zimbabwean human rights activist Linda Masarira.
Africa’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are essential for creating jobs, broadening the tax base and growing national revenue. But there are nowhere near enough of them on the continent. Eddy Micah Jr talks to Gideon Brefo, CEO of hapaSpace Innovation Hub in Ghana, and business owner George Antwi-Boasiako of Agrico hub.
As the world gathers for another UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), a pressing question lingers: Have global climate summits lost their meaning for Africans? Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Togolese negotiator Sena Alouko and sustainability and climate journalist Zeynab Wandati.
Conflict over land has gone on for decades in the border town of Bawku in northern Ghana. Experts warn that Islamist extremists fighting in neighboring Burkina Faso and Togo could take advantage of this volatile situation in Ghana. Josey Mahachi talks to Dr. Naazia Ibrahim, a conflict resolution researcher at the University of Development Studies and DW correspondent Maxwell Suuk in Ghana.
Disinformation campaigns in Africa have surged fourfold since 2022, threatening democracy and stability. These attacks now target 39 nations, distorting information systems for political agendas. In Ghana, a coalition of fact-checkers mobilizes to counter this threat. Josey Mahachi talks to Rabiu Alhassan of FactSpace West Africa and Roselena Ahiable of Dubawa Ghana.
Nigerian authorities have released minors facing trial for cost-of-living protests. Among the 76 arrested in August for treason, destruction of property and mutiny, at least 30 were children. The crisis has sparked mass protests, with several reported killed and hundreds arrested. Rights groups are alarmed by the crackdown. Is Nigeria suppressing dissent?
The Rwanda Governance Board is drafting a bill to tax churches and mosques, following President Paul Kagame's call to regulate "nonsense" in religious organizations. After closing over 9,000 prayer sites for failing to meet standards, the government aims to restore order with a strict new model. But how effective will it be?
Medical experts in Uganda are alarmed by the rise in babies born with heart defects. Out of 1.4 million newborns annually, around 16,000 have heart issues. The Uganda Heart Institute can only treat 50%, forcing many to seek help abroad. How can Uganda address this crisis? DW’s Josey Mahachi discusses this with Dr. Twalib Olega and DW correspondent Frank Yiga.
Donald Trump's policies, often transactional and rooted in "America First," could trigger ripple effects across Africa, influencing everything from trade and aid to foreign policy and security. What will another four years of Trump mean for Africa’s economies, leaders and people? Will it bring more investment, or could his critical stance on China lead to more challenges than cooperation?
A controversial new tax on M-Pesa mobile money transfers is set to come into force in Kenya by December. The plan has many in the country where M-Pesa is woven into daily life wondering: Will it drive costs up? Who benefits? How fair is it? Josey Mahachi talks to Samora Kariuki, a Nairobi-based FinTech analyst, and DW correspondent Andrew Wasike in Kenya.
The Judicial Service Commission in Malawi has launched an investigation into the country’s judiciary over allegations of corruption. Judges and court officials, among others, are accused of wrongdoing. Josey Mahachi talks to Patrick Mpaka, President of the Malawi Law Society, DW correspondent Chimwemwe Padatha in Blantyre, and Wilberforce Asare, a Ghanaian judicial service analyst.
The Commonwealth of Nations is an international association with 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire. But how relevant is the Commonwealth still today? And how does it benefit the its member countries? We talk to Khalifa Ali Dikwa, Professor of Social Linguistics at the University of Maiduguri, Nigeria, and DW correspondent Ben Shemang.
Botswana's new president has taken office following October's election, ending nearly 60 years of conservative rule. Outgoing President Masisi has congratulated his successor, Duma Boko. What does this mean for Botswana and its democracy? Join Josey Mahachi as she discusses this pivotal moment with political analyst Adam Mfundisi and DW Correspondent Phemelo Ramasu.
Ghana says media reports of a cross-border spillover of Islamist extremism Burkina Faso are untrue. Reuters had reported that the extremists have logistical bases in northern Ghana. Do they pose any threat to Ghana? Eddy Micah Jr talks to Alex Vines of Chatham House, Mutaru Mumuni Muktar of the West Africa Center for Counter Extremism, and DW correspondent in the Sahel, Bram Posthumus.
Liberian youth are putting their health at risk with the intake of kush. The highly toxic synthetic drug has been linked to leg sores in some heavy users. How did kush become so popular, and what can Liberia do to stop its youth from falling into addiction? Josey Mahachi talks to Psychiatrist Dr. Emmanuel P. Flomo at Redemption Hospital in Monrovia and DW correspondent Evelyn Kpadeh in Liberia.
It's football's biggest individual award. But in 2024, there was heavy debate on social media, and fan groups as to who would win, or even who would attend the ceremony! So, why has the Ballon D'Or become controversial? And when will another African join George Weah on the winner's list? Eddy Micah talks to football journalists Glory Mushinge and Matt Pearson.
Global media often highlights conflict, poverty and corruption in Africa. But there's a powerful, untold side to the continent. Josey Mahachi talks to Abimbola Ogundairo of Africa No Filter and DW Senior Editor Chrispin Mwakideu.
Why are African women having fewer children today? From cultural shifts to urbanization, healthcare, and modern lifestyles, what could be driving this change? Josephine Mahachi speaks with DW correspondent Mirriam Kaliza and Dr Gift Kawalazila.
Explore how BRICS is reshaping global governance for the Global South. With South Africa, Egypt and Ethiopia as members, other African nations are keen to join. Can BRICS elevate Africa's global standing? Josey Mahachi discusses with political analyst Dr. Ndimancho Michael, international relations expert Fidel Amakye Owusu, and DW’s Thuso Khumalo.
Elderly women of Cameroon's Indigenous Baka people are taking desperate steps to preserve their culture and way of life amid displacement by logging, mining and modern development. They continue building traditional Mongulu huts, now also embraced by a local school to remind children of their cultureal roots. Join Josey Mahachi as she talks to experts about this cultural preservation effort.
Some 3,600 prisoners, including 63 women, await execution in Nigeria. Despite calls from civil society and the National Human Rights Commission, the death penalty remains for crimes like murder, treason, and under Sharia law, rape and witchcraft. Why has Nigeria not abolished it? Join human rights activist Gloria Mabeiam Ballason and DW correspondent Ben Adam Shemang to explore this issue.
Zambia is grappling with its worst drought in 60 years, severely affecting water levels in the Kariba Dam, which supplies hydroelectric power. Citizens face over 21 hours of daily power rationing. National power utility ZESCO has proposed emergency tariff hikes of between 50% and 156% — raising concerns about the crisis' impact on the economy and poverty alleviation.
Most Malawians believe vulnerable children struggle to get help, with 4 in 10 reporting child neglect and abuse as common, according to a recent Afrobarometer survey. Despite these challenges, many say the government is improving child welfare, but foster homes report rising admissions. Josey Mahachi is joined by Memory Chisenga and DW's Chimwemwe Padatha to discuss.
In May 2021, Germany agreed to fund €1.1 billion worth of Namibian projects over a 30-year period after officially recognizing the Herero-Nama genocide. Many see it as a substitute for Germany paying reparations for the atrocities of its colonial past. However, not everyone in Namibia is happy with the form of compensation. Josey Mahachi talks to Namibian President Nangolo Mbumba.
For decades, Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have faced instability, terrorism, poverty and resource exploitation. Despite expelling French troops post-coups, progress is slow. Eddy Micah Jr. discusses these issues with researcher Malick Sadibou Coulibaly and Evelyn Groenink from ZAM.
The topic of mental health is often overlooked in the workplace. Many employees struggling with mental health issues become unproductive or quit, while some experience discrimination. How should employees and employers approach it? And why is it such an important conversation to have? Eddy Micah Jr talks to Patience Osekre, a psychotherapist in Ghana and Cynthia Kodowu of HR Network Africa.
Significant progress has been made in producing drugs that can help the 26 million people across Africa living with HIV. But access is still difficult, so how can advances in HIV-treatment and research sustainably benefit patients? Eddy Micah Jr talks to Alfred Besa, an expert on HIV/AIDS and a consultant with Humana People to People, and Anna Engomba.
Bandits in northern Nigeria have been using Tiktok, WhatsApp and Facebook to showcase their activities and lifestyle. The Nigerian army has decried their increasing influence. So how serious is the issue and how can it be tackled? Eddy Micah talks to security intelligience expert, Dr. Yahuza Getso, and DW correspondent, Suleiman Mohammed Al-Amin.
Explore Africa's renewable energy potential with insights from the Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report 2024. Despite 685 million people lacking electricity, off-grid solar could power 41% by 2030. Eddy Micah Jr discusses investment opportunities and challenges in Africa's solar sector with Sarah Malm from GOGLA and DW's Thuso Khumalo.
Ghana’s president has finally signed a 30-year-old gender equity bill into law. It promotes the participation of women in public life from a minimum of 30% to 50% by 2030, which is in line with UN sustainable development goals. But will it actually change anything for the women of Ghana? DW's Josey Mahachi talks to Sheila Minka-Premo, a convenor of the bill and journalist Gifty Andoh Appiah.
Nigerians had hoped the Dangote Petroleum Refinery near Lagos would lower fuel costs, which had shot up after Africa's biggest oil producer scrapped fuel subsidies. But now the Dangote refinery and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) are fighting over the price of fuel sold in Nigeria. Eddy Micah Jr. talks to analyst Ezekiel Uzochukwu and DW's Ben Shemang in Nigeria.
US President Joe Biden's first trip to Africa trip would have taken him to Angola. The trip was canceled at the last minute. But did the planned trip to southern African country come into focus on the eve of a US election have anything to do with the clash of US-China interests? Eddy Micah Jr. talks to political analyst Edmilson Angelo.
South Africa’s Government of National Unity (GNU) has been in place for 100 days after the African National Congress (ANC) party failed to secure a majority for the first time since 1994. Among the 10 coalition partners is the main opposition, the Democratic Alliance (DA). How is the coalition performing? Eddy Micah Jr. talks to analyst Sandile Swana and DW's Thuso Khumalo in South Africa.
African diaspora activists in South Africa are warning that the increasing raids on undocumented migrants by authorities could trigger renewed xenophobic violence, Why are migrants increasingly in focus? Josey Mahachi talks to Nombulelo Jacqui Qhweni of the Women In Diaspora Association (WIDA), Emmanuel Bensah, a Ghana-based integration expert and DW correspondent Thuso Khumalo in South Africa.
Uganda is considering denying citizens the chance to vote for their president, with tentative plans to have lawmakers elect one instead. Critics see the move as a way for President Yoweri Museveni to hold onto power. Josey Mahachi talks to Adolf Mbeine, a political scientist at Makerere University and DW correspondent Frank Yiga in Uganda.
Infertility is incredibly challenging in many African communties. It is often the women who are shamed when a couple is childless, and adoption is not always easy. Josey Mahachi talks to Dr. Promise Sefogah, the Vice President of the Fertility Society of Ghana, Judith Mwila, a child rights activist in Zambia and DW correspondent Naomi Jasseda in Tanzania.
Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for a disproportionate share of global disease-related deaths due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Why is it so? Cai Nebe talks to Dr. Janet Midega, Senior Research Manager for Wellcome's Drug Resistant Infections (DRI) program, Basimenye Nhlema, Executive Director at Partners in Health-Malawi and DW correspondent George Mhango in Malawi.
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Illegal mining is poisoning Ghana's water supply and degrading the environment. It involves both foreign and local artisanal miners and has become a national problem. Who's behind it and why is it so difficult to stop? Josey Mahachi talks to Enoch Randy Aikins, a researcher at the Institute for Security Studies, investigative journalist Erastus Donkor and DW's Nontokozo Mchunu in South Africa.
As Uganda marks 62 years of independence from Britain, one citizen petitions to remove colonial administrators' names from streets, saying they evoke anger and bitterness among Ugandans. Historians highlight their roles in mass killings and discrimination. Josey Mahachi talks to Prof Kwame Osei Kwarteng, DW's Frank Yiga, and Edith Kimani interviews a descendant of resistance fighter Songea Mbano.
Women who lead or aspire to lead face multifaceted challenges globally. In many African countries, women face gender biases, workplace stereotypes, and a lack of mentorship. How can they navigate these obstacles? Josey Mahachi talks to South African education minister Siviwe Gwarube, Mary Ayim-Segbefia from Ghana's NAFTI, and Nigeria's youngest commissioner, Nafisat Buge.
Recently, fuel seems to be the biggest issue in Nigeria: Fuel subdidies have been part of the Nigerian economy for many years until the president decided to slash them, saying their administration has been plagued with allegations of corruption and mismanagement. Join DW's Josey Mahachi in discussion with Alhassan Usman of Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service and DW reporter Shehu Salmanu.
Tens of millions of children in Africa are not in school. In Nigeria, UN data shows that around 18.5 million children are currently out of the classroom. What are the key obstacles, and how can they be resolved? Josey Mahachi talks to Dr. Ibrahim Baba Shatambaya and DW correspondent Shehu Salmanu in Nigeria. DW correspondent Killian Ngala in Cameroon talks to parents and students.
Discover Nigeria's booming hair industry, where local players are catching up to Asian giants in the wig and weave market. Plus, as Miss Universe 2024 approaches, celebrate Zozibini Tunzi, the first Black woman to win with afro-textured hair, defying advice to wear a wig.
Nigeria's food and drug administration, NAFDAC, is warning Nigerians about fraudulent "miracle" products sold by some churches. Christ Mercy Land Deliverance Ministries is under investigation for selling unverified "holy water" and "miracle soap" with false healing claims. Stay informed to avoid these scams and protect your health.
The illegal organ trade in Africa is a significant issue, with the World Health Organization estimating its value at over $1 billion annually. Efforts to raise awareness through campaigns, national policies and legal frameworks are crucial in addressing the shortage of legal organ donors and combating the illegal organ trade. But is that enough?
Cybercrime in Zambia has been on the rise, with significant incidents and efforts to combat it. In Ghana, cybercrime has also been a growing concern. Both countries have implemented strict anti-cybercrime measures. But critics say the laws could be used to curb free speech. Eddy Micah Jr talks to Emmanuel Chipeta, a Zambian IT specialist and DW correspondent in Lusaka, Kathy Short.
Military-led Burkina Faso, Mali and Nigeria have welcomed Russian security forces in the war on Islamist extremism. But what impact has the Russian engagement had on the Sahel region? Eddy Micah Jr. talks to security analyst Ryan Cummings and DW correspondent Bram Posthumus in the Sahel region.
Ethiopia is getting worried over Egypt boosting military ties with Somalia. What are the implications of Egypt drawing closer to Somalia? Why does it bother Ethiopia that much, and how can tensions be reduced? That’s what DW's Eddy Micah Jr. will be exploring on this podcast episode.
Some 50 African leaders attended the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing where China promised over $50 billion in funding for loans, infrastructure and renewable energy projects. China is Africa's largest trading partner, with bilateral trade hitting $167.8 billion in the first half of 2024. Cai Nebe talks to China-Africa analyst Ovigwe Eguegu and reporter Cui Mu.
Nigeria has launched a vigorous campaign against fake university degrees. The government says it will not recognize degree qualifications obtained from some African countries and banned 18 foreign universities. Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Chris Maiyaki of Nigeria National Universities Commission, Richmond Acheampong, a media studies lecturer in Ghana, and DW correspondent Ben Shemang in Abuja.
A new study by Afrobarometer found that popular support for democracy has declined sharply. What role can the continent's creatives play in reversing this trend? Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Dr. Kojo Pumpuni Asante, Director of Policy and Partnerships at the Centre for Democratic Development in Ghana, DW correspondent Olisa Chukwumah in Nigeria and Killa Ace, a former exiled Gambian musician.
A viral video showing five men allegedly sexually assaulting a young woman sparked public outrage in Tanzania. Activists are highlighting the country's sexual assault crisis and are urging the government to protect women and children. Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Dr. Anna-Henga from Tanzania's Legal and Human Rights Centre, DW correspondent Naomi Achieng, and ActionAid Liberia's Norwu Harris.
A staggering 85% of South Africans die without a will, a reality mirrored across much of Africa. In a continent where traditions and modernity collide, how can Africans secure their legacies? Join Eddy Micah Jr. as he delves into this pressing issue with legal expert Kananelo Mukenge, DW correspondent Nontokozo Mchunu in South Africa, and public policy expert Peter Bismark Kwofie in Ghana.
Many immigrants to Germany are worried about the rise of the AfD party, which recently won the state election in Thuringia. It is the first far-right victory in Germany since World War II. Should Africans living in Germany be concerned? Eddy Micah Jr. talks to experts Elizabeth Horlemann and Jakkie Cilliers and DW's Michaela Küfner.
Substandard or fake medicines in Africa are a critical public health concern, potentially leading to preventable deaths. The UN estimates 500,000 annual deaths in sub-Saharan Africa are due to substandard medication. Cai Nebe talks to Claudia Martinez from the Access to Medicine Foundation and DW correspondent Isaac Kaledzi in Ghana.
Severe El Nino-induced drought has left round 68 million people within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in need of assistance. Malnutrition is hitting hard in Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia. Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Sara Mbago-Bhunu of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Joel Degue, a climate expert, and DW correspondent in Mirriam Kalidza in Malawi.
Taxi drivers in Cameroon's English-speaking regions are in a dangerous predicament: Separatists are demanding that they repaint their yellow vehicles lue and white — the colors of the separatists fighting the Yaounde government since 2017. Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Agbor Balla, founder of the Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa and DW correspondent Jean Marie Ngong Song.in Cameroon.
Africa's whistleblowers often become victims of enforced disappearances, imprisonment, and sometimes death for exposing the continent's darkest secrets. Josey Mahachi talks to Ghanaian investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni and DW's Mimi Mefo. Also, George Okachi talks to Samuel Kimeu, Executive Director of Africa's Voices Foundation (AVF), and Mathias Shipeta of HAKI Africa.
Collins Jumaisi Khalusha was awaiting trial after he confessed to killing 42 women. One senior law enforcement called him "a vampire" and "a psychopath". Khalusha broke out with 12 other prisoners and went on the run. How is escape by such a high-profile suspect possible? Eddy Micah Jr talks to Daudi Imbako, an award-winning Kenyan human rights defender, and DW correspondent Alexandria Williams.
The only significant reforms occurred in 1965, when the number of non-permanent members was increased from six to 10. Sierra Leone, holding the UNSC presidency for August 2024, has called out Africa's historic under-represenation at the top UN decision-making body. Eddy Micah talks to Chernor Bah, Sierra Leone's Information and Civic Education Minister and DW correspondent Isaac Kaledzi in Ghana.
Uganda is facing a hidden epidemic. According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 1,250 Ugandans died of Hepatitis B, and around 6% of Uganda’s population remains chronically infected. Josey Mahachi talks to Lutamaguzi Emmanuel, Executive Director, Hepatitis Aid Organization based in Kampala and DW's Frank Yiga to uncover the the far-reaching implications of this disease.
Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera talks to Josey Mahachi about the need for Africa to get a permanent seat at the UN Security Council. Chakwera defends his economic record, discusses SADC's peacekeeping mission in the volatile eastern DRC and Malawi's upcoming 2025 presidential elections.
During President Kagame's recent inauguration, religious prayers were notably absent, unlike previous ceremonies. His government has clashed with religious institutions, shutting down over 6,000 churches and 150 mosques for not meeting standards. Should other African nations follow Rwanda's lead in separating state and religion? Josey Mahachi talks to Dr Rev Peter Odanga and DW's Alex Ngarambe.
Security concerns are rising in Northern Ghana with increasing banditry and robberies. Recently, market women were robbed, and a pregnant woman was raped, according to locals. Land disputes have led to clashes. Some communities are mobilizing their own security due to the lack of police patrols. Josey Mahachi discusses this with security analyst Theodora Williams and DW correspondent Maxwell Suuk.
The WHO has declared mpox a global health emergency, the highest level of alert for an infectious disease. Mpox, caused by the monkeypox virus, can be dangerous for children, pregnant women and people with suppressed immune systems. Should Africa and the world be concerned about another potential pandemic? Josey Mahachi talks to virologist ABC and DW correspondent Alex Gitta.
Fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo continues unabated, despite a cease-fire deal between the government and M23 rebels. Additionally, ADF rebels allied with so-called Islamic State are wreaking havoc, undeterred by the presence of SADC regional troops. Cai Nebe talks to political analyst Jack Kahorha in Goma, eastern Congo and DW correspondent Alex Ngarambe in Kigali.
Nigeria’s renowned Nollywood actress Rita Edochie recently spoke out against Brazilian butt lifts (BBL), urging women to embrace their natural bodies. Why is the practice on the rise among young female Africans? DW's Sam Olukoya sat down with five young women in in Lagos, Nigeria to discuss the topic.
Discover how Kenya's Gen Z has been transforming the digital landscape through powerful online mobilization and offline protests. With TikTok leading the charge, young Kenyans are reshaping social media usage and internet accessibility. What opportunities and risks does this digital growth bring?
Adeline Abimnwi Awemo, a German politician was recently attacked and racially abused while campaigning. Awemo, originally from Cameroon, was putting up posters when a woman struck her in the neck and told her, "You are not humans." This incident happened amidst the rising influence of far-right parties and racism in football. The question is: Is Europe becoming more dangerous for Africans?
Africa's indigenous peoples, including the Maasai of East Africa, the Tuareg of the Sahara, and the San of Southern Africa, face threats like vanishing languages, contested lands and marginalization. Eddy Micah Jr. speaks with Dr. Jacob Cloete, a Khoekhoe and San rights advocate, and DW correspondent Andrew Wasike in Kenya about overcoming these challenges.
Nigeria and Kenya have issued travel warnings amid far-right riots in the UK. Many Black people and people of color feel afraid amid the unrest, sparked by immigration policy changes. How safe is the UK for Africans? Cai Nebe talks to Kingsley Sheteh, founding member of Black Lives Matter UK, DW correspondent Ben Shemang in Nigeria, and Elizabeth Horlemann, an anti-racism and anti-ableism expert.
Young Kenyan protesters are still demanding change and the resignation of President Ruto. Have they thought about who else could lead the country? Or, are the so-called Gen Z activists themselves ready to do so? Cai Nebe talks to Khalid Hussein, Executive Director of Haki Africa, Gen Z activist Jim India, and DW correspondent Favour Ubanyi in Nigeria.
President Paul Kagame was sworn in on Sunday for a fourth term in office. Unlike in other countries such as Kenya, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Uganda, where post-election violence has been a concern, Rwanda has experienced no such unrest. What is Rwanda doing differently? Does Kagame's 30 years in power suggest he is the best leader for Rwanda, or are there other factors at play?
Paris 2024 marks a historic milestone with equal male and female athlete representation, building on Tokyo's near-parity. The Games see a rise in mixed events and support for mother athletes.
The rallying cries of Kenyan youth demanding change are punctuated by reggae lyrics. The music genre is inspiring many of them to get up, stand up, stand up for their rights. Jamaica is the home of reggae but the music is appreciated the world over. Josey Mahachi talks to Ghanaian musician and dub poet, Blakk Rasta, DW correspondent Andrew Wasike in Kenya and DW editor George Okach in Germany.
Terror attacks on the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania shook the world 26 years ago. More than 200 lives were lost and thousands were injured. Today, terrorism remains a major challenge in East Africa and other parts of the continent. Eddy Micah Jnr. talks to security experts, Richard Tutah in Kenya and Dr. Auwal Aliyu in Nigeria, and DW correspondent Thelma Mwadzaya in Kenya.
Bangladesh's parliament is dissolved +++ Japan urges world leaders to pursue nuclear disarmament +++ Kamala Harris picks Tim Walz as running mate
The Olympic Games represents more than just sport for African nations. It's seen by many as a beacon of hope and an opportunity to shine on the global stage. Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Sydney Mungala, a Zambian women's football team official, Florence Ngungu, a Nairobi-based sports journalist, and Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei, a Kenyan Olympic silver medalist.
Experts agree that motherʼs milk for the first six months is beneficial for both baby and mother. But in sub-Saharan Africa, the rates of exclusive breastfeeding are lower than the global average. Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Domitila Mwagodi, a nurse at Kenyatta National Hospital in Kenya, DW’s Wanjiku Mwaura in Germany and Yvonne Nsaba, a lecturer at the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM).
Bangladesh PM resigns +++ Rising tensions across the Middle East +++ Cost of living protests ebb in Nigeria
US journalist back home after prisoner swap deal with Russia +++ British police beef up street presence +++ Nigerian minister denies internet tampering amid protests
Junior Ngombe is a young activist facing charges of inciting rebellion in Cameroon. He campaigns on TikTok against electoral fraud and urges the youth to vote for change. Ngombe's arrest, under questionable circumstances, has ignited public outrage and intensified national debate on free speech and media censorship in Cameroon.
UK dance class stabbing suspect named +++ Nigeria protest leaders defiant +++ MPox cases spike across Africa
Four decades after a series of mass killings by a notorious Zimbabwean army unit, survivors are still waiting for justice. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has launched a program to promote "healing, peace and unity." But survivors of the Gukurahundi massacre are skeptical. Josey Mahachi talks to Zenzele Ndebele, founder of Cite ZW, and DW correspondent Maxwell Suuk in Ghana.
As athletes chase for Olympic glory in Paris, AfricaLink examines some hidden struggles of African athletes. Wilfred Bungei, Kenya's former 800m Olympic gold medalist joins Florence Ndung'u in this podcast hosted by Josey Mahachi to discuss the inner battles that athletes go through which often go unnoticed.
Iran vows retaliation after Hamas leader's killing +++ Belarus pardons German national +++ Venezuela cracks down on protests
Kenya’s Gen Z uprising has inspired youth in other parts of Africa to stand up to their governments. Young Ugandans plan to continue protests despite warnings by the authorities. In Nigeria, a similar situation is unfolding. Africaʼs Generation Z protesters appear unstoppable. Josey Mahachi talks to DW's Wanjiku Mwaura and Omouofa Agharite, an International Media Studies MA student in Nigeria.
Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum was elected two years ago in the first peaceful, democratic transfer of power in the country since its independence in 1960. But on July 26 last year, members of his own presidential guard removed him from office. What has changed? DW's correspondent Isaac Kaledzi in Accra, Ghana and security analyst Mutaru Mumuni Muqthar join us in this edition of AfricaLink.
Paternity tests have surged across Africa in recent years. In South Africa, Newsoclock reports that 65% of DNA paternity tests conducted between January and March 2023 were negative. DW's Josey Mahachi discusses this trend with Ben-Gurion Zanus, operations manager at the Blueprint DNA and Paternity Testing Organization, and DW correspondent Frank Yiga in Uganda.
All across Africa, the line between free speech and repression is increasingly becoming blurred. In some places, draconian laws are silencing dissent and stifling expression. Where should the boundary between protecting authority and upholding free speech be drawn? DW's Josey Mahachi speaks to human rights lawyer Monica Namonde and DW correspondent Mirriam Kaliza, both in Malawi.
+++ Uganda: dozens of people arrested during Kampala protest +++ Ethiopia: over 150 killed in landslides +++ US: Harris projected to clinch Democrat nomination +++
As Nigerians discuss holding nationwide demonstrations in August over the high costs of living and food prices, many wonder if the protests can force Nigeria's government to respond. And what can protestors learn from other movements in Africa? DW speaks to student activist Lindokuhle Patiwe from the University of Cape Town and Ibrahim Shatambaya from Usman Danfordiyo University in Nigeria.
+++ US: Reactions to Biden quitting presidential race +++ Israel orders south Gaza to evacuate +++ Uganda: Museveni cautions protestors are 'playing with fire' +++
Nigerians lead the African diaspora in sending money back home. But is this improving the lives of citizens and impacting the economy? Join DW's Eddy Micah as he explores these questions with global remittances expert Raynor de Best of Statista and DW correspondent Mirriam Kaliza in Malawi. Additionally, Nigerian Sa'id Sa'ad Abubakar, who lives in Germany, shares his perspective.
Russia: court sentences US journalist to 16 years in prison +++ Global IT crash caused by antivirus update +++ France: Champagne producers forecast smaller harvest amid decline in demand
Ursula von der Leyen re-elected as European Commission President +++ US President Biden contracts COVID-19 +++ South Africa: $1 billion loan for Transnet by African Development Bank
Lawyers in Guinea strike over junta's crackdown on dissent +++ Anti-government protesters in Kenya are still demanding the resignation of President Ruto +++ UK to replace Rwanda deportation plan with a new border security command
Hopes were high for positive change when Nigerian President Bola Tinubu was first elected to chair the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in July 2023. Instead, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have exited the bloc. Can ECOWAS withstand the turmoil? Eddy Micah talks to security analysts Fidel Amakye Owusu and Saani Adib, and DW correspondent Thuso Khumalo in South Africa.
Veteran leader Paul Kagame looks set to secure a fourth term +++ Former US President Donald Trump makes his first public appearance following assassination attempt +++ Ivory Coast has started rolling out a new malaria vaccine for children
The Cameroonian government has postponed the 2025 parliamentary and municipal elections to 2026, sparking intense debate. In this podcast, we contrast how postponing elections has affected citizens in Cameroon and Senegal. Josey Mahachi interviews Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Maurice Kamto's MRC party, opposition lawyer Tamfu Richard, and DW's West Africa correspondent Bram Posthumus.
Gambia lawmakers vote to uphold 2015 ban on FGM +++ Suspected serial killer arrested in Kenya +++ Rwanda holds general election +++ Trump assasination bid: President Biden urges citizens to 'cool down' their rhetoric +++ Deadly bombing in Mogadishu
Africa's youth are flocking to content creation, with platforms like Meta recently enabling monetization for Nigeria and Ghana. But is this a sustainable path to wealth, or a fleeting trend?Josey Mahachi talks with blogger Ameyaw Debrah and Nigerian content creator Favour Ubanyi. And, Cai Nebe talks to observer Nfor Hanson Nchanji about what unregulated influencers could mean for African media.
Rwandans head to the polls 30 years after the 1994 genocide. But the election run-up has already been fraught with criticism that President Paul Kagame is too powerful, and that the vote is a 'show election.' Josey Mahachi talks to Phil Clark, a professor of international politics at University of London, DW correspondent Alex Ngarambe in Rwanda, and Martin Oloo, a Nairobi-based political analyst.
Nigeria: several deaths in school collapse +++ Kenya: widespread rejection of cabinet dismissal +++ US: further gaffes cost Biden credibility +++ DRC: M23 carry out attacks during two-week truce
In Nigeria, calls for the release of Nnamdi Kanu have intensified, with leaders arguing his imprisonment is causing unrest in southern Nigeria. It presents an interplay of human rights, stability, and legal considerations. Josey Mahachi talks to security analyst Kabiru Adamu, DW correspondent Olisa Chukwumah in Nigeria, and Capo Daniel, Capo Daniel, an Ambazonian seperatist advocate in Cameroon.
African Union troops are pulling out of Somalia after more than a decade of battling insurgency and fostering fragile peace. What does this mean for country's future? Josey Mahachi talks to Mohamed Sheikh Nor, a Somali journalist, and Samira Gaid, a security analyst in Kenya. And, Henry-Pacifique Mayala explains what the withdrawal of UN peacekeepers in Democratic Republic of Congo might mean.
Libya: UN discovers mass grave for migrants +++ Mali: ECOWAS withdrawal irreversible +++ Kenya: Officers linked to protesters' abductions will be prosecuted
Algeria: 14 people found dead in Sahara Desert +++ Trial of doomsday cult leader starts in Kenya +++ Tourist from Spain trampled to death by elephants
Independence evokes profound emotions across Africa. Yet rarely has it delivered on the jubilation from an economic and development standpoint. Cai Nebe talks to James Boboya, a political analyst, and DW correspondent Mirriam Kaliza in Malawi. Dr Juste Codjo, a security studies analyst, explains why Reunion, and island off the coast of southern Africa, is an overseas territory of France.
African nations want to reduce borrowing from abroad, so they can reduce their debt and be financially independent. But Ghana and Kenya, for example, are currently increasing their national debt by borrowing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). So what are the implications of borrowing, and is Africa beyond aid a real possibility or just a pipe dream?
Ukraine: Russia launches one of biggest airstrikes on Kyiv since beginning of war +++ Gaza: ceasefire talks resume +++ France: Leftists victorious in second round of elections
Kenya: Ruto makes concessions during debate on X +++ Mauritania: bodies of 89 migrants recovered off coast +++ Iran: voters head to run-off election
Western nations have seen increased competition for their business interests across Africa in recent years, as China and Russia have swept in. But has this prompted the West to invest more, and how is this related to democracy? Eddy Micah and Cai Nebe talk to Adjoa Adjei-Twum, founder of EBII group, a specialist risk management consultancy, and Menzi Ndlovu, a political economist with Signal Risk.
Kenya: President Ruto turns to IMF for support ++ Sudan: More displacement as war intensifies ++ DRC: Several Chinese mining professionals killed in attack ++ UK: election forecasts big gains for opposition
Ghana's flag waves proudly, but can it embrace all hues of humanity like a rainbow? As the Supreme Court debates a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill, the nation is grappling with identity and rights. Eddy Micah Jnr talks to LGBTQ+ activist Alex Koffi Donkor and DW correspondent Isaac Kaledzi in Ghana, as well as Namibian journalist Vita Angula.
From agriculture to trade, health, and education, women play a crucial role in Africa's economies. But they still often face discrimination and have to fight taboos, especially in patriarchal societies. How can technology help propel women forward? DW's Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Lydia Charles Moyo, CEO of the "Her Initiative" organization in Tanzania, and to DW correspondent Kathy Short in Zambia.
Kenya: activists are considering new approach ++ South Africa: GNU government sworn in ++ Tunisia: elections scheduled for October ++ Caribbean: Hurricane Beryl results in multiple deaths
A week after the start of deadly youth protests in Kenya, President William Ruto announced he would withdraw his controversial finance bill. But the rallies show no sign of ending. Instead, there are growing calls for Ruto to step down - despite his willingness to enter into dialogue with the protesters. How can Kenya's political deadlock be resolved?
Kenya's GenZ protests continue ++ National Rally party eyes governing options after upcoming French elections ++ US: Donald Trump likely to continue to have immunity
Africans spent €56 million on rejected visa applications, striving to cover fees and prove financial stability for European travel. Are developed countries exploiting Africa's aspirations? Cameroonian author and visa expert Nkiacha Atemnkeng, and Ghanaian travel and visa agent Daniel Quartey tell us more.
South Africa's ANC has been vocally pro-Palestinian. But as it negotiates a coalition deal with the Democratic Alliance (DA), how might South Africa's foreign policy regarding the Middle East change? Eddy Micah Jr talks to the South African Zionist Federation's Rowan Polovin, and DW's Thuso Khumalo in Johanesburg.
Kenyan police tear gas protesters ++ EU and Ukraine sign security pact ++ Biden and Trump face off ++ North Korea tests 'hypersonic' missile
Young Kenyans have set the nation ablaze with fiery protests and effectively forced President William Ruto to back down on a controversial tax bill. Can the revolutionary spark spread to other African nations? George Okach discusses activism with Gen Z lawyer Jim India and DW reporters Sella Oneko in Kenya and Olisa Chukwuma in Nigeria.
Kenya: Ruto refuses to sign tax bill after unrest ++ ICC convicts Timbuktu jihad police chief of war crimes ++ WikiLeaks founder Assange returns home ++ NATO names Dutch PM Rutte as next chief
June is Men's Mental Health Month, but across Africa, young men are fighting invisible battles. Many languages do not even have vocabulary to express mental health problems. DW's Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Heathy Me podcast creator Michael Oti, Dr. Chinonso Egemba, and DW's Kathy Short in Zambia. And, we introduce characters from DW's award-winning podcasts covering the topic!
Anti-finance bill protesters in Kenya clash with police +++ Julian Assange freed after plea deal with US
Chad is home to more than a million refugees, the majority of whom are from Sudan. What is life like for Sudanese refugees living in Chad? DWs Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Karl Schembri of the Norwegian Refugee Council, Baïdessou Soukolgué, Executive Director of the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA) and DW correspondent Blaise Eyong in Cameroon.
Russis links terrorism to shootings in Dagestan region +++ One dead in stampede at Kenyan election rally for President Kagame
DW host Cai Nebe wonders what a UEFA Euro Championship without the talents of Kylian Mbappe, Bukayo Saka, Lamine Yamal and Jamal Musiala would look like. He speaks with African football coach Ghost Mulee, journalist Ololade Adewuyi and fan culture specialist Felix Tamsut about how racism can be booted out.
Namibia declares law criminalizing gay sex unconstitutional +++ Protests in Kenya over finance bill leave one dead
Namibia has just introduced a minimum wage, while Nigerian workers are still struggling to negotiate a new pay package. What does establishing a minimum wage mean for Africans in low-paying jobs and ultimately for economies and societies? DW's Eddy Micah talks to Mamokgethi Molopyane, a labor economist in South Africa, and DW's Nigeria correspondent Ben Shemang.
There are conflicting theories about how best to preserve Africa's wildlife. Some African countries permit professional hunting as a means of generating income and keeping numbers in check. Eddy Micah talks to DW's Florian Nusch who has been tracking foreign hunters in Botswana, DW correspondent Priviledge Mushaniri in Zimbabwe and conservation expert Anglistone Sibanda.
WFP says Kenya receives $37 million for refugees +++ Families of Boeing 737 Max air crashes call for record compensation
South Africa inaugurates President Cyril Ramaphosa +++ Fire at Chad's military facility kills several
An extensive new report says that during the war in Tigray, there were serious breaches of international law. The UN has made a similar finding as Ethiopia's transitional justice process wobbles on. DWs Eddy Micah talks to Dr Azeem Ibrahim, the head of the US-based New Lines Institute think tank, DWs Yohannes Egiziabher Tarake and conflict photojournalist Ximena Borrazás.
Three diamond-rich African countries are pushing back at a plan by G7 countries to sanction diamond-producer Russia. The plan that aims to keep Russian gems off the market requires Botswana, Angola and Namibia to send their diamonds to Europe for certification. DWs Eddy Micah talks to the head of the African Diamond Council (ADC) M'Zee Fula Ngenge and DW's Ineke Mules.
South Africa's former President Zuma's MK party to join opposition +++ Israel's premier Netanyahu dissolves war cabinet
The UN Bonn Climate Conference failed to yield a global agreement in the run-up to COP29. Wealthy countries want to renegotiate the current $100 billion a year agreement meant to support developing nations already counting the cost of flooding, droughts, cyclones and desertification. AfricaLink speaks to climate activists Iskander Erzini, Patricia Nyinguro and Abigael Kima to hear what they plan.
South Africa reaches deal on unity government +++ NATO to take up military deliveries to Ukraine
June 16 is the anniversary of the Soweto uprising and South Africa celebrates it as Youth Day. The event symbolizes how vital young people are in shaping the continent. The ruling ANC lost a significant chunk of support, and much of that was down to youth voices. DW spoke to correspondent Nontokozo Mchunu, Dr. Thapelo Tselapedi in South Africa, and Cameroon correspondent Jean Marie Ngong Song.
People born with albinism face challenges like stigma in parts of Africa. On International Albinism Awareness Day, DW speaks to personalities born with Albinism: Tanzania's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Abdallah Saleh Possi, William Maduhu Kulwa, a Tanzanian activist and lawyer working on albinism rights and Thando Hopa, a prosecutor-turned-model.
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu vows to continue economic reforms +++ EU considers taxes on Chinese electric cars
Russia's top envoy, Sergey Lavrov, recently visited the continent, whereas Ukraine opened embassies in Ghana, Ivory Coast, and the DRC; so why are these two nations, currently at war with each other, so interested in securing support across Africa, and how does it affect Africa's presence on the international stage?
Malawi's Vice President Chilima confirmed dead in plane crash +++ Russia and Belarus begin second nuclear weapons drills
Nigeria's wealth distribution remains a glaring issue despite being Africa's largest oil producer. What lessons can it learn from other African oil producers, such as Angola? Join DW’s Josey Mahachi as she discusses this topic with Prof. Lord Mensah, an Economist and Associate Professor Department of Finance Business School Ghana, and Edmilson Ângelo, a young Angolan economist.
French President Macron calls for snap election after EU election defeat +++ Three Spanish football fans sentenced to prison for racism
In 2023, Amnesty International recorded more death sentences in Africa despite calls to abolish capital punishment. Join Josey Mahachi as she discusses this touchy topic with Chiara Capraro, Amnesty International's policy advisor on the death penalty.
53 alleged coup plotters have gone on trial in Democratic Republic of Congo+++Somalia wins a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council
Despite women's significant contributions to South Africa's development, the political elite has sidelined them in key decision-making positions, like the presidency. This exclusion has had a profound impact on ordinary South Africans, who are left without the experiences that women could bring to the table. Women now want to play a vital role in the management of state affairs,
Africa is endowed with natural resources that could make it the most prosperous continent in the world. Despite the abundance of wealth, many people in sub-Saharan Africa still live below the poverty line. Why has Africa failed to manage its resources?
Veterans from around the world are marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day in France +++150 people killed in an attack on a village in central Sudan+++Nigeria: Dozens of gold miners remain trapped
Germany's Economic Cooperation and Development ministry has partnered with a non-profit organization to support Small and Medium enterprises (SMEs) in war-ravaged Sudan. Thousands of children have been killed or injured, and countless more have been exposed to grave protection risks, including sexual violence and recruitment or use in the conflict.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi wins election+++German far-right AfD politician injured after stabbing++Prominent South Sudan civil rights activist Kuel Aguer Kuel allowed to travel to Kenya
The European Union paid Tunisia millions to block migrants. As a result, many died in the desert, mostly women and children. A Cameroonian migration expert explains the positive aspects of migration.
South Africa waits to find out who will govern+++Nigeria grapples with power cuts+++Kenya enters sixth round of the trade talks with the US
ANC loses majority support in crucial vote+++DA rules out coalition with Malema's EFF party+++ex-president Jacob Zuma's power vows to take back power from ANC
Several incidents of severe turbulence on international flights and the recent helicopter crashes of Iran's president and Kenya's chief of defense staff, have raised concerns within the aviation industry. Is it a question of bad weather forecasting or airworthiness of aircrafts?
Cameroon's opposition groups vow to unseat President Paul Biya+++Zimbabwe's opposition says ruling ZANU-PF determined to remain in power
South Africa elections: Can Ramapahosa secure a 2024 victory?+++Youth want change+++Opposition determined to eject ANC from the seat of power
Why is menstruating a taboo in parts of Africa? How Malawian schoolgirls deal with menstruation periods+++Ending period poverty by using banana fiber pads
Early voting is already underway in South Africa, so we preview the election in Africa's most advanced economy. From power cuts to mass unemployment, there is plenty to irk voters. But will this translate into the African National Congress losing its political grip on the Rainbow Nation?
From military rule to civilian rule, Chad's Mahamat Idriss Deby begins new term as president. So what does this new presidency mean for the future of Chad and the region as a whole?
Ahead of elections in South Africa, young voters see a bleak future. Why is that the case and what needs to change?
How does the online market place in Africa compare to the global e-commerce market? What is the future of the sector?
South Africa's new universal healthcare law begins+++Patients in Kenya sell their health data to get medical care
Tackling oil theft in Nigeria's Niger Delta+++Contraceptives use on the rise in Zambia+++Uproar over Zambia's plan to regulate social media
Zimbabwe became the latest African country to unveil a new currency when it unveiled the ZiG in April. The move was aimed at fighting inflation and stabilizing the economy. But will it really work? We hear from experts and people on the ground.
Global cocoa prices are skyrocketing, but is that a blessing or a curse to cocoa farmers across West Africa?
Inside Uganda's chaotic census+++Countdown begins to South Africa's general elections+++M23 rebels in DRC advance in northern Kivu
It's been a year since fighting broke out in Sudan between the army and paramilitaries. Thousands have been killed, and more than 8.5 million people have been displaced. The United Nations has called it the biggest humanitarian crisis and has warned of a looming famine.
The United States is definitely interested in doing business with Africa and talks about "shared prosperity" and the importance of the African diaspora. But what value does the US market have for African business owners and entrepreneurs, and do US companies with operations in Africa actually contribute to economies?
Somaliland's campaign for recognition started more than three decades ago. Now, the self-governing region of Somalia expects to finalize a controversial deal that will make Ethiopia the first country to do so. The move comes despite strong objection from Mogadishu. Somaliland is just one of the numerous regions of Africa where people are striving for independence.
About a dozen members of Nigeria's notorious Black Axe crime network are in police custody in Germany. They were caught in nationwide raids after a two-year investigation. Who are the Black Axes and how wide is the web of African organized crime in Europe? Can it make life harder for Africans in Europe where negative public sentiment over migrants is already swirling?
As Chad tries to transition back to civilian rule, Western nations fret about the trajectory of their last ally in the Sahel. After a relatively peaceful vote, will the the election deliver a winner who can cope with jihadist threats, a wave of refugees from war torn Sudan, and balance local and Western support?
Europeans stole thousands of priceless cultural objects from Africa under colonialism - now, the United Kingdom has loaned Ghana some items looted during the Ashanti war. But is it enough? We also look at the state of restitution in Africa, and how other forms of amends have been made across the continent.
For many, overfishing is an out-of-sight-out-of-mind problem. But industrial fishing off Africa's coastlines by foreign vessels, often under illegal circumstances, is pushing coastal communities to their limits. It doesn't just mean no fish at the markets - the identities of entire communities are on the line.
Over the past few months, climate change has been increasingly wreaking havoc across Africa in the form of natural disasters. How African states can gain food security, conserve the environment, and prepare for natural disasters without foreign aid.
From Zimbabwe to Kenya, many African nations have experienced strikes by medical professionals. And it's not just for better pay: In Kenya, some doctors are striking because they do not have properly operating equipment! We also explore how Cameroon has both a surplus and and a dire shortage of doctors.
Kenyan President William Ruto to hold an emergency cabinet meeting today to discuss measures to mitigate +++ Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi speaks to DW +++ Benin: A tourism destination like no other +++ Showbiz
Togo votes for a new parliament with stronger say in governance+++DR Congo to impose death penalty for mineral plundering+++ Injury-hit Bayern to make 'last-minute decisions' for Real Madrid semi
South Africa marked 30 years since the end of apartheid and the birth of its democracy. The African National Congress (ANC) that has governed South Africa since 1994 faces leadership challenges. Among them are bad governance and the failure to deliver on the promises it made thirty years ago.
Burkina Faso’s army summarily executed 223 civilians, can the military be blamed for the massacre? +++ Flooding in East Africa +++ Deforestation in Zambia +++ The growth of Hausa hip-hop in Nigeria
The Gambia moves to try former President Yahya Jammeh +++ Nigerian President Bola Tinubu to overhaul the judiciary +++ Addressing Zambia's electricity problems and export issues +++ Showbiz
Zimbabwe's new gold-backed currency ZiG did not meet expectations +++ Why did the ZiG currency fail? +++ UK Rwanda migrant deal +++ A Chinese supermarket in Abuja shut down for allegedly barring Nigerians +++ Showbiz
West Africa counterterrorism summit +++ Does West Africa need new counterterrorism partners? +++ South Africa’s ANC loses a trademark battle with Zuma's party +++ The aftermath of the deaths of eight people who drunk uncertified alcohol in Malawi +++ Showbiz
Over one year, an armed struggle between rival generals in Sudan has morphed into a full blown civil war. Despite over 8 million displaced people, millions more in urgent need of humanitarian aid and no end to the war in sight, it seems Sudan is a forgotten conflict. We look at the state of war, what the obstacles to peace are, and why the international community's response has been so meagre.
Nigerian pastor Chris Oyakhilome pushes malaria vaccine conspiracy theories +++ Zimbabwe marks 44 years of independence amid food insecurity +++ A Guinean Muslim cleric stirs controversy for leading prayers in his native Mandingo and not Arabic.
El Nino induced flooding and drought plaguing African nations +++ Torrential rains wreak havoc, damaging properties, displacing people. Is East Africa prepared? +++ How hard is it to get a visa for Nigeria +++ Why the new ownership of Zambia's Mopani copper mines is stirring debate +++ Showbiz
Tanzania, Rwanda, Zimbabwe join African recall of J&J cough syrup+++Hope as Tanzania, Malawi set to end maize import ban
15 April - one year since the commencement of the devastating war in Sudan +++ Sudan refugee artists hold exhibition in Kampala +++ Rwanda's reconciliation village +++ CAR child refugees dream of a better future
As Nigeria remembers the Chibok schoolgirls abduction of 2014, AfricaLink's Eddy Micah Jr and Josey Mahachi seek to find out why kidnappings are still happening and what can be done to stop them.
Muslims in Africa celebrate end of Ramadan +++ How Sudanese refugees in Uganda are celebrating Eid +++ Community health volunteers in Kenya +++ Sports
Nigeria's naira strengthens amid crackdown on forex black market+++Patients in Kenya turn to private hospitals as doctors' strike continues+++Voter apathy grows in Cameroon
Rwanda marks 30 years since genocide against the Tusti +++ Nigerians outraged by electricity tariff hike +++ Guinean Muslims lament power outages as Idd el Fitr nears
This week, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed marked six years in power. The 47-year-old was once lauded as a reformist and even won the Nobel Peace Prize. But his war in Tigray and the ongoing conflict in the Amhara region have dented his legacy and reputation. So what do Ethiopians make of his policies? Join Josey Mahachi's in AfricaLink's Story of The Week.
South African parties commit to peaceful campaigns ahead of elections+++Nigerians, Nigeriens cheer border reopening
Senegal's President Faye and ally Sonko set to share top roles+++Uganda court throws out challenge to harsh anti-gay law+++Malawi pilots injectable PrEP against HIV
Senegal's youngest president sworn in. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the fifth president of Senegal, was sworn into office at a ceremony in the capital, Dakar +++ Ghana grapples with power outages +++ Tackling Kush addiction in Sierra Leone +++ Showbiz
Pope Francis, in Easter address, calls for Gaza ceasefire+++Haiti now needs up to 5,000 police to help tackle `catastrophic' gang violence , UN expert says+++MONUSCO head warns of escalating violence in eastern DRC
The Pan-African Parliament (PAP), the legislature of the African Union, is back in focus now that its leadership vacuum is resolved. Who is its controversial reelected leader and how do young Africans see the assembly with the shaky reputation?
France court hands Liberian rebel shorter 30-year sentence+++Climate change poses a health challenge in Cameroon+++ Burna Boy blasts western blogs for trending old image of his shaved beard
Rwandan genocide suspect indicted in the US +++ Cameroon's opposition in talks to form coalition despite threats +++ Zambia sex abuse survivors speak out +++ Four teams join African giants in race for 2025 AFCON clash +++ Showbiz
Senegalese President-elect promises humility after winning election +++ Guinean women criticize male-dominated cabinet +++Zambians wary over rising gun culture+++Tyla basks in glory as new album hits the right notes
Senegal's outgoing president congratulates opposition candidate on win+++Nigerian military returns over 130 abducted schoolchildren after weeks in captivity
Senegal will hold its delayed presidential election on Sunday March 24. For the first time in the country's history, the incumbent will not be on the ballot. Join Isaac Mugabi in AfricaLink's Story of The Week.
Trade union representatives from 35 African countries protest against foreign debt +++ How can African countries get out of the foreign debt trap? +++ The link between water and peace in Sierra Leone +++ Is it worth being an author in Africa? +++ Showbiz
Zimbabwe receives grain donation from Russia amid drought +++ Is Russia using food aid as diplomatic tool? +++South African Airline in turbulent times +++SHOWBIZ
A court in Nigeria denies bail to activist and IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu+++Amnesty International says, "it is suicidal for pupils to go to school in northern Nigeria" +++Muslims in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo lack food
Niger severs ties with US Army over 'condescending attitude'+++Gunmen kidnap at least 87 in Nigeria's Kaduna state+++Sixteen Nigerian soldiers killed in community clashes in Delta state
Nigeria faces multiple crises but the recent spate of kidnappings in the northwest and President Bola Tinubu's vow not to pay ransom to the kidnappers mean parents may have to wait longer until they reunite with their children. Join AfricaLink's Isaac Mugabi as he sheds more light on the security situation and the neglected humanitarian crisis unfolding in northwestern Nigeria.
Nigerians turn to herbal medicine as drug prices soar +++ Economic hardship in Africa +++ Zimbabwe banks on tobacco sales to boost ailing economy
Dozens abducted in new Nigeria kidnapping+++Rwandan court rules against Victoire Ingabire's presidential candidacy
Kenya vows Haiti mission as Prime Minister resigns +++ South Africa 2024 Election: Opposition claims the ANC plans to rig the election +++ A Cameroon chief helping CAR refugees +++ Showbiz
Muslims in Africa start Ramadan+++15 more students kidnapped in Nigeria+++Why is Kenya leading the Haiti mission?
More and more women in Africa are asserting their rights and calling for an end to exploitation. In Cameroon, they have gone to the streets to demand better treatment for themselves and girls. In Nigeria, one survivor of sex trafficking to Dubai has gone to court to fight her case.
Ghana sees influx of Togolese fleeing jihadis+++Cameroon chief helps CAR refugees+++Chad on the brink before elections
DRC refugees in Rwanda protest against discrimination +++ Rwanda against SADC deployment in DRC +++ Senegal protest over election date +++ The Tanzanian woman who quit her job to sell coffins +++ 13th African Games in Ghana
Gambia debates repealing the anti-FGM law+++Boko Haram ex-fighters threaten society+++Sierra Leone to compensate student shot by police during peaceful protest
German minister warns of Russian influence in West Africa +++ Security situation in the Sahel region deteriorating +++ Rwanda probes sexual abuse allegations during Tour de Rwanda +++ A wellness center for adolescents in Cameroon
'Heartbroken' Paul Pogba to appeal four-year doping ban +++US 'deeply troubled' by Ghana's anti-LGBTQ legislation+++Victims of Cameroon's separatist conflict speak to DW
Nigeria's union workers end strike, give government 14-day ultimatum+++Kenyans decry shortage of condoms+++Who are Burundi's RED-Tabara rebels?
Who will win South Africa’s 2024 election? +++ Analysis: South Africa election campaigns ramp up +++ Portrait: Duduzane Zuma +++ Showbiz
West African bloc ECOWAS lifts sanctions against Guinea, Mali, and Niger+++Guinea capital Conakry grinds to a halt as general strike begins++South Africa's political parties launch campaigns
Nigeria's naira has declined by a whopping 38% to the US dollar while Ghana's cedi, the Kenya's shilling and the West African CFA franc have also lost value. Why are African currencies performing so poorly on the world market? And, does the performance of a currency tell the whole story of any country's economy?
Malawi's immigration services paralyzed by cyber-attack disruptions+++Guinea junta restricts internet access to curb unrest+++Turkey to provide maritime security support to Somalia
Did you know that a 2021 study shows that an estimated 600 million Africans lack access to electricity? On this week's 77 Percent Show, we asked young people how they cope when the power goes off. Listen to this interesting debate!
DR Congo conflict escalates +++ US accuses Rwanda of involvement in Congo conflict +++ Can you speak your mother tongue? +++ Cameroonians react after President Biya tells them not to migrate
Nigerians brace for electricity subsidy removal+++Guinea junta freezes accounts of dissolved government members+++Malawi begins offering education to female inmates
Eastern DRC residents scramble for safety as conflict intensifies+++African leaders condemn Israel's offensive in Gaza
The AU has had a rough start to 2024 amid worsening regional violence and democratic backsliding among members.
Ethiopia gears up for AU summit amid conflict in Amhara region +++ Why does AU with its headquarters in Addis Ababa ignore the conflict in Ethiopia? +++The migration dilemma +++Potrait of a cervical cancer survivor in Zambia +++ Showbiz
Fighting in eastern DRC takes its toll on children +++ South Africa deploys 2900 troops to eastern DRC +++ Nigerians ditching the depriciating naira for foreign currency +++ Guinea's labour unions plan to protest over rising cost of living
More African countries are likely to join Chad, Zambia, Ethiopia, and Ghana in seeking to restructure their debt under the G20 “Common Framework for Debt Treatments,” according to the United Nations. However, many young people in debt-ridden African nations feel their leaders have mishandled finances to their detriment. #77Percent #DWAfrica
Senegal bans opposition protests +++ ECOWAS dispatches diplomatic mission to mediate the political crisis in Senegal +++ Today is World Radio Day
"If African coaches are given enough resources and liberty to function without interference, no national team on the continent will need a foreigner as coach." Do you agree with this? Listen to this interesting debate
Ivory Coast shocks the continent, lifts the AFCON trophy +++ What really went wrong for Nigeria's Super Eagles? +++ February 12: International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers.
The winners of the Africa Cup of nations will emerge on Sunday. Nigeria and Ivory Coast play the final match in Africa's biggest football tournament at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan. But after the final whistle blows, what happens to this newly revamped stadium or any of the other expensive AFCON infrastructure paid for with borrowed funds?
Ivory Coast to face Nigeria in the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations +++ Nigeria's new student loan scheme +++ Kenya forges ahead with its deployment to Haiti
Malawi and Zimbabwe battle Cholera +++ M23 "administration" in eastern DRC +++ Nigeria's minimum wage comes under review +++ AFCON Semi-finals
Progress towards zero tolerance against FGM +++ What does the election postponement mean for Senegal's democracy?+++ Sudan conflict update
Grammy Award for South African singer Tyla +++ Reactions to death of Namibian President Hage Geingob +++ AFCON
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announce exit from ECOWAS+++Insecurity in the Sahel could deteriorate, analysts tell DW.
Thousands Africans trapped in Myanmar’s cyber slavery racket +++ No more styrofoam in Nigeria +++ An Ivorian woman campaigning against GBV +++ AFCON Final 16
South Africa's Bafana Bafana shock Morocco after Hakimi penalty miss, Mali through +++ Jailed Zimbabwe opposition figure Sikhala set free +++ Nigerian NGO helps sexual abuse victims
Former South Africa’s President, Jacob Zuma banned from the ANC party +++ Would you marry someone who asked you to sign a prenup? +++ All the latest AFCON updates
Military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger announce their immediate withdrawal from ECOWAS+++Deforestation in Sierra Leone +++ AFCON update
Ivorian football star Didier Drogba is famed for bringing back peace to his country when he begged fighters to lay down their arms. Ivory Coast is hosting the 2023 AFCON. The tournament boosts national unity.
AFCON: Analysis of upcoming matches at knockout stages++Ivory Coast narrowly survives elimination+++World Court to rule on Gaza emergency measures in Israel genocide case
What is the outcome from Blinken’s Africa tour? +++ Nigeria: Reactions to arrest of president of herder's association +++ The latest on AFCON matches, stakes +++ Will the Elephants of Ivory Coast make it to the knockout stages? +++
Young Africans are undertaking perilous journeys across the world, fleeing their home countries for various reasons. Seeking a safe haven in Europe, the US, the UK, and other destinations — with no intention of returning to Africa — including Rwanda. But Rwanda has already established agreements with the UK, regarding arrangements for hosting asylum seekers. Is this what young Africans want?
Cameroon's Indomitable Lions seek qualification when they play against Senegal+++US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visits Ivory Coast and Nigeria+++24 Israeli soldiers have been killed in the Gaza Strip
Liberia's new president Joseph Boakai sworn in today +++ Cameroon is the first country in the world to launch a routine vaccine programme against Malaria +++ AFCON: Ghana's Black Stars face an uphill task against Mozambique +++ Will Ghana survive the group stage +++ Nigeria's Super Eagles looking to cement another win and qualify for the next stage
It has been a week of football fanfare at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) taking place in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The start of the tournament, however, saw many teams register draws which dent their hopes of automatic qualification from group stages.
As marital disputes and divorce rates rise, more and more couples are looking into prenuptial agreements. Some see the documents as red flags in relationships with no trust and respect while others say its an important agreement that every couple should have. What's your view? #77Percent #DWAfrica
AFCON: Nigeria’s Super Eagles take on hosts Ivory Coast++ Will Ivory Coast be the first team to qualify for the next stage? +++ Davos World Economic Forum +++ How Tinubu's government is tackling corruption
Africa's football kings Morocco play against Tanzania +++ Namibia's shocked Tunisia - no more underdogs +++ Shell announces exit from troubled Niger Delta +++ Kenya in shock over gruesome spate of femicides in Airbnb apartments +++ How can Malawi make education more accessible?
Burundi escalates conflict with Rwanda +++ Don't Hold Back: How to make it as a social media content creator with Tums Mmope+++ AFCON: Ivory Coast prepares to take on Nigeria's Super Eagles this week +++ Who will win this year's AFCON?
Reactions as Cape Verde is declared malaria-free +++ Zambia debates having a 24-hour economy +++ AFCON games: What is the latest from Ivory Coast?
South Africa's case against Israel over accusations it is committing genocide in Gaza opened in The Hague this week. African governments refrained from statements but influential blocs that include many African countries and Namibia openly support South Africa and the Palestinians. How will the complaint be handled by the International Court of Justice? And what do Africans say about the case?
South Africa accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza+++Gambia faces pre-AFCON drama over players' bonuses+++What are Zambia's chances at AFCON?
Reactions to DR Congo confirmed election result +++ Nigeria cracks down on fake degrees +++ What happened to Kenya's visa free entry? +++ AFCON update
The surge in Guinness World Record attempts has become a phenomenon across Africa. In Ghana alone, approximately 355 submissions have been made to the Guiness World Record for various attempts. Why is this trend gaining such momentum on the continent? This is what young Ghanaians think.
Malawi grapples with unsafe abortions +++ South Africa’s teen pregnancy crisis +++ Challenges of teenage pregnancy across Africa
Did Ghana's government try to silence pan-Afrian youth leaders? +++ Who is Nana Kwame Bediako? +++ President Ruto vs Kenyan judiciary +++ Nigeria intensifies crackdown on fake degrees +++ Sports
Britain has joined the United States, Arab League, and the African Union to call for restraint over the escalating tensions in the Horn of Africa over an agreement between Ethiopia and the separatist region of Somaliland. Will Ethiopia and Somalia go to war over the deal? DW's Isaac Mugabi speaks to experts, in this week's story of the week.
As 2024 gets underway, I'm pretty sure we want to start on the right foot. Some people have already made resolutions for the year, which may include keeping fit, saving more cash, or even studying harder. But now the question is: Why don't the majority of people stick to their resolutions? #77Percent #DWAfrica
Reactions after Sierra Leone's former President Bai Koroma is charged with treason +++ Intv: What impact could the charges have on Sierra Leone +++ DRC update +++ More foreigners acquiring land in Zambia +++ Showbiz
Sierra Leone's ex-president Ernest Bai Koroma charged with treason +++ Challenges facing Congolese President-elect Felix Tshisekedi +++ Congolese opposition refuses to petition the election results +++ Ethiopia faces backlash over MOU with Somaliland +++ Zambia concerned by the rise of ethnic groups
Somalia rejects port deal +++ Human Trafficking in Kenya +++ Library for the visually impaired in Cameroon +++ Sports
Congo's President Tshisekedi re-elected after contested poll+++Chad military leaders appoint former opponent prime minister+++Guiness world records trend in Africa
2023 was a difficult year for many economies in sub-Saharan Africa. Countries in the region were hit by a sluggish global economy, worldwide inflation, and high borrowing costs, while still emerging from the pandemic, according to the International Monetary Fund. Rising living costs and political instability became a daily concern for many. What is the outlook for 2024?
African countries assert their role in global politics +++ Africa 2023: Challenges, democracy, security, and economic highlights +++ Zambia pushes bill for access to information +++ South Africans look back at difficult 2023 +++ Showbiz
Police prevent election protest in DR Congo capital+++Opposition candidate in Congo alleges police fired bullets as protesters seek re-do of election+++ Africans react to Pope's approval of blessings for same-sex couples
A challenging year for UN peacekeepers in Africa +++ Kenya's drive to privatize state-owned assets +++ Creating awareness of palliative care in Tanzania +++ Christmas disrupted in English-speaking Cameroon
Africans scramble to shop and travel back home in time for Christmas +++In Nigeria, high transport fares deter many from celebrating Christmas with their families in villages
Voters in the Democratic Republic of Congo wrapped up the second day of voting on Thursday, but the powerful Catholic Church observer mission said more than 27 percent of polling stations did not open and 152 cases of violence reported. The chaos came as no surprise to election observers and Congo experts. So what lies ahead after the DRC chaotic elections?
Voting extended in DR Congo as five presidential candidates call for a rerun +++ Why Kenya is facing frequent power cuts +++ Is China sending prisoners to Nigeria to work?
Election day in the DRC +++ DRC election: Opposition leaders cry foul +++ Why the DRC election matters +++ How neighboring Rwanda is following the election in DRC
Christmas, for many people, is a holiday season that provides opportunities for families to reunite. It also allows us to take a break from our daily routine and reflect on the year gone by. But is Christmas, which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, losing its meaning? How has the economy affected Christmas? And how is Christmas today compared to years ago? #77Percent #DWAfrica
All eyes on DRC ahead of elections +++ Internet restrictions in Guinea +++ South Africa's proposed public health insurance
Machines have become more affordable, faster and more efficient than humans. Improved technology has moved physical automation to the next level. And now artificial intelligence (AI) is here to help us think. Is it beneficial to mankind — or should we expect trouble in the future? #77Percent #DWAfrica
Women groups in Zimbabwe put pressure on President Emmerson Mnangagwa for not appointing a gender-balanced cabinet+++Explainer: African countries with the highest representation of women in parliament+++DRC: Pupils and people displaced by conflict share classrooms+++Insecurity in Sahel under military regimes
G20 admits African Union as permanent member+++Zambian president is in China, to seek formalization of a debt restructuring deal+++Combatting liver disease in Tanzania
UN offers to support Gabon's transition to civilian rule+++Female activists in Rwanda seek a review of divorce law+++Zimbabwe swears in lawmakers amid election results dispute
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu marks 100 days in office+++Is Tinubu fulfilling his promises to voters?
Japa is a word used in Nigeria for youth who are leaving the country to look for better opportunities abroad. But this term does not only apply to Nigerians but other African youth leaving to study or work abroad. This can be because of unemployment, high cost of living an little opportunities. But is leaving your country a better solution?
Niger junta government hopes for "deal" with ECOWAS +++ Military rule makes comeback in Africa +++ Guinea junta marks two years in power +++ Taking care of premature babies in Tanzania
Gabon coup leader sworn in as interim president+++Zimbabwe's president-elect Emerson Mnangagwa inaugurated+++ Africa Climate Conference kicks off in Nairobi
Gabon's opposition leader has alleged that the ousted president's family arranged the coup to retain power.
Who is Gabon's new interim leader General Brice Oligui Nguema? +++ Gabon coup receives little condenmnation from AU, EU +++ Reactions after Cameroon's President Paul Biya reshuffles military chiefs +++ EU foreign ministers meet in Spain to discuss possible sanctions on Niger
Gambia: Military ousts President Ali Bongo+++African Union urges safety for ousted President Ali Bongo+++Bongo appeals for help from "International friends"
Zimbabwe's main opposition party calls for fresh polls +++ UN prepares "unprecedented" six-month peacekeepers withdrawal from Mali +++39 civilians killed in Sudan's Darfur +++ Corporal punishment in Nigeria +++What Kenya's TikTok creators think of President Ruto's stance on the app
17 percent of children aged 0 to14 live in single-parent households worldwide according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in Uganda. How is this affecting young people there and other parts of Africa? Listen to the views of young people in Cameroon and Uganda on the subject.
Deadline for French envoy to leave Niger expires+++ What options does Zimbabwe's opposition have in challenging results?+++ Malawi embarks on new cholera vaccination campaign+++Zimbabwe's opposition alleges "gigantic fraud" in elections+++Showbiz
The craze for body modification or enhancement continues to rise, with people seeking the elusive 'perfect look'. In Malawi, for instance, it was rare to hear people talking publicly about sexual enhancement products or even hip or bum enlargement, but that has changed. On this week's 77 percent, we spoke with Malawians and Ugandans on the issue.
The outcome of Zimbabwe's general election will be known in the coming days. One million first-time voters cast their ballots in the country with an incumbent who came to power in a coup in 2017. How has life under his authoritarian government been? Do the youth believe that the new leader can overcome youth unemployment, unaffordable education and lack of access to health care?
Russia's Putin sends condolences to Prigozhin's family after crash+++Prigozhin plane crash: locals report 'bangs' and fire+++BRICS hails 'historic' entry of new members amid bloc rivalry+++Zimbabwe arrests election monitors as opposition lashes "flawed" poll
Troubled start to Zimbabwe’s elections as many voters disenfranchised+++BRICS want African goods and services to be 'equal competitors' in world economy.
BRICS leaders meet in South Africa as bloc weighs expansion+++Brazil's Lula says BRICS not meant to challenge G7, US+++Zimbabwe election: Why the youth vote matters
Zimbabwe Elections: Which candidate can best tackle challenges in the country?+++All you need to know about BRICS
+++NEWS+++ Story Of The Week: What's the way forward in Niger? As regional bloc ECOWAS continues to threaten the use of military force, we hear from people across the continent.
ECOWAS military chiefs meet in Accra +++ Zimbabwe election presidential candidates - who are the favourites? +++ Women's political representation in Zimbabwe's election +++ Zimbabweans in the diaspora on the upcoming election
West Africa has seen six coup d’etats in three years, leading some analysts to suggest there is a resurgence of the spirit of African nationalism seen during the independence era of the 1950s and 1960s. Military juntas have gained widespread youth support on the premise that they can solve national and societal issues where democratic governments have failed. Listen to reactions of young Africans
What role can ECCA play in the Niger crisis? +++South Africa prepares to host the BRICS summit+++What do Liberians want from the October 10th election?
Calls for peaceful resolution of Ethiopia’s Amhara conflict intensify+++Should parents be held accountable for crimes committed by their kids?
W.Africa bloc lashes threat to prosecute ousted Niger president +++ Zimbabwe ruling party accused of data privacy breach +++ Tanzania marks significant progress in HIV - AIDS fight, UNAIDS says +++ Neymar set for Saudi move after Al Hilal agree near-$100M transfer fee
In Zimbabwe, there is a law making parents entirely responsible for crimes committed by their kids who are under 18. Some parents are not entirely in agreement with the law, saying some children pick up bad behavior from their peers in school and even on social media platforms. We also wanted to get Ghanaian parents' perspectives on the Zimbabwean law, #77Percent #DWAfrica.
ECOWAS orders activation of its standby force over Niger coup+++Nigerian President Bola Tinubu backs diplomacy in Niger coup crisis+++C.Africa's Touadera: Man of peace or 'President Wagner'?
Niger junta accuses France of violating airspace, destabilising country +++ Opposition groups in CAR reject referendum results +++ World Bank says no more financing for Uganda over the anti-LGBTQ act +++ Normalizing the status of refugees in Zambia
Niger junta rebuffs overtures backed by US, UN to talk+++United States' Blinken: diplomacy is best way to solve the situation in Niger+++Sanctions, flight disruptions, squeeze U.N. aid stocks in Niger+++France ends Morocco's run and advances to the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup
Niger junta rebuffs overtures backed by US, UN to talk+++United States' Blinken: diplomacy is best way to solve the situation in Niger+++Sanctions, flight disruptions, squeeze U.N. aid stocks in Niger+++France ends Morocco's run and advances to the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup
5-West African leaders to meet on Niger after junta defies deadline +++ ICC prosecutor says he is investigating alleged new war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region +++ Illegal drug use high among young Ghanaians +++ Nigeria's Super Falcons go home with heads held high after agonising exit
Story of the Week: Kenya’s government has stopped US tech company Worldcoin from signing up new users in the country. It follows news of thousands of Kenyans queuing up to give out their personal data and subject themselves to eyeball scanning in exchange for cryptocurrency tokens. Some tech experts have raised data privacy concerns and want better regulation to protect Africans.
Thousands of coup supporters rally in Niamey +++ Amnesty International condemns war crimes in Sudan +++ Why mental health is important to African youths +++ FIFA Women's World Cup
Niger updates: France evacuates citizens, and other Europeans+++ ECOWAS sends delegation in Niger 'to negotiate' with junta+++Kenya suspends Worldcoin
Three Junta leaders back Niger, threaten ECOWAS +++ France, Italy begin evacuating citizens in Niger +++ Housing crisis hits Nigeria +++ Women’s World Cup: Nigeria's progress to the knockout stages
Niger junta detains more government ministers+++Zambia: How sub-dividing farms can affect food security+++Super Falcons celebrate reaching World Cup knock-out phase+++Should African men be stopped from braiding their hair?
Zanzibar authorities have banned men from plaiting their hair. A fine of $400 or six months in prison awaits any man caught wearing the hairstyle on the island. Some youth see the move as repressive, while others say African culture need to be preserved.#l77Percent #DWAfrica
Russia and African nations attend a summit in St. Petersburg on July 27 and 28. What's at stake for Africa, and is it a win-win for both Africa and Russia?
Putin promises free grain to six African countries at the Russia-Africa summit+++Niger military chief backs coup leaders+++Nigeria defeats Australia in Women’s World Cup
Putin promises free grain to six African countries at the Russia-Africa summit+++Niger military chief backs coup leaders+++Nigeria defeats Australia in Women’s World Cup
The implementation of legislation in Zambia that was passed to ensure people's treatment for mental health conditions is still patchy five years down the line. In this week’s 77 Percent show, we head to Lusaka to find out why that's the case. And, we, look at the mental health crisis in Nigeria, where nearly 50 million people, some as young as 15, are in need of help. #77Percent # DWAfrica
Niger coup attemp +++ EU deploys observation mission to Zimbabwe +++ Ghana parliament votes to abolish the death penalty +++ Zambia has become the first African side to be eliminated from the FIFA Women's World Cup
Raila Odinga cancels protests to hold vigil for victims of police brutality+++What's keeping women out of politics in Liberia?+++Guinness World Record frenzy in Nigeria
Africalink hosts, Josey Mahachi and Michael Oti to discuss the following: 100 days after Sudan’s war, no end in sight +++ Sudanese trapped in Kenya +++ Rising food prices in Nigeria +++ Germany thrash Morocco 6-0 in Women’s World Cup
Zimbabwe is set for an election in August amid record inflation and an alleged intensifying crackdown on the opposition.
Special edition on FIFA Women's World Cup: Scandals for Africa's World Cup teams +++ Ashleigh Plumptre: The World Cup brings a surreal feeling +++ What's holding women's football back in Ghana? +++ Does world cup first timer Zambia stand a chance?
Kenya anti-government protests escalates+++Coping with effects of flooding in South Sudan+++Sudan conflict continues
Nigerian chef Hilda Baci's success and attention after completing the longest cooking has inspired many and she has even referred to herself as a trailblazer. But since her accomplishment, there has been an increasing obsession to break more records in Nigeria. From a kissathon, attempting to cry for 100 hours, to massaging, Nigerians are trying it all. Take a listen!
Russia's Wagner fighters in Central African Republic +++ CAR constitutional referendum +++ Weakening African currencies +++ South Sudan: Displaced women in Bentiu IDP camps turn to self-help projects +++ South Africa at FIFA WWC
Has the International Criminal Court lived up to its mandate 25-years down the line?+++Russia halts landmark deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain at time of growing hunger+++Nigeria's Super Falcons upbeat to reach past quarter-finals in upcoming World Cup
Nigeria: IPOB stokes tensions +++ IPOB denies declaring sit-at-home order in south East region +++ Traditional vs modern circumcision +++ Rwandans debate expanding gorilla national park
President Bio not bothered by EU, US endorsement+++Six killed in banned Kenya protests+++Women in Ethiopia’s Tigray rally for food aid+++ South Africans worried by planned released of "Station Strangler"
The 2023 FIFA Women’s world cup starts on July 20. Africa’s contingent includes Nigeria, Zambia, South Africa and Morocco. Young footballers in Ghana share with The 77 Percent, some of the things holding the sport back.
World Population Day: Nigeria's population on the rise +++ South Sudanese women embrace family planning +++ Kenyan women decry low fertility rates
United Nations humanitarian chief says Sudan appears to be in a civil war 'of the most brutal kind'+++Eastern African bloc seeks summit to deploy regional force in Sudan
+++News+++Story of the Week: As South Sudan gears up for its independence anniversary, we take a look at how Africa's youngest nation is faring 12 years after its split from Khartoum. How close is the nation to reaching its democratic goals, and how is conflict in Sudan affecting influencing progress.
Sierra Leone's opposition vows not to take part in governance+++ Ghana's parliament unanimously agrees to pass the controversial anti-LGBTQ bill+++WFP suspends food aid in Ethiopia over theft allegations
In some African cultures, boys must undergo circumcision as a rite of passage to manhood. But botched circumcisions have resulted in deaths. Many argue circumcisions need to be safely performed in modern clinics only. But what do young South Africans or Ugandans think of this process?
Russia says there is still time to extend Ukraine grain deal+++UN worried as clock ticks on Ukraine grain export deal+++South Sudan president says he will be a candidate in long-delayed elections set for 2024+++Nigerians wary of plan to share data with Central Bank
Sudanese government asks youths to join the army +++ Reactions after President Macky Sall's decision not to seek third term +++ Frustration as vaccine fatigue hits Malawi +++ Latest on 2023 Women's FIFA World Cup
Nigerians react to EU observers report citing problems in February vote+++Tension in Senegal as president set to announce election plan
Back in the '80s, Cameroonian music could be heard across the world. But its popularity has since faded. There have been calls for an 80/20 campaign to encourage local radio stations to play 80% homegrown music. In Kenya, we hear of the "acha gun shika mic" initiative, which translates to "leave the gun and take up the mic," to help fight crime in the coastal city of Mombasa. #77Percent
+++News+++Story of the Week: Wagner PMC in Africa: how its future hangs in the balance, where the group found its feet in Africa, and why its strategies are not always successful.
South African court rules against government ending permits for Zimbabweans in SA+++Would you subject your children to DNA testing?+++Why Cameroon is hesitant to confront the LGBTQ debate
Sudan's Darfur region relives new war crimes+++Human trafficking in West Africa+++Sierra Leone's President Bio sworn in
South Africa says Russia mutiny won't affect African peace efforts in Ukraine+++Germany and South Africa seek to expand cooperation but Russia weighs+++Sierra Leone president wins re-elecion, says electoral commission
Sierra Leone provisional results: incumbent Bio leading presidential race+++ Russian foreign minister says Wagner fighters to stay in Mali and CAR
In Uganda, just like in a few African countries, the issue of men subjecting their children to DNA tests to ascertain their paternity has become contentious. #77Percent #DWAfrica
DW's special Edition: "Economy, jobs" top concerns in Sierra Leone presidential election
Ghana debates Artificial Intelligence +++ UN Chief warns of artificial misinformation +++ Zambians use chatbots to help with tax returns +++ Rwandan music producer arrested for using drones
Libya resumes deportation of 165 migrants +++ Kenya signs EU trade deal in a shift to look beyond Africa +++ Expert on EU Africawide trade +++ Are jihadists selling rustled cattle in Ghana? +++ Marital expenses bill stirs mixed reactions in Sokoto, Nigeria
World Refugee Day +++ Hundreds of Malawian refugees rounded up and sent to camps +++ Plight of refugees displaced by xenophobic violence in South Africa +++ How refugees are contributing to Zambia's economy
Outcome of Africa peace mission to Ukraine/Russia +++ Sierra Leone gears up for June 24 presidential election +++ A look into the Uganda school massacre +++ Showbiz: Nigerian superstar Burna Boy under fire for canceling Netherlands show
+++News+++Story of the Week: As the world celebrates the International Day of the African Child today, do you think African children have anything to celebrate?
Sudan war death toll surges past 2,000 as fighting enters third month+++How serious is Nigeria's new president in tackling corruption?+++Rwanda begins to release genocide convicts who had served long jail+++ Behind the Filters: challenges influencers go through
Death toll rises to more than 100 after Nigeria boat capsizes +++ Gambians react to President Adama Barrow's third term bid +++ No roaming charges: A SADC move towards a single digital market
For most young people, an internship is an introduction to the work space especially in their selected field of study. An internship can last between 3 to 12 months and depending on what industry you are in, you either get paid or not. What do you think? Should a student be paid during an internship?
Cameroonians mourn the death of opposition Leader John Fru Ndi +++ As we celebrate International Albinism Awareness Day we hear from the plight of those with Albinism in Tanzania +++ Critics urge Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa not to sign Patriotic Bill +++ Expats in Kenya call for more protection
Nigeria's president urges patience after fuel subsidy upheaval+++Deaths mount after Sudan cease-fire expires, journalist tells DW+++Explainer: What constitutes child labor?+++How many hours do you regularly spend on your phone?
Senegal shut down Social Media during the latest political protests. By doing so, it joins other African countries and some outside the continent, who block access to the internet in the name of protecting national security. Senegal has long been hailed as a beacon of democracy in a region surrounded by political turmoil and jihadist insurgencies. Is Senegal now on the brink of democratic erosion?
Senegal's economy risks collapse after deadly protest+++Freeman Mbowe, Tanzania's opposition leader speaks to DW
Kenya's controversial bill on taxation+++African economist+++Rwanda react to genocide suspect case in The Hague+++ Malawi revokes citizenship of Burundians and Rwandans+++Showbiz
Nigeria's unions suspend fuel subsidy strike+++Rwandan teens petition government on access to contraceptives+++UN Russian Language Day
Cholera deathtoll rises in Cameroon+++Kenya grapples with cholera outbreak at Daadab refugee camp+++South Africans blame government for cholera outbreak
How many hours do you regularly spend on your phone? Do you consider yourself a phone addict? We spoke with young people in Malawi and The Gambia. #77Percent #DWAfrica
+++News+++Story of the Week: What Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act means for Ugandans, an Africans beyond+++Street Debate in Nairobi
BRICS Foreign Ministers meet in Capetwon South Africa ahead of the BRICS summit in August +++Fuel subsidy in Nigeria+++ Separatists roadblocks frustrates harvest season+++Showbiz
Zimbabweans living without work permits in South Africa have 30 days to leave+++WFP finally delivers food aid to Sudan
LGBTQ+ community in Uganda living in fear after the passing of the anti-gay bill into law +++ U.N. warns more than one million people may flee Sudan bloodshed
Tinubu sworn in as Nigeria's president, under pressure over economy+++Outcry as Uganda's anti-gay bill signed into law
AU celebrates 60 years+++Guineans defy junta ban+++Rising concerns as thousands of Kenyan children go missing
Cameroon separatists kidnapped 30 women+++What have Liberian youths got to say after the government lost a major landmark case involving one hundred million dollars worth of illegal drugs +++LAPSSET funding dries up+++Showbiz
Yvette Tetteh, Ghanaian-British entrepreneur, athlete and activist, is the first known person to swim across Ghana’s Volta River. She swam 450 kilometers in a combined total of 40 days. Yvette did this to raise awareness about the impact of waste colonialism on the ecosystems. On The 77 Percent radio show this week, we get to hear from Yvette and her experience.
High-level South Africa officials in Russia for talks+++Germany concerned over Nigeria's decision to handover bronze statues to Oba of Benin
Sudan update +++ Mo Ibrahim on Sudan +++ Nigeria commissions Dangote refinery +++ Sierra Leone leader urges end to Ukraine war for 'sake of humanity'+++ ShowBiz
Do you think there is a place where you cannot meet someone you must marry and spend the rest of your life with. #77Percent #DWAfrica
Tension in Anglophone Cameroon ahead of National Day celebrations+++Tanzanian traders strike over high taxes+++Zimbabwe cracks down on critics ahead of elections
Debate over same-sex marriage rages in Malawi+++ LGBTQ people navigate identity amid crackdowns in Zambia+++African leaders to present Ukraine peace plan+++ Kidney disease on the rise in Kenya+++Sports
Nigeria needs $12 billion to clean up oil-spills+++How prepared is Sierra Leone for flooding season?+++Ugandans unhappy about diaper tax increase
Can Ghana's former President John Mahama deliver the presidency for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party in 2024? +++ Turkey's influence in Africa +++ The US fallout with South Africa over accusations that Pretoria supplied weapons to Russia +++ Barca crowned La Liga champs / Sweden wins Eurovision contest
DW'S AfricaLink Special Edition: What impact will Nigeria's presidential election petition have?
Teen pregnancy and childbirth are traditionally seen as female issues, and over the years, reproductive health discussions have largely focused on women. But where does this leave the men? A teen dad in Kenya shares his tribulations. In Ghana, over 100,000 teens got pregnant last year alone. #77Percent #DWAfrica
Anti-government riots flare in Guinea after seven reported dead+++Cameroon separatists say journalist killing "mistaken identity"+++Nigeria's food crisis deepens, UNICEF says+++AC Milan, Inter battle on two fronts for Champions League qualification
Shell wins Nigeria oil spill case+++South Sudan's humanitarian situation worsens amid Sudan crisis+++Zimbabweans react to new presidential order of non-disclosure of assets +++ Nigeria's senate bill on explosives triggers debate+++DW celebrates 70 years
Congo flood victims buried en masse as death toll rises above 400+++ Kenyan meteorologists train and equip slum residents to act on weather forecasts+++Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court dismisses petition to delay upcoming polls+++Tiwa Savage coronation performance shakes social cycles
What is the state of press freedom in Ghana and Uganda? Listen to this vibrant discussion hosted by DW's Okeri Ngutzinado as she engages with Ugandan journalist Kenneth Lukwago and Media Foundation for West Africa's Program Office Kwaku Asante.
Rwanda reels from deadly floods +++ Whole villages washed away' by flooding in Uganda +++ Germany's chancellor Olaf Scholz begins East Africa tour +++ Follow-up on Uganda's anti-LGBTQ legislation +++ Did Western organizations influence Uganda's new anti-LGBTQ bill?
UN rings the alarm on diminishing global press freedoms+++Journalism threatened by fake content industry+++Kidnapping returns in Nigeria after three-month lull+++ Sudan crisis clouds Scholz's visit to East African
Concerning influx of refugees from Sudan +++ UNHCR on Sudan refugees +++ Refugees in Malawi wary of government plan to count them +++ Pregnant migrants in South Africa will receive free health care
Workers celebrate Labour Day amid stifling economic times+++Ghanaians decry heavy taxes+++Bill to prevent Nigerian doctors from relocating criticized+++Nigeria’s Tiwa Savage to perform at King Charles III’s coronation
Saudi Arabia was the first country to get its stranded citizens out of Sudan. It came a week after intense fighting broke out in Sudan between two rival forces: The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Hours later, the US, the UK, France and China began evacuating their diplomats and nationals. But why is it taking African countries so long to evacuate their people?
Sudan fighting rages as ceasefire falters +++ Sudanese refugees flee into Chad +++ African leaders to pull peacekeepers out of Somalia +++ Water levels rise in Malawi due to climate change +++ Showbiz
S.Africa backtracks on quitting ICC after communication 'error'+++Ugandan environment activist urges for "just" energy transition+++ Meet Nigerian woman helping families struggling with infertility
Ghana rolls out new malaria vaccine despite WHO's approval +++ Sudanese fear worse to come as foreigners head out +++ Man-City aim to put destiny in their hands with win over Arsenal
Kenyan President William Ruto vows action after 58 bodies linked to cult found++Nigeria plans to evacuate nearly 3,000 of its nationals from Sudan++ Western nations have sent special forces to evacuate nationals from Sudan
Fighting continues in Sudan after second ceasefire fails+++Persons with albinism in Rwanda complain of exclusion
Sudan's paramilitary RSF announces new 24-hour cease-fire +++ Wagner keeps low profile in Sudan to preserve interests +++ Cameroon, Nigeria back to business after 10 year hiatus +++ Grisly Thabo Bester jailbreak puts celebrity doctor in spotlight
What is President Kagame hoping to achieve - after visiting Guinea, Benin and Guinea-Bissau?+++Zimbabwe marks 43 years of Independence from Britain+++Villagers displaced by Boko Haram rebuild community
Fighting rages in Sudan as death toll passes 100 +++ Explainer: who is who and what's the cause of the conflict +++ Kenya opposition seeks ICC probe of police head over violence against protesters +++ Can polyamory make us better lovers?
Sadio Mane: Bayern Munich suspend and fine Mane for punching team-mate Leroy Sane after Champions League defeat+++Calm returns to Ethiopia’s Amhara region after days of violent protests+++ Nigeria: Staying out of school to avoid kidnapping+++Germany taps into Africa's IT sector to fill labor gap
Germany vows further support the Sahel after Mali exit+++South Sudan landmines still cover large parts of the country+++Germany expels Chad's ambassador in retaliation
South Africa: Thousands of Zimbabweans fear deportation +++ What is Kenya's first earth observation satelite expected to achieve? +++ Expert on African countries and space tech +++ Gold rush in Mauritania +++ Showbiz:
Rwanda remembers victims of the 1994 genocide against Tutsis++South Africa urged to arrest Russian President Vladmir Putin wanted for war crimes
An undercover probe by Al Jazeera has exposed a criminal network worth billions of dollars through gold smuggling and money laundering in Zimbabwe. DW's Isaac Mugabi will examine how those involved use religion to cover up their deeds, discussing with McDonald Lewanika, a politics and development researcher, and Howard Nyoni, a Bible scholar.
Benin Bronzes made of German brass+++Talking to sex workers in Kenya+++South African women are feeling increasingly scared and unsafe +++Easter time in Africa
TikTok's looming ban in the West worries African creators +++ Nigerians concerned over alleged plots to stop Tinubu’s inauguration +++ S. Africa’s opposition mulls plans to oust ANC through coalition +++ Angelique Kidjo becomes 3rd African to win the Polar Music Prize
Rwanda Consolee Uwimana, new ruling party vice chair +++ Interview: Expert on women on the political scene in Africa +++ Follow up: Nigeria's cash crunch +++ Morris Marah, providing digital literacy in Sierra Leone +++ Showbiz
Kenya prosecutor drops charges against MPs over anti-government protests+++Mozambicans vow to keep marching for deceased protest rapper+++Rwanda feminist campaigners push for end to sexism+++Davido's 'Timeless' shatters multiple Nigerian streaming records
The Gambia adopted new legislation to criminalize torture. Zambians want to see an end to ongoing cases of torture. And UN experts told the Human Rights Commission that African migrants are being subjected to torture in Libya. AfricaLink explores the use of torture in Africa with security and foreign relations analyst Adib Sani, and DW's Kathy Short in Lusaka and Sankulleh Janko in Banjul.
UN uncovers multiple war crimes in Libya+++Zambia concerned over cases of torture by police+++Freddy affects schools in Malawi
Ghana and Zambia are caught between IMF and China in debt restructuring +++ DRC: Cholera outbreak in refugee camp +++ Rwanda's LGBTQ community calls for protection +++ Sports
Protests turn violent in Kenya as religious leaders call for dialogue+++Ruto describes riots as political+++What is the importance of US-Tanzania relations?
Kenya's President William Ruto visits Germany +++ Kenya - How effective are Raila Odinga's mass protest? +++The US Vice President Kamala Harris is in Accra, Ghana, as part of a weeklong trip to Africa. Zambian government signs a 577 million dollar deal with a Chinese Consortium to construct and maintain a 327km dual carriageway. +++ Showbiz
Sierra Leone's economic crisis+++ Ghana's inflation soars+++Kenyans urged to replace staple food with rice and potatoes+++Zambians divided over the decision to give land to Kenyan farmers who escaped drought+++Showbiz
Uganda's harsh new anti-gay legislation blasted by UN, rights groups+++South Africa's EFF presses demands for Ramaphosa's resignation+++Humanity has 'broken the water cycle,' UN chief warns
Is East Africa becoming more homophobic? +++Uganda debates a bill on banning homosexual relations +++International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination +++Zimbabwe gearing up for general election +++South Sudan government and rebels meet in Rome for talks +++ Showbiz
Tear gas, arrests as Kenya opposition stages protests +++ South African protesters march to demand Ramaphosa steps down +++ Nigerian ruling party keeps powerful Lagos post after tense local polls +++ Mauritius ranks highest among Africa's happiest nations
DW's AfricaLink Special Edition: Cyclone Freddy affects 500,000 people in Malawi, UN says
The re-election of Gianni Infantino as FIFA president +++ The West's Love Affair with Rwanda +++ Guinea: Friction between the junta and opposition +++ 77% Debate: How can young people avoid cyberhackers? +++ A taboo-breaking artist in Sierra Leone
US Sec. of State Blinken in Ethiopia +++ Follow up Cyclone 'Freddy' aftermath in southern Africa +++ Feature: DRC: The M23 and mining resources +++ Tanzania youth interested in selling their kidneys +++ Showbiz
Kenya runs short of dollars +++ Expert on forex shortage in parts of Africa +++ Don’t Hold Back: Black tax +++ How did women fair in Nigeria's election? +++ Why do African Americans flock to Ghana?
Ethiopia seeks to block UN probe into massacres in Tigray region +++ Rape was used as weapon of war in Ethiopia, UN report +++ 52nd session of the Human Rights Council kicks-off in Geneva +++ Punitive crop laws hurting farmers in Africa+++ Tems' outfit at the Oscars criticised
What is happening in Nigeria after the Presidential elections?+++Can technology guarantee transparent polls?+++ What are the solutions to youth unemployment?
Nigeria: Who are the women in the life of President-elect Bola Tinubu?+++Gender pay gap+++ Amanda Ajami, a nutritionist helping Liberians to break bad eating habits +++ Breaking skating gender stereotypes+++Showbiz
Is a new "electricity minister" enough to help South Africa tackle its energy crisis?+++Ghana battles Lassa fever.
Nigeria: Defeated Atiku Abubakar leads protests against election results +++Tunisia crackdown on migrants raises concerns +++ Ghana celebrates Independence amid economic crisis +++Zambia: Human traffickers using the country as smuggling route to South Africa.
Nigeria Special: What challenges lay ahead for the new President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu?
Why did it take long for African leaders to congratulate Nigeria's president-elect?+++ Anger in Kenya over LGBT ruling.
Nigerian reactions to Bola Tinubu, their new president +++ Expert on the outcome of Nigeria's presidential election +++ Portrait: Bola Ahmed Tinubu +++ Africa and the world reacts to the change leadership in Nigeria
Nigeria opposition dismisses ‘sham’ election as ruling party’s Tinubu takes lead+++Uganda’s Museveni in South Africa on bilateral trade talks +++ Malawi women and girls held ransom in the Middle East
Nigeria counts votes+++Buhari's legacy +++ German Labor Minister Hubertus Heil on migration reforms aimed at Africa +++ Ghana: Manure instead of Russian fertilizers +++ Showbiz
Nigeria’s election 2023: What is the situation on the ground? +++ Who are the main contenders? +++ Facts and details about voter demographics +++ Nigerian journalist turned politician Tari Taylaur runs for a seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly
Vote buying set to characterize upcoming Nigerian elections +++ Jill Biden makes 6th visit to Africa, her 1st as first lady +++ Equatorial Guinea VP's sparks diplomatic spat with South Africa
Nigeria's IDPs left out of electoral process +++ What do young Nigerians expect from their leaders? +++ Burkinabe are finding refuge across the border in Ghana +++ How Zambian women stay afloat financially
Nigerian ruling party against Buhari's currency swap +++ Why Germany is keenly following Nigeria's election +++ S.Africa: Military exercise strains relations with West +++ Nigerian Afrobeats superstars perform at NBA All-Stars
Nigeria: Rich in oil but poor in refining +++Expert on Nigerian economy+++Analysis: Kenya's clampdown on rich tax cheats+++ AU Summit: Are Africa's nations now moving closer together?+++Showbiz: 77% Debate: Why do global celebrities ignore Africa in their world tours?
Love in a Cameroonian refugee camp +++ Countering Fake News in the Nigerian Election +++ Guinea's Ebola orphans +++ Rwanda's pregnant prisoners +++ Showbiz: Valentine's Day special
Nigeria army rebuffs "coup" plot claim +++ Nigeria's cash crisis taints election campaign +++ Malawi drops case against anti-corruption chief Martha Chizuma +++ Cameroon president's 90th birthday marked by cocktail of woes
Does the international media have a "hidden agenda" in Africa? This is the question AfricaLink hosts Eddy Micah Jr and Josey Mahachi discussed with media practitioners, content creators, and social media influencers in Lagos, Nigeria, as part of the Africa NXT 2023 festival. Take a listen!
Ghana gripped by corruption scandals +++ 77% Debate on Corruption in Cameroon and South Sudan +++ South Africa's repatriation of Zimbabwean migrants +++ Rwanda: One teacher for all subjects +++ Eminem trashes Grammys
DW's AfricaLink Special Edition: Russia Russia-Africa Relations +++ Russia's Lavrov vows aid for W.Africa's jihadist fight +++ Turkey leader admits 'shortcomings' as quake toll hits 11,700
Why is Ethiopia holding a referendum on a new region? +++ Old conflicts flare as Ethiopia bids for peace +++ Exclusive Interview with German Finance MinisterChristian Lindner on troops leaving Mali and Ghana German relations +++ Zambia's president receives backlash for his frequent foreign trips +++ Kenzo: Uganda’s first Grammy nominee
Protesters in DR Congo's Goma denounce East African military force+++East African leaders urge 'immediate ceasefire' in east DR Congo+++What did Pope Francis achieve on his Africa trip? +++Grammy for Nigerian Afrobeats star Tems
Malawi government suspends anti-corruption boss+++ Martha Chizuma potrait+++Poor Kenyans likely to end up on death row: study+++Germany bans export of harmful pesticides to Africa+++SHOWBIZ: Eddy Kenzo Grammy nomination
Pope Francis slams 'brutal atrocities' in DR Congo+++Pope celebrates Mass with more than a million people in Kinshasa +++ Sextortion rife in Kenyan slums as women struggle to access clean water+++Kenyan prison gets facelift with "green tech" water treatment plant
Pope Francis lands in Kinshasa, DR Congo +++ The significance of the Pope's visit in an active war zone +++ GBV in Anglophone Cameroon +++ Showbiz
Nigeria elections: Character assissation or issue-based politics? +++ All is set for Pope's DR Congo, S. Sudan visit+++Liberian president George Weah delivers last state of the nation address+++ Nigerian artist Rema sets new YouTube record, report
Governance "flatlines" in Africa - 2022 Mo Ibrahim Index +++ What went wrong with Africa's governance? +++ Mystery of Nigeria's missing persons +++ US treasury Secretary meets Ramaphosa +++ Showbiz
DRC: Renewed fighting between government forces and M23 fighters +++ Senegal, true home of Jollof rice over Nigeria and Ghana +++ Nigerian refugees in Cameroon return home +++ Cholera kills 72 in Kenya, 14 counties affected
Emotions high as missing Cameroon journalist found dead+++Gambian vice president laid rest+++S.Africa hails friendship with Russia amid Ukraine war+++ Worst cholera outbreak in decades kills 750 people in Malawi
Special Edition: The most severe power cuts ever experienced in Southern Africa are threatening food and water supplies and disrupting the lives of millions of people.
Rwanda accuses DR Congo of abandoning Luanda peace deal++Police crackdown on protest against east DR Congo force++Africa bets on Brazil’s new President Lula da Silva
Actor Idris Elba and wife receive an award for food security campaign++Congolese refugees in Kenya demand repatriation++Gambia mourns death of vice president
How 50 women were kidnapped by Islamist terrorists in Burkina Faso +++ Nigeria and elections +++ Nigeria: Huge challenges for next president +++ Living with vesicovaginal fistula +++Talented toes: A Nigerian artist with cerebral palsy
Nigeria in shock after priest is burned to death++Rights groups in Zambia raise concerns over the minimum wages++World Economic Forum (WEF) begins in Davos
Special edition: The countdown is on for Nigeria’s presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled to take place on February 25th. The country is expected to see the highest number of youth participation yet. Some of the main issues on the agenda are high levels of youth unemployment, a failing economy, and insecurity.
German and French envoys visit Ethiopia++Nigeria electoral commission responds to delays of voters' card++Martha Chizuma, Malawi's anti-corruption chief
Remembering three years since the first COVID fatality+++State of COVID in Africa+++Dealing with long COVID
Organized crime is emerging as a bigger threat to Africa’s development than terrorism, analysts have claimed. In the wake of tough economic times affecting most African nations, more and more young people are ending up in criminal gangs. In Kenya and Cameroon, gang violence is an alarming concern. But do you think hard economic times is the only reason why young people turn to criminal gangs?
Ethiopia air travel ban+++Use of kush by youth in Guinea+++How healthy is Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme?
Nigeria: Reactions on train station abduction in Edo state +++ Burundi refugees in Rwanda accuse Kigali and UNHCR of starving them +++ The Gambia government has charged 8 soldiers for treason and conspiracy to felony +++ Moky Makura on confronting Western portrayals of Africa
Faithful mourn Benedict XVI at funeral presided over by pope+++ Kenya's president Ruto vows to end extra-judicial killings by police+++Cameroon's anglophone municiples rocked by cash crunch+++Ghana's #FixTheCountry” pressure group urges for constitutional reform
Kagame insists kigali is not supporting M23 rebels in DR Congo+++Nigeria's Kano state considers new law to weed-out fake doctors+++ Online users trail Burna Boy even after apology
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine vows to remove President Yoweri Museveni in 2023 +++Zimbabwe: ZANU-PF women want President Mnangagwa to rule for life +++ Malawi: Cholera outbreak kills 595+++ South Africans outraged by a rise in cases of racism +++Tanzania's Samia Suluhu removes ban on opposition political rallies.
DW's AfricaLink new year's special edition+++Cameroonian clinical biologist Adelaide Bih uses her know-how to help women in Anglophone region+++Party promoter arrested after 10 die in Uganda NYE stampede+++Pan-African award winning children's program attracts millions of young viewers
Paul Biya, Africa's oldest leader +++ Mediation efforts of former African leaders under scrutiny +++ Gambia's foiled coup +++ Situation in Ethiopia- Flights resume +++ Nduduzo Makhathini, S.african jazz pianist
Ukraine's plan to boost relations with Africa+++Burkina Faso's vicious circle of deprivation+++South Africa: Success in the fight against AIDS
Africa: safety of travellers during the festive season +++ DRC: Healthcare for a child orphaned by conflict +++ Sports betting in Uganda +++ Nigeria dance carnival helps residents reclaim the streets
Zambian rights activists hail as a "huge milestone" abolition of death penalty+++South Africa: Death toll in tank explosion rises to fifteen++Ivory Coast: Women encouraging environmental protection
The Gambia names officers behind a foiled coup attempt +++ Insecurity ahead of Christmas in Cameroon's city of Douala +++ Liberia to release pretrial detainees following overcrowding in prisons +++ Michael Makembe, the man that captures the sounds of Africa
Kenya's president Ruto marks 100 days in office+++Gambia foils coup attempt+++Street kids increase in Anglophone Cameroon
Germany hands over 20 looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria+++'They're rightfully ours': Nigeria welcomes back artefacts+++ Kwan Pa Ghanaian Palm Wine Music band thrills fans
President Ramaphosa re-elected as ANC party leader+++ Germany's Annalena Baerbock in Nigeria+++Messi wins World Cup.
South Africa's ANC Congress kicks off amid Ramaphosa graft scandal +++ How strong is the ANC ahead of 2023 elections? +++ Zimbabwe's political landscape ahead of 2023 polls +++ World Cup Final preview
DR Congo leader blames climate change for devastating floods+++DRC army volunteers in Goma struggling to survive+++Meta accused in lawsuit of allowing posts that inflamed Ethiopia conflict+++Malawians in the face of poverty following rising inflation+++World Cup
U.S.-Africa Summit opens in Washington +++ Fighting human trafficking in Southern Africa+++ Africa unites behind Morocco
Uproar over Ghana's "new slave trade" in nurses+++ Encouraging girls to enroll in school in northern Nigeria+++Ethiopia seeks national healing after the Tigray peace treaty+++World Cup-Controversial World Cup referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz sent home after complaints from fans and players.
Cameroon's Anglophone crisis led to human rights violations, report+++Travellers welcome reopening of roads in DR Congo+++German investment in Africa stalls despite government push
Nigerian military rejects Reuters report of secret mass abortion programme+++How Africans experience Germany+++Uganda's visually impaired doctor
Kenya: Odinga leads protest against President Ruto's government +++ What is Odinga's endgame? +++ S.Africa celebrates a Sierra Leonean who built their first humanoid robot+++ Fighting FGM and child marriage in Liberia+++Malawian KB Crazy suddenly very big on Social Media
Africa's AfCFTA free trade agreement takes baby steps +++ Public concern as Malawi's anti-corruption chief arrested +++ Nigeria mulls plans to reintroduce history in basic school curriculum +++ Feeding program keeps Kenyan children in school amid drought
ECOWAS announces plans to create a peacekeeping force to intervene against jihadism.+++South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa challenges' Farmgate' scandal report in court+++Zambia's opposition criticizes foreign audit of the military
Crucial South Africa meeting on President Cyril Ramaphosa's fate delayed++ Ghana LGBT activist Alex Donkor++South Africa mulls plans to welcome LGBT pupils
Cameroon youth living with HIV takes the lead in the effort to end AIDS +++ Nozibele Qamngana, host of DW's podcast Don't Hold Back talks about her experience living with HIV +++ South Africa's President Ramaphosa's future hang in the balance +++ World Cup updates
Nigeria's Inspector General of Police sentenced to 3 months in prison+++Surviving Kenya’s Nairobi slum+++Zambia meets 70% COVID vaccination rate
Russian media eyes African expansion+++Crime in Nairobi, Kenya, is at an all-time high+++Senegal advances in Qatar WC
Cameroon landslide buries 15 mourners+++Atleast 10 people killed as Somali troops overpower militants to end hotel siege+++Kudus scores 2, Ghana beats South Korea 3-2 at World Cup
Senegal beat Qatar to leave World Cup hosts on brink of early exit+++ Two Omicron scientists win 2022 German Africa Prize+++ World Cup review
Ceasefire deal reached to end hostilities in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo +++ How to Congolese react to the deal? +++ Mali's junta unfazed by German troop pullout +++ Exclusive Interview with Angola's Isabel dos Santos +++ World Cup
More aid arrives in Tigray region amid shaky truce+++Ethiopia's Oromia region rocked by air strikes, reports say+++What's in it for Cameroon's female entrepreneurs?+++DR Congo and Rwanda in fresh talks in Angola, Kagame absent+++ World Cup
Nigeria's election campaigns heats up +++ Is President Buhari a burden or boon for ruling party candidate? +++ Rwanda is illegally extracting gold from Eastern DRC and selling it +++ Use of the death penalty declines in Africa +++ FIFA World Cup update
E.Africa troops to 'enforce peace' in east DR Congo+++Residents in DRC troubled east fear danger of explosives+++Equatorial Guinea veteran ruler set for sixth term as voting counting nears completion+++ Qatar 2022 World Cup: All you need to know
Why young Africans are interested in climate issues +++ Climate funding and reparations +++ Ghana World Cup veteran Emmanuel Agyemang Badu on the pressure the tournament puts on young footballers
Uganda signs deal with a French company to produce hydrogen energy+++ Kenyan President William Ruto rejects removal of term limits +++ Former US President Donald Trump announces bid to run for the presidency in 2024+++WFP first aid convoy enters Tigray+++Ghanaian YouTuber and LGBTQ+ activist Elormo Ababio denied law degree
Ghana minister sacked after graft expose+++Nigeria's ruling APC launches presidential campaign+++Tigray receives desperately needed aid
Fighting rages in eastern DR Congo +++ Explainer: Who are the M23 rebels and what do they want? +++ Humanitarian aid trickles in for Nigeria flood victims +++ Africa threatens to pull out of COP27 talks if African priorities are continued to be ignored
Jumping over Intra-Africa trading hurdles+++What are the economic benefits of removing intra-African import export bureaucracies?++The challenges Nigerians face travelling to other African countries+++ Why do countries find it difficult or impossible to remove entry visa requirements?+++Sports
South Africans react to 90 days visa-free entry for Kenyans.+++The Sokoto Caliphate in Nigeria demands stolen artifacts from the United Kingdom and France. 50 Cent intends to make a film about imprisoned Nigerian scammer Hushpuppi
Exclusive interview with Martin Fayulu, DR Congo's opposition leader +++ Abortion on the rise in Sierra Leone +++ Cameroonians apply for US Green Card Lottery in a bid to improve life +++ Sudan's difficult return to constitutional order +++ Can trees beat air pollution in Kampala?
COP27 - Who is playing for climate change loss and damage? +++ The UN chief, Antonio Guterres warning on climate change +++ Zambia female farmers adapt to climate change +++ Ethiopia: TPLF disarmament talks continues in Kenya +++Training traditional midwives in Nigeria +++ Why Turkey’s Erdogan holds Sweden’s fate in his hands
World leaders are gathering for COP27 +++ African voices from COP27 +++ Cameroon's Paul Biya marks 40 years in power +++ Inequalities in cancer treatment in Africa +++ Sports
UN emergency relief office warns of humanitarian crisis in Nigeria++Africa's climate needs may go unmet at COP27, scientists warn+++S.Africa gets $497 mn from World Bank to move away from coal
Cautious hope for Ethiopia deal to silence the guns+++After Ethiopia truce, UN urges reparations for victims+++ Nigerians react to government's appeal on separatist leader Kanu+++ The Gambia mulls criminalizing marital rape+++ How Burundians used Serbia to migrate to EU
As Kenya sends troops to DR.Congo, the UN peacekeeping force there, known as MONUSCO, withdrew from the Rumangabo military base in the region's east, ceding ground in the battle against the M23 rebel group. The Congolese citizens have also been calling Russia for help. DW's Jane Nyingi spoke with Dr. Felix Ndahinda, a Rwandan-Congolese academic who lives in the Netherlands on the latest in Congo
Gambia calls for a hybrid trial for former president Yahya Jammeh +++ Why Somalia is so dangerous for journalists +++ Kenyan troops are deployed to eastern DR Congo to fight rebels +++ UN mission MONUSCO pulls out of key town in eastern DR Congo +++ Lesotho struggles with access to clean water +++ Cameroonians revert to coal as gas prices soar
Gambia's National Human Rights Commission has recommended marital rape be criminalized to effectively address the country's high prevalence of sexual violence. But many African men don't even accept the concept that a woman can be raped by her husband. Catch the debate in this latest episode of the 77 Percent!
Tension rife between DRC-Rwanda as rebels make advances+++ US renews charge of Rwandan backing as rebels advance in DRC+++Nigerians react to Naira redesign plans ahead of elections+++Malawi makes significant striedes in fight against Malaria+++Water and power returned to Kyiv a day after Russian strikes
Rwandans react to Kagame's call for talks with opposition critics +++ What led Kagame to call for talks with critics? +++ South Sudanese refugee teacher teaching refugee children +++ Money and Youth +++ Malawi as a transit for refugees
DR Congo troops clash with M23 rebels+++UN: Some 23,000 people have fled DRC amid violence in north east+++Ghana ruling party lawmakers demand finance minister's dismissal+++Lesotho: Covid pandemic turned two famous filmmakers into Pizzaria bakers+++Mobile phone app allows Kenyans to support wildlife welfare
Omicron variant discoverers win German Africa Prize+++Lack of toilets keeping girls out of school in Nigeria+++All-time high for women in top positions in Malawi
Ethiopia peace talks seeks to end conflict+++Ramaphosa vows to fight corruption in South Africa+++US, UK warns of possible terrorist attacks in Abuja
What is the IMF and what does it do? +++ Ghana runs to IMF for more bailout +++Can the IMF rescue Zambia's economy?+++ Atleast least 50 killed in Chad protests +++ Sports
Malawi finds mass grave of suspected Ethiopian migrants+++Decomposed bodies of six women found in South Africa+++Two years since #EndSars Lekki toll gate massacre
Cholera in Nigeria: 80 deaths, 4,153 suspected cases in one month +++ Breast cancer myths in northern Ghana +++ Tension is rising in Ethiopia
Ethiopia's war is escalating+++Meet Ghana's Hollywood plastic surgeon+++Young Nigerian builds robot for dangerous jobs
Why Nigeria's federal prosecutor failed to convict Nnamdi Kanu? +++ Nigeria floods death toll passes 600 +++ Malawians criticize government's corruption fight +++ Uganda steps up fight against Ebola +++ Sports
Nigerian court acquits separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu+++Nigeria's lecturers call off their strike+++Uganda's controversial new law+++Ethiopian peace efforts stall
Nigeria floods kill 500 people, 1.4 million displaced +++ Nigerian elections +++ The young Cameroon activist who pushed for the restitution of a sacred statue +++ Meet Namibian superstar TopCheri
How can Somalia defeat the al-Shabab insurgency? +++ Who are al-Shabab and what do they want? +++ Guinea's 2009 stadium massacre trial +++ Nigeria elections: Switching parties +++ Helping developers put up more sustainable buildings in Kenya
Ex- Niger Delta militant Tompolo leads operation to protect oil pipelines. +++ Can Nigeria win the fight against crude oil thieves? +++ Is Africa's ambitious railway project running late? +++ Cow Mash - South African artist Kgaogelo Mashilo — AKA Cow Mash +++ Update on Ukraine war
Gambia-India cough syrup scandal update +++ Outcome of Lesotho general elections +++ South Sudan: How funds for fuel, food and medicines vanished +++ Sports
Waiting for 80 days to have your containers cleared at the port of Lagos +++ Corruption, inefficiencies and poor infrastructure cripple the Free Port of Monrovia +++ Mombasa's port has been rattled by mismanagement +++ Ghana tries to realize the potentials of its ports +++ Sports
Ethiopian govt, Tigray rebels, say ready for peace talks after AU invite+++Can you question the government on its expenditure?+++Zambia: The sexual abuse of boys and men+++Nollywood film "Anikulapo" triggers gender debate
Kenya's Ruto vows to navigate economy heavy debt burden+++Kenya 'effectively' lifts ban on genetically modified crops+++Rwanda court acquits journalists detained for four years+++ DRC: Chocolate, coffee, palm oil production in a rebel-held zone+++Madagascar promotes consumption of edible insects
With support from allied militia, Somalia hunts al-Shabab+++ Apple music honors Nigeria’s musical history with a month long campaign+++Kenya’s glass blowing company thrives amid pandemic+++The impact of Europe's energy crisis on African businesses
Ousted Burkina Faso leader Damiba in Togo after coup: government++++Who is Ibrahim Traore, the soldier behind Burkina Faso's latest coup?+++Calls for more funding as pre-COP27 climate talks open in DR Congo+++Sports
More gunfire in Burkina Faso capital after junta leader urges calm+++Ebola kills five in Uganda, 19 other deaths likely connected, president says+++Impact of South Africa's blackouts on migrant businesses+++Sports
Zimbabwe writer Tsitsi Dangarembga found guilty +++ Africans win "Alternative Nobel" +++ Saving food waste in Kenya +++ Rwanda: Children of local and foreign parents who end up on the street +++ Starmakers - Ikorudu Bois
Nigeria elections - campaigns kick off +++ Who are the main presidential contenders? +++ How exactly will Nigeria clean up its voter register? +++ Corruption in the Niger Delta
Amnesty calls for Guinea sexual violence law ahead of 2009 massacre trial+++Kenyan lawyer in ICC case linked to new president found dead+++Somalia training women electricians+++Rabies in Kenya+++The far right comes to power in Italy
Kenya's Kipchoge breaks marathon world record in Berlin +++ Two Zimbabwe MPs mark 100 days in jail for inciting violence +++ Is Tanzania introducing military service? +++ Cameroon doctor makes cervical cancer screening accessible
The death of Queen Elizabeth II has reignited the conversation about Britain's colonial past. Some people are talking about the countless atrocities committed under her watch and others say she missed the opportunity to apologize during her lifetime. In Kenya, Mau Mau fighters who were brutally targeted by Briish forces before independence are still demanding justice.
Renewed calls for Africa's seat in the UNSC +++How Africa can achieve its interests under heavy influence +++Do Africans want to see the continental body in geopolitics.+++ Sports
The Cameroon government admits its troops killed civilians. +++ 77th UNGA, a summary of African leaders' pitches+++Is there a media clampdown in Malawi?+++Is there media clampdown in Malawi?+++ Starmakers Mejja Genge
African leaders gather in New York for the 77th Session of UNGA +++ Africa's argument for a permanent membership at the UNSC +++ Are Kenyans happy with President William Ruto? +++ Why are Ghana's indigenous people getting guns? +++ City models made from waste show a sustainable way forward
Uganda confirms first death from Ebola virus since 2019+++Tensions rise in Somalia as powerful clans fight against Al-Shabab militants
Queen Elizabeth II put to rest +++ What is the future of the Commonwealth? +++ Britain's legacy in Africa +++ Five Roman Catholic priests, a nun and two Christians abducted in Cameroon +++ The Gambia: The painkiller syrup that killed 40 children +++ Sports
Africa's biggest hydro-electric power projects+++How big businesses deal with load shedding in S.Africa+++What do Ghanaians do when the lights go out?
Ethiopia's Tigray conflict +++ Expert Ann Fitz-Gerald on the conflict +++ Named after British monarchs - People, places and institutions around Africa +++ How do university strikes affect students? +++ A Zambian is jailed every month for defamation of the president
Ivory Coast accuses Mali of "blackmailing"+++Children in DRC's restive eastern region not attending classes +++Namibian opposition demands renegotiation of a controversial genocide deal
Nigerian students have missed out on nearly seven months of classes due to ongoing protests by lecturers. But protests like these are quite common in the country. Lecturers have striked 16 times since 1999, according to a local newspaper. But only 11 of Nigeria’s 59 state universities are not taking part in the current strike action. What do students think of these protests?
William Ruto is sworn in as Kenya's fifth president+++Zimbabwe’s dramatic increase in election nomination fees+++Nigerian separatists boycott Pres. Buhari's trip to the region as Nnamdi Kanu returns to court.
News+++Ramaphosa's faces pressure over farm theft+++Nigeria tries to keep places of worship out of politics+++Burkinabe refugees arrive in Ghana+++Health Check: Cameroon treatst malnourished children+++Sports
Africans in London streets react to the death of the British monarch+++Queen Elizabeth II and Africa +++ All weekend Premier League matches postponed
Major famine looming in East Africa+++Ukraine sends grains to Somalia to mitigate famine+++South Africa youth reveals one of the sharpest declines in optimism across the continent+++ Is there anything admirable about a polygamous setup?+++Psychiatric patients at risk in Malawi
End in sight to university lecturers' strike in Nigeria? +++ Exclusive interview with Guinea's exiled opposition politician Cellou Dalein Diallo +++ Tanzania's electronic transaction tax proposal meet stiff opposition +++ Cameroon: Magasco's song for the plight of refugees
Many African countries recognize polygamy under customary law or religious traditions, but not under civil law. Some church leaders have criticized the legalization of polygamy, saying it's disrespectful to women as it goes against the idea that spouses should be treated equally. But are people simply trying to run away from reality when it comes to polygamy? Or do church leaders have a point?
Guinea: One year of junta rule +++ Polish President Andrzej Duda visits West Africa +++Uganda pumps $50m into e-mobility +++ The UK gets a new Prime Minister - Liz Truss.
TPLF is working with terrorists, Ethiopian diplomat says+++ DW's AfricaLink Special Edition on dangers of child prostitution
Kenya’s presidential election petition lays bare litany of issues +++ Chad’s national dialogue sets off to a bumpy start +++ Zambians call for stricter labour laws for foreign investors +++ What's driving financial inequality among young Africans? +++ Rwanda genocide orphan students kicked out of hostel
Ethiopia's Tigray conflict erupts after brief lull+++Outcry as Cameroon orders 500 private schools in English -speaking regions to close+++ Hair salons empower young mothers in Mombasa
S.Sudan first unified forces graduate amid calls for peace +++ Kenyan women make history with record election wins +++ DW's set to launch re-branded African Roots podcast +++ Ghana outlaws corporal punishment +++ Russia-Turkey relations
Kenya's presidential election petitions set to begin tomorrow +++ Clashes continue in northern Ethiopia despite peace pleas +++Angola's ex-strongman dos Santos laid to rest in Luanda+++Why Zimbabwe religious leaders are rejecting measles vaccine+++Serena Williams readies farewell as US Open begins
Angola ruling party set to win hotly contested vote+++Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga's verdict postponed+++Ghana's alternative dispute resolution reduces backlog of cases+++Ugandan freedom fighter Rosebell Kagumire standing up for voiceless
Fighting flares up in northern Ethiopia after a five-month truce+++Demolition of homes in Abuja+++Rwanda cracks down on indecent dressing
Angolans vote for president in tightest ever race +++ Impact of Anglophone Cameroon lockdowns on residents +++ Guinea's political crisis worsens +++Kenyan community gives safe haven to endangered rhinos
Sudanese authorities have declared a state of emergency +++ The mood on the eve of elections in Angola +++ Notorious gang leader in Nigeria has accepted a truce +++ All-female newsroom in Somalia+++ France’s nuclear conundrum
Angolan President seeks re-election amidst toughest contest +++ Raila Odinga challenges presidential election result in Kenyan Supreme Court +++ The push to fuse ECCAS and CEMAC +++ Liberia's experience with infectious diseases +++ Sports
Nigeria's aviation industry troubles +++ Why is it so expensive to fly within Africa? +++ Zambians unimpressed by lower fuel prices +++ Zimbabwe and cryptocurrencies +++ Sports: Uganda seeks to reward successful athletes
Nigerian electricity union suspends strike that caused nationwide blackout +++ Calls to end unjust deals dominate SADC summit +++ Are men obsessed with having sons? +++ Rwanda census: LGBT+ community wants to be counted
Zamfara Governor issues shoot-to-kill order on motorcyclists+++ASSU strike continues after deadlock meeting with government+++Kenyans want quick return to normalcy after elections
If your wife or girlfriend became pregnant, would you hope for a boy rather than a girl? A son can can be a source of great pride for fathers in eastern Uganda. A couple with only daughters often feels pressure have a boy too. The are instances where men stray from their partners to have sons.
Raila Odinga rejects election results+++10 years since South Africa's Marikana massacre+++Zambia to build plant for EVs
Kenyans wait for presidential election official results +++ Guinea's situation after the dissolution of the opposition +++Widow of the Nigerian man who was beaten to death in Italy +++ The stubborn xenophobia in S.African society +++ Starmakers Intv. Octopizzo, Kenyan hip-hop star
The widow of the Nigerian man who was beaten to death by a white Italian man on a street in Italy on July 29, says she has yet to come to terms with her husband's murder. She says Alika Ogochukwu was the breadwinner in their family although he was living with a disability. Listen to what Charity Oriakhi told DW Africa about her late husband.
Kenya electoral body won't announce presidential results today +++ Who is likely to win the elections Raila Odinga or William Ruto?+++ Liberia-megaphones for selling phone airtime +++ Zambia portrait of Precious Shamende, a struggling student helping others +++ Climate change in Kenya's elections
Kenyans vote in close-fought election race+++Kenya's close presidential election draws fewer voters++Kenyan Diasporans vote for the first time
U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Africa ‘to counter Russian influence on the continent +++ 22 million Kenyans to elect a new president on Tuesday +++ How to wean yourself off sugar+++ Commonwealth Games highlights +++CAF hits out at Napoli president De Laurentiis over African player comments
+++News+++Kenyan elections+++Why do young Kenyans feel disillusioned about vote+++Candidate Susan Gitari battles the odds+++Sports round-up
African Union to secure reparations for colonial-era wrongs++Rwanda wants Belgium to return remains of King Musinga++Why do governments crash youth protests?
Somalians react to ministerial appointment of former Al-Shabab militant+++High cost of living hits many Kenyans ahead of elections+++Cameroon price hikes burdens citizens
Kenya's electoral body says it’s all systems go ahead of next Tuesday's polls+++ Kenya’s political temperature heats up ahead of elections+++Africa deserves its own App Store, says designer+++Meet Ghana's first robot "Cello"+++ Russia invasion of Ukraine effects
Protests in Guinea, turn ugly with several dead, injured and arrested+++Ghana’s police is the most corrupt institution in the country+++Focus on women's football
Nigeria’s state limits insurance cover for men with multiple wives+++ Insurance penetration in Africa still on record low+++ Zimbabwe firm uses cows for a pension scheme+++ South Africa's Road Accident Fund marred by fraud challenges
President Buhari calls for an emergency security meeting as the opposition calls for his impeachment+++Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu cries foul over corrupt allegations
DRC deploys army as anti-UN protests continue+++ UN's peacekeeping missions under scrutiny following DRC protests+++Kenya-Somalia relations on the mend+++Analysts cast doubt on Zimbabwe’s gold coins success+++Nigeria crackdown on illegal oil refineries faces resistance
At least 5 killed during anti-UN protests in eastern DRC+++Raila Odinga snubs Kenya’s presidential debate+++What is the state of Democracy across Africa?
Russia's Lavrov courts Africa in quest for more non-Western friends+++France's Macron heads to Africa for three-nation trip+++ Uganda’s Fertility Society says male infertility on the rise+++Nigeria's Amusan wins 100 metres hurdles gold at Oregon Championship
Africa's top artists – Diamond Platinumz from Tanzania, Fally Ipupa from Congo, and Ghanaian Adina Thembi speak exclusively to DW about their music and societal issues
Thousands of Sudan's Hausa protest after deadly clashes over land+++Rwanda's booming black market for skin bleach +++William Ruto, Kenya VP and presidential hopeful speaks to DW+++Can social media help repair Africa's international image?+++Cameroon blind citizens decry police brutality
Nigerians debate the ruling party's Muslim/Muslim ticket+++Tricks for staying safe in Cameroon's Anglophone regions+++Some Ghanaians return to firewood and charcoal as gas prices soar.
Election fever rides high in Kenya+++ECOWAS mediator due in Guinea on Wednesday+++African fashion in the spotlight
Mali: Is the military junta trying to get rid of MINUSMA? +++ AU urges farmers to increase food production +++ Somalia's President Hassan Sheik Mohamud visits Kenya and Eritrea +++ First-ever Marburg outbreak in Ghana +++ Sports
Anti-abortion vs abortion rights in the abortion discourse +++ Sierra Leone to decriminalize abortion +++ Increasing number of women dying from illegal abortions in Kenya +++ Africa's abortion legal status in Lagos, Nigeria +++ South Sudan's 16-day campaign against sexual violence
Gambians react to High Court death sentence of former members of the intelligence service +++ Kenyan sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala visa approved +++ Power cuts loom in Cameroon +++ 77Percent: stigma on male infertility +++ Malawi communities' struggle for clean drinking water
COVID-19 third wave+++Making vaccines in Africa+++Kaunda remembered in Zambia+++African Roots: Princess Yennenga of Burkina Faso+++Sports
Zimbabwe seeks AfDB mediation over its 10 billion debt +++ Food shortage in Darfur+++Royals from Cameroon's Bangwa region meet their stolen art in Germany for the first time in 100 years+++ Kigali Community markets radios used for information and business+++Audience with the Pope: Francis moves to quash the rumour mill like 1
African nations are making enormous progress in protecting the rights of woment o access the essential reproductive healthcare. This is according to the Center for Reproductive Health who have hailed the recent decision by Sierra Leone’s government to back a bill that will legalize abortion. At the same time, Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, is also considering legalizing abortion.
Nigeria's ruling party picks Muslim ex-governor as VP for 2023++South Africa shocked by bar shootings, police hunt suspects+++Future of journalism at stake in Africa
Angola's former president dos Santos dies aged 79++ Daughter of Angola's Dos Santos demands autopsy on foul play fears++ Gunman assassinates Japan ex-PM Abe on campaign trail
World celebrates Kiswahili Day as language spreads across Africa+++ Bumpy roadmap to civilian rule in Sudan as political impasse ensues+++ Why is Northern Cyprus appealing to African students?+++ Kenyan women tackle stereotypes facing young mothers
DW launches new podcast with South Africa’s Jacaranda FM and East Coast Radio +++ Rwandan, DR Congo leaders in talks over clashes in eastern DRC+++South Africa's Ramaphosa blames alcohol 'scourge' for tavern tragedy+++Nigeria's Katsina state pays parents to send their kids to school
Rwandan President Paul Kagame hits back at critics that his country supports M23 rebels+++Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi to meet with Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame+++Ghana's teachers protest high cost of living
Germany agrees to repatriate stolen Benin bronzes to Nigeria+++Rwanda’s muted 60th Independence Day
Congo finally buries independence hero Patrice Lumumba +++ Why is Patrice Lumumba so important to the Congo's struggle for independence +++ Angola Election 2022: ‘Dirty tricks’ as polls nears +++ Drug use across sub-Saharan Africa to increase, UN predicts +++Homelessness in Cape Town spikes as economic pressure mounts
Scores displaced as Mozambique Islamist insurgency intensifies +++ Security tightened in Eswatini on protest anniversary +++ DW’s AfricaLink speaks exclusively to Michael Mensah, Deputy CEO of the new Development Bank +++ Nigerian oil marketers blamed for causing artificial fuel scarcity +++ Senegalese making clean energy from peanut shells
Germany agrees to negotiate restitution of art from Cameroon, Namibia and Tanzania+++What Nigerians think of the call to arm themselves amid insecurity+++Burkina Faso: A community initiative to roll back desertification
G7 wants to help developing countries, but high debt levels a problems +++ Zimbabwean magistrates court issues arrest warrant for novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga +++ Malawi: Sentencing in case of murder of man with albinism +++ African Conference on Sexual Health Rights opens in Sierra Leone
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting officially opens in Kigali+++Malawi’s Vice-President Saulos Klaus Chilima denies corruption allegations +++Sierra Leone: Outrage over treatment of detained musician+++ Pro bono legal help in Zambia+++Portrait: Harmony Wanjiku, East African speed demon
BioNTech breaks ground on first mRNA vaccine plant in Africa +++ What role is Africa's youth playing in fighting Malaria and NDTs? +++ S.Africa state capture final report presented to the president +++ Why are marriages failing? +++Nigerian mothers push for better maternity protection
Foreign dignitaries arrive in Kigali for Commonwealth talks+++Glencore subsidiary pleads guilty to bribery at African oil operations+++Nigeria to re-engage ex-servicemen
East African countries leaders yesterday calls for an immediate ceasefire in Democratic Republic of Congo +++ Mali says more than 130 civilians killed in attacks +++ Bobi Wine speaks on Uganda
Rwanda hosts Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting+++ Belgium returns Patrice Lumumba's remains +++ How to shape the future of journalism +++ World Refugee Day +++ Sports
Malawi's devalued kwacha +++ High inflation in Ghana +++ Zambians are yet to see the benefits of the government's fiscal discipline +++ How Africa could earn billions in unpaid taxes +++ A mass funeral held for victims killed earlier this month at a Catholic church in Nigeria
Cameroon cattle ranchers-fishers dispute+++Mediating farmer-herder conflicts in Ghana+++Would you donate your organ?
Divorce has traditionally been considered a taboo subject, especially among Africans. Most religions and cultures forbid even discussing the topic, let alone getting divorced. However, it's common to hear about people's failing marriages and divorce. What's going on? DW's Miriam Kaliza in Malawi and his panel explore divorce in Africa.
UK-Rwanda asylum scheme on hold +++ Deadly clashes in Sudan's Darfur +++ Ghana's coastal communities battle coastal erosion +++ DW's Global Media Forum preview
UK-Rwanda refugee deal: The first group arrives in Rwanda +++ Ethiopia: A border town torn apart along ethnic lines +++ Ghana' grains black market grows since the government banned exports +++ A young Nigerian engineer innovates electric buses
Fighting continue along the DR Congo-Uganda border +++ Can Khat harm you? +++ Borussia Dortmund visits Ghana +++ British court refused to stop the deport of asylum-seekers to Rwanda
S.Africa's Ramaphosa calls police to probe money laundering claims against him+++Sudan main anti-coup group sits with generals for the first time+++Gambia: Jammeh victims and "dictator hunter" lawyer push for justice
Somalia’s capital Mogadishu under a lockdown for the inauguration of President Hassan Sheikh Muhamud+++Nigerians reacts to Bola Tinubu's nomination as presidential flag bearer for the ruling APC++Will Africa ever benefit from its mineral resources?
Nigerian politics favors old wealthy men, analysts say+++Nigeria's Owo town still in deep shock after church attack+++Ugandans reeling rising cost of living and high taxes+++ Gender based violence skyrocketing in Zambia+++DR Congo port construction threatens turtles survival
The idea of donating one's organs even after one dies sends shivers down the spines of many people. It's not a common practice, especially among Africans, Even though those organs can save lives. Kidneys, heart, lungs, liver, small bowel, and pancreas are among the organs that can be donated for transplant. So what is holding Africans back from donating? #77Percent
South Africa calls for swift extradition of the Gupta brothers+++President Ramaphosa's missing cash mystery deepens+++Somalia's humanitarian catastrophe unfolds as millions face starvation+++Uganda beats off HIV mother-to-child transmission+++Topless bathing vs burkinis in France sparks controversy
Nigeria's church attack: death toll rises following brutal killing +++ Another suspected blasphemy mob killing in Nigeria stirs anger +++ Cameroon to CAR: thousands of refugees decline repatriation +++ Uganda's kidney disease cases surge +++ 2023 African Cup of nations qualifiers underway
African Union Chairperson Macky Sall meets Russian President Vladimir Putin over grain shortages in Africa +++War in Ukraine hits 100-day mark with grain and sanctions in focus+++Mob justice in Africa
AU Chairman Macky Sall to have a word with Russia and Ukraine leaders+++The German-African Energy Forum+++Nigeria's farmers have to pay "taxes" to bandits+++The harm that copyright violation can cause
Did the US make monkeypox in a lab in Nigeria?+++The crisis in Cameroon — one of 10 crises in Africa that the world ignores+++Bandits on motorcycles+++The right to education.
Nigeria election: PDP vs APC - Old vs Young+++ A look into the All Progressives Congress' convention+++Ethiopia's Human Rights Council wins Amnesty award+++ Financing green projects in Ghana+++Snub for Africans, open arms for Ukrainians
Tensions between Rwanda and DRC escalate +++ Uganda 'overwhelmed' with new DRC refugee influx +++ HIV and COVID-19 in Botswana +++ The UK's new visa scheme to attract scholars exclude all African universities
Are children safe and sound in the hands of education authorities in Africa? +++ We travel across the continent and sample safety issues in these countries +++ We’ll also highlight what it means to be a teacher in conflict-torn Anglophone Cameroon
Nigeria elections: Major parties prep for primaries+++Does your partner's profession really matter?+++Afrobeats star Omah Lay talks music and more
Gambian government says it is willing to prosecute former dictator Yahya Jammeh +++ We tell you how al-Shabab makes money +++ Several African leaders and many of the continent's top business heads are at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland +++ Zimbabwe hosts Elephant summit
Amnesty International warns against increasing executions+++Botswana eyes bigger diamond market share amid Russia sanctions+++Europe seeks stronger ties with Africa
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on three-stop Africa visit +++ Increasing police brutality in Ghana +++ Concerns grow Ethiopia may plunge back into war +++ Leprosy and polio make a comeback in Malawi +++ Sports
High food and fuel prices across Africa +++A humanitarian disaster is brewing in Somalia+++Kenyans turn to savings due to the high cost of living
Uganda announces troops pullout from Democratic Republic of Congo+++Nigeria: Authorities urge IDPs to return home+++COP15 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
People regard certain professions as prestigious and respectable. Those jobs increase your number of friends, while also boosting your image to a point you can easily meet a life partner. Some even believe that dating or marrying someone in a "white-collar" job is more respectable than someone who works on a farm or as an artisan. But what is it about jobs and the role they play in relationships?
Child labor on the rise in Africa+++Zambia and DRC sign deal to produce electric batteries+++International Day against homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia
Somalia elects Hassan Sheikh Mohamud new president+++Experts in South Africa warn of a possible fifth wave of Covid+++Nigeria: Student's brutal killing triggers protests
Human rights bodies, as well as international governments, condemn the killing of a Nigerian student over accusations of blasphemy +++ At least 10 Nigerian cabinet ministers resign +++Somalia will hold a long-awaited presidential election on Sunday, ending months of delays +++ Sierra Leone hawkers increase noise pollution +++Sports
President Buhari extends a resignation notice to all public office holders seeking to contest the 2023 elections +++ Zambians oppose plans by the US Embassy in Lusaka to open a military post under the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) +++ Many Malawians are relocating to cheaper urban areas to cope with rising living costs +++ Ugandan stylish lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde
Human Rights Watch condemns treatment of LGBTI community in Cameroon +++ Zimbabwe suspends lending by banks +++ Nigeria's political climate heats up ahead of the 2023 general election +++ India tries to win the hearts and minds of Ghanaians +++ Rihanna to launch Fenty beauty products in Africa
A whole lot of the so called 'sharenting' happens on Facebook, Instagram and Tik Tok - parents posting photos of kids and information on their lives and the milestones they reach. But most haven't given a second thought to the matter of privacy in relation to their little ones.
Topics: Nigeria university lecturers extend their strike +++ Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema criticizes his country massive debt +++ The future of foreign nationals involved in informal trade in Johannesburg +++ Russia's war in Ukraine
Topics: Uganda: Court hearing in the case of exiled author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija +++ Workers in Kenya are looking forward to a fatter paycheck +++ South Africa hosts annual African Mining Indaba Conference +++ Liberia's vaccine shortages for tropical diseases
UK designates Nigeria’s IPOB terrorist group excluding it’s members from asylum programme +++ Ghanian women cleaning grain by hand decry low wages +++ Cameroon film fest seeks to give voice to local filmmakers+++Sports by Bouba Jalloh
Following the death of Kenya's former president Mwai Kibaki, controversy erupted on social media about whether the government should ban the public viewing of the dead. This is after the late president’s body was laid in state for three days for public viewing. It's a common practice in many countries where citizens are allowed to view the body of an official after his or her death. #77Percent
Kenyan elections: What role do social media influencers play? +++ Guinea's judiciary starts probe into ousted president Alpha Conde +++ Why is Gambia pushing women out of politics.
UN Boss Antonio Guterres winds up Sahel tour with visit in Maiduguri+++Burundi says 10 troops killed in attack on AU base in Somalia+++Kenyan Midwives decry workload+++Sexual harassment of Anglophone IDPs by landlords of host+++DR Congo to suspend around 20 Forests' logging Deals
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Senegal +++ Cameroon separatists say they abducted Regina Mundi +++ Sierra Leone’s Parliament to investigate fake degrees of civil and public servants +++ South Sudan rolls out HIV testing kits.
African leaders join Kenyans to bid ex-President Kibaki in sombre farewell +++ ECOWAS stabilisation force back in Guinea Bissau in wider effort to stem coup +++ Can Africa bridge Europe’s energy deficits? +++ Zambia looks to Angola for cheap fuel +++ Tennis champion Boris Becker jailed for two and a half years for hiding assets to avoid paying debts
Nigeria senate vote to stop payment of ransom to kidnappers +++ The Central African Republic adopts bitcoin as legal tender +++ The war in Ukraine unleashes food crisis in Africa +++ The 77 Percent: Is it wise to cohabit before marriage?
Young Cameroonians and Ugandans, as well as our DW Africa Facebook page fans, shared their perspectives. It's worth noting that the majority of females were opposed to cohabiting before marriage, but the majority of males were in favor. A marriage counselor also takes us over the benefits and drawbacks of such a relationship. #77Percent
Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi arrives in Uganda for official visit +++ Sudan aid groups say renewed clashes kill dozens +++ Ghana schools embracing new playful learning method +++ Impact of Senegalese military offensive against separatists rebels +++ Water from Lesotho: Who pays the price?
South Africa's Ramaphosa appeals for help with Durban flooding +++ Nigeria's opposition eyes candidate +++ Safety concerns for Kenyan politicians +++ Rwanda-UK refugee saga
Macron's re-election and what it portends to French-Africa relations+++Guinea risk more ECOWAS sanctions over transition delays+++Special Criminal Court in CAR restarts hearing on war crimes+++ Malawi’s government accused of rationing Bactrim, essential HIV/Aids therapy drug+++ DW’s Africa Link Monday sports wrap
DW AfricaLink special edition focusing on mandatory SIM card registrations in some African countries
Sudan's warm embrace for Russia set off alarm bells+++ Rwanda's Genocide survivor students against UK-Rwanda deal+++ Traders upbeat about DR Congo admission into EAC+++ Is the way you dress a reflection of your character+++Malawi's attempt to stop child labor and exploitation
Ukraine, Russian heighten diplomatic maneuvers in Africa+++Human Rights Watch criticizes UK-Rwanda asylum seekers deal+++The agony of applying for a passport in Africa+++Kenya’s barbershop where only women do the men's hair+++Uganda's devastating army worm invasion
Fuel crisis under control in Kenya?+++The death of a teacher sparks uproar in Cameroon+++Africa has 7 tech unicorns
Ghana's Easter picnic is back+++ Nigeria government moves to regulate churches+++ Zimbabwean parents welcome COVID-19 vaccination of schoolkids+++Cameroon's post-AFCON economic hardship+++Sports
DW's AfricaLink Special Edition examines:The role of Africa Union in dealing with Afrophobia, xenophobia and discrimination?+++What’s life like for young Somalis in the diaspora?+++ How the EU spent billions to halt migration from Africa?+++ Ghana's bid to attract one million tourists by 2024
Death toll of South Africa's flood victims rises to 300 +++ EU wants Nigeria's oil and gas +++ Ghana fights electricity theft with new 'smart meters' +++ Should churches be regulated to protect the vulnerable? +++ Kenyans living with disabilities demand inclusion in government
Guinea's junta seals massive iron ore mining deal +++ Zambians press government to end tax breaks for mining companies +++ Agriculture ministers across Africa set to discuss solutions to growing hunger crisis +++ Cameroon's Anglophone separatist war takes new twist +++ Wildlife census in Kenya indicates success in protection efforts
President Muhammadu Buhari succession battle heightens as Nigerians list their priority areas +++ Ghanaians still fuming over tax on electronic transfers +++ We tell you about award winning Rwandan author Yolande Mukagasana +++Nigeria, smallholder farmers now turning to new technologies to improve food production +++There’s no end in sight to Ukraine war, but some refugees are heading home
Groundswell of tension in South Africa's crime-ridden townships as locals protest against undocumented migrants+++Nigeria’s national immunization program suffers recurring setbacks due to ethnicity and religious beliefs+++ What happened to Uganda's publicized female condoms? +++ Sports
In this special edition, we delve deeper into the unprecedented wave of insecurity in Nigeria
What Sankara's murder trial and verdict mean for Burkina Faso+++Nigeria train attackers release hostage video+++Ritual killings in Nigeria
Ethiopia: Tigray civilians targeted in 'crimes against humanity,' says report++Doctors Without Borders suspends operations in Cameroon+++Burkina Faso's ex-president gets life for predecessor's assassination
Sierra Leone's fake academic papers scandal stirs public debate +++Malian forces, suspected Russian fighters killed 300 civilians says HRW+++Kenya hopes electric boats will clean up Lake Victoria+++The political fallout from UK Royals’ tour of the Caribbean
Kenya's political tensions heighten ahead of August 9th polls+++ Thousands count losses following devasting Hargeisa market fire+++How women bear the brunt of the climate crisis in Nigeria+++Ugandans discuss controversial law imposing fines against vaccine refusal+++Monday sports wrap
Food convoy begin arrive in Ethiopia's Tigray+++ Will new peacekeeping mission in Somalia be a game changer?+++Nigerian government clamps down on illegal lending platforms+++ New Zimbabwe law threatens to criminalise and ban NGOs+++Qatar 2022 World Cup Draw
Kenya's top court blocks President Uhuru Kenyatta's push for constitutional change++Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari discusses security issues with Niger's Bazoum+++Rwanda's Batwa communities speak out on stigma
Clashes between M23 rebels and government troops force thousands into neighboring Uganda+++Football enthusiasts in Africa celebrate World Cup qualifications++Kenyans in Turkana region decry drought
Ritual killings for money have increased in northern Nigeria in recent weeks. According to information and culture minister Lai Mohammed, most of those cases are influenced by Nollywood movies. Some ritual killers even claimed that Nollywood movies and social media-inspired their actions. And in Malawi, the killings of persons with albinism have also been attributed to Nollywood.
Nigeria: Bandits attack passenger train in Kaduna+++DRC admitted into East African Community+++How Rwanda tamed taxi motorbike riders+++Russia's financial troubles deepen.
WHO intensifies calls on increased investment to reduce tuberculosis burden in Africa +++ Ugandans discuss law seeking to criminalized public spitting +++ What next for the Zambian students who fled Ukraine? +++ Africa's whistleblowers pay high price for their courage
Cameroon's consumers seek alternatives to wheat for bread+++ Wheat products prices double in Kenya+++ Effects of Russia-Ukraine war on Nigeria+++Upheaval in Guinea's mining sector+++The price of the genocide in Namibia+++ Africa’s climate financing problem is Africa, not western donors, experts say
S.Sudan: Is the government planning to shut down social media to suppress its young critics?+++ Dictators in Africa using social media to cling to power +++ DRC: Civic movements want guns for citizens to fight ADF rebels +++ Launching of boreholes in Lodwar, Kenya to mark World Water Day
Outrage in Gambia after TRRC approved amnesty for Jammeh-era army officer +++ A court in Uganda grants bail to an author accused of cyberstalking President Yoweri Museveni +++ Abdulrazak Gurnah, Zanzibar-born UK based Nobel Literature laureate talks to DW on racism +++ Q&A: Expert on why children need love
Cameroon teachers on strike+++Liberia's three-year moratorium on FGM+++Are Africans willing to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war?
Human Rights Watch warns of Rwanda's fresh wave of free speech prosecutions+++ Nigeria's react to reintegration program of repentant ex-Boko Haram fighters+++ Guinea interim PM Mohamed Beavogui's speaks to DW+++ Experts warn of health risks posed by pesticide contamination in Uganda+++Malawi's new mothers eco-project
Ethiopian rights body claims they're being prosecuted after release of report on abuses+++ Somalia elections conclusion uncertain as deadline closes in+++ The tale of Kenya's bodaboda menace+++Zimbabwe's project to curb community water woes+++Day 20 of Russia invasion of Ukraine
Unity calls resonate in Freetown's 230 years celebrations+++Experts warn Ukraine retunees are at increased risk of anxiety and depression+++Kenya's president backs former arch-rival in elections+++Zimbabwean children born with congenital heart disease face a bleak future+++Monday sports wrap
Can South Africa mediate in Ukraine war?+++Ethiopia rights body says all involved in fighting in north executed civilians+++Guinea launches investigation in two Lebanese business wanted by the US+++ Will Abramovich woes dent Chelsea's performance?
Nigeria repatriates hundreds of its nationals, mainly students, from Ukraine+++Why are some African nations neutral on Russia-Ukraine war?+++ Fuel crisis hits Mogadishu+++Can young leaders transform the political order in Africa+++ Uganda mulls changing inheritance laws
Sudan arrests senior opposition leaders, crackdown on protestors+++ Frustration and fatigue among Ghana's COVID vaccinators+++Stranded Tanzanians reach Moscow after fleeing Ukraine war+++Growing violence targeting Zimbabwe's main opposition party+++A more just environment in Africa, for women by women
Young people's involvement in politics and policy processes is a contentious subject of debate in Africa. In some countries the youth have grown up knowing that they are tomorrow's leaders. Whereas in others, the clamor for change has seen mostly young people elected to key positions. But do you think young politicians can transform the political order in Africa?
Women journalists share their experiences in a male-dominated newsroom +++ Who decides on when, why and how to use contraceptives in a relationship? +++ Somalia failed to reach quota of women legislators +++ Uganda researches traditional COVID-19 remedies
Nigeria's disgraced 'super cop' Abba Kyari pleads not guilty to drug smuggling charges +++ Kenyans speak out on helping Ukraine fight against Russia +++ We look into Nigeria's extravaganza funerals +++ Herbs for hemorrhoids in Ghana
Africa rushes to evacuate nationals from Ukraine+++Obesity rates surge in Africa+++Racism in South African schools
Women in Nigeria are protesting after an affirmative action bill failed to pass in parliament+++Uganda withdraws from International Coffee Organization due to high tariffs and trade barriers+++Watch out for tinder swindlers as online dating gains momentum in Africa
South Africans demand more from their government against Russia’s war on Ukraine+++ Guinea’s junta warns political party leaders against threatening them+++ How are the elderly coping with the conflict in Cameroon?
Online dating is gradually gathering momentum in Africa. Most users say that convenience is driving the popularity of using apps and social media to find a date. But the proliferation of swindlers on the various platforms is worrying and also raises credibility issues. Would you turn to online dating as an option to find a suitor?
Burkina Faso approves three year transition period+++UN says 440 civilians killed in South Sudan clashes last year+++Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine.
We are live with these stories: Africans being denied access to trains from Kyiv +++ Economic implications of the Ukrainian war on Africa +++ Zambia's energy regulator to review fuel prices every month +++ Bed-wetting in adults +++ Sports. Your hosts are Michael Oti and Josephine Mahachi
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari signs the electoral bill into law+++Five MSF aid workers kidnapped in northeastern Cameroon+++Spanish group accused of peddling influence in Kenya through Twitter+++Afrobeats goes global +++Kenya, Zimbabwe suspended by FIFA
Russia's attack to Ukraine implications to Africa+++ How Ukraine war affects African students+++ Should women be allowed to have more than one wife+++ DW's AfricaLink Boss Maja Braun exits
Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, the award-winning Ugandan author who went on the run from authorities, is in Germany to seek medical treatment. Rukirashaija fled Uganda after he was detained and charged with "offensive communication" after comments he made about President Yoweri Museveni's son.
Award-winning author who fled ‘torture’ in Uganda arrives in Germany+++ Boko Haram remains a threat in northern Nigeria+++ Zambia becomes latest country to enter marijuana growing and trading+++ Ethiopia's Tigray conflict: Rape as a weapon of war
Four decades after the HIV/AIDS was discovered, young Ghanaians are opting to have unprotected sex. That choice makes them vulnerable to a potentially deadly disease that Ghana successfully curbed in the past. On this edition of The 77 Percent, we find out why the youth would disregard HIV/AIDS.
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed addresses parliament +++ South Sudan: Two years under a unity government +++ Nigeria's fuel crisis takes its toll on motorists +++ It's back to school for pregnant girls in Zimbabwe +++ Ukrainians seek shelter from crisis in Poland
Ethiopia's controversial power dam on day two of production +++ Tanzania's opposition leader Tundu Lissu talks to DW +++ EU foreign ministers to meet over Mali +++ Should Swahili be adopted as Africa's unity langauge?+++Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare banned for doping
Six African countries to start off mRNA vaccines production+++ EU seeks 'fresh start' with Africa at Summit+++Nigeria outlaws vigilante group breeding insecurity+++Has Kenyan government lost it on the war against bandits?+++ and more on weekend sports wrap
The junta in Guinea-Conakry has sacked and detained several top officials++++ Exclusive interview with Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan+++Kenya wants to adopt digital currency+++ What's beneath transactional sexual relationships?+++The Lagos children who wake at 4 am and battle gridlock to make it to school
EU to withdraw troops from Mali+++In Nigeria, the trial of separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu has resumed+++Cameroon's pygmy children and formal education+++ Kids return to Uganda's streets in waves+++Hope and despair at Nairobi's biggest dumpsite Dandora
+++News+++Ghana's democracy at stake?+++Stateless Burundians in Kenya+++Ugandan solution to cooking fuel shortage+++Scholz meets Putin to diffuse Ukraine crisis
South Africa thinks women should have the same right to marry two or more husbands as men do when it comes to polygamy. But is the society ready for that? DW's Thuso Khumalo brings the debate from Johannesburg.
News+++Secret to everlasting love in Malawi+++Love for Kenyan cancer patients+++#FixTheCountry activist arrested in Ghana+++How does love affect your mental health+++Winter Olympics round up
Sierra Leone's anti-corruption auditor general challenges her suspension in court +++ South Africa's president on state capture +++ Alleged state-sponsored torture, abductions, and killings in Uganda +++ Girls go digital in Ghana +++ Sports.
Humanitarian catastrophe looms in the Horn of Africa following the worst drought in decades+++ Peace remains elusive in Ethiopia’s Lalibela region months after the bloody conflict+++DNA testing is becoming popular in Nigeria+++ What's the fuss about Ghana's mobile money taxation?+++ Award-winning Ugandan novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija flees country.
Rwanda's President Kagame warns DRC, boasts over military might+++Liberia is flush with cash again after burning banknotes worth $4m +++Abductions are rampant in Cameroon+++Senegal awards its winning AFCON players $87,000 cash and land+++Kenya's alternative right of passage for girls
Young people are trying to make ends meet just like anyone else in these turbulent economic times. Most of those who have jobs hold on to them and earn a living the conventional way. But some would much rather find a blesser, sponsor, sugar daddy, or sugar momma. How do you see such transactional sexual relationships?
Central African Republic fires Prime Minister+++World marks safer internet day+++ Foreign students stranded Ghana
Senegal wins African Cup of Nations+++ Favorite African referee Bamlak Tessema Weyesa celebrated+++Cameroon security after AFCON
Salah and Mane to clash in AFCON final+++Why do African footballers lie about their age?
ECOWAS meets to discuss the recent spate of coups in the region+++Would you marry the husband or wife of your deceased friend?+++Do the armed forces look after widows and orphans in your country?
Another attempted coup on the continent+++Senegalese armed separatist struggle plays out on Gambian soil+++Climate change and its impact on Africa’s highest mountain
What is the situation at the Rwanda-Uganda border? Team Ghana represents as African athletes prepare for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
Mali asks French ambassador to leave country +++ Russia's image in Africa +++ Zimbabwe's new opposition Citizens Coalition for Change +++ Kigali declaration on neglected tropical diseases +++ AFCON
AFCON round table talk +++Does witchcraft/ juju truly exist in African football — or is it mere fantasy? +++The Nigerian refugees who cheer on the Super Eagles+++Rwanda will reopen its main border with Uganda on Monday after a three-year closure+++The West African bloc ECOWAS has suspended Burkina Faso after last week's military coup
Mali's tussle with Europe+++Nigeria's fuel subsidies disagreements fuel nationwide strike+++ ECOWAS to meet over the military coup in Burkina Faso+++Tropical storm Ana batters Southeastern Africa+++S. Leone: Portrait of a teen mother who goes back to school
That's our topic for this week's #77Percent a show that focuses on young people on the African continent. We've got a debate from Malawi and some advice from a youth counsellor
Malawi anti-graft crusade heightened +++Ugandan author-Kakwenza- accused of insulting ruling family, freed+++Portrait of a young ex-miner turned businessman+++Kenyan NGO using theater to put the spotlight on climate change+++Gambia shines on Climate Tracker
Ugandans pain at the pump prices+++What fuels the pump prices DW explains+++ Burkina Faso new junta rule begins+++Malawi innovation to track infant development+++Why Italian police officers won't wear pink masks
'Attempted Coup' in Burkina Faso as President Kabore detained+++ Is South Africa's hard left EFF party stirring up xenophobia? +++ Zambia opens specialized anti-graft court to tackle corruption +++ Nigeria's shocking exit from AFCON sparks frustration
AFCON round table talk +++ Ghana Black Stars disappoint in Cameroon +++ Liberia church stampede +++ Ghana deadly explosion
Kenya's Supreme court reviewing bid to change constitution+++ Labor unrest hits hard in Ghana+++ More women recruits for Liberia's army+++Guinea junta's finances and acute economic hardships
Nigeria's jailbreaks and missing inmates+++Uganda mooting plans to elect president through parliament+++Zimbabwe veteran politician and author Olivia Muchena on young people & leadership+++Plight of Zambia's undocumented African migrant traders+++Kenya trying to cut carbon emmissions with trains
Taxing mobile phone transactions is a topic that has been angering many people across Africa. This is despite mobile money heralding new era of financial inclusion in developing countries. Critics argue that increasing the tax burden on the subsector will reverse the massive gains achieved so far. What’s your take on mobile money taxation?
News+++Sierra Leone marks 20 years since civil war+++Sudan protests+++Rwandan app fights teenage pregnancy+++Turkey's rebellious youth
+++News+++Malians mourn former leader Keita+++South Africa's low COVID rates+++Nigeria's forgotten widows+++Uganda launches anti-TB drive++Afcon wrap up
In the world of football, corruption is all too common. Other negative aspects are match fixing, fraud, extortion or nepotism. Now the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is underway in Cameroon, all are hopeful that the best team wins and that none of the vices will prevail. DW's Privilege in Zimbabwe hosts some sports gurus for a talk on such vices, especially soccer-related corruption. #77Percent
African nations finally put trust in own coaches+++We tell you about “Toghu”- the official match ball +++Ethiopia accuses WHO chief of links to rebellious Tigrayan forces
Cameroon's separatist violence +++ A coup plot in Burkina Faso? Who are behind it? +++ How corrupt are football bodies in Africa? +++ Nigerians react to unbanning of Twitter
Furore over Malawi's amnesty to corrupt leaders+++Rwanda's forced vaccination+++Sierra Leone's AFCON team+++Nigeria's civilians gun training+++Adapting livestock to Climate change in Somalia
Increased international diplomacy for peace in Ethiopia +++ Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu launches purge against Magufuli's percieved loyalists+++ AFCON: Nigerian fans and their expectations +++What will our workplaces look like post COVID+++ Brexit years on
Africa Cup of Nations continues in Cameroon+++ECOWAS imposes punitive measures on Mali as the military stalls a return to civilian rule+++Uganda makes a u-turn on public transport vaccincation mandate
AfricaLink Special Edition- Cameroon gears up to host Africa's most coveted football tournament. Who are the favorites to be crowned Africa's football champions 2021-2022?
Nigeria's declare bandits as terrorists +++Africa's political dynasties monopolizing governance++Press freedom in Africa over the past year+++Navigating the workplace as a woman+++Malawi debates witchcraft laws to stop killing of elderly
Will President Ramaphosa deal with corruption findings against top ANC members?+++China’s foreign Minster in Kenya amid unease over rising debt+++Cameroon puts final touches to host Africa's most coveted football event+++Disunity within Liberia's opposition coalition+++Learning to love Namibia's brown hyenas
Ugandan court orders release of satirical novelist+++Ex-leader Conde set to leave Guinea+++Fighting drug addiction in Sierra Leone+++Togo's fitness coach beats obesity and builds confidence+++The Euro celebrates 20 years in circulation
Cameroon upbeat about AFCON amid unrest+++Mixed reactions greet Sudan's PM Hamdok resignation++Nigeria battles COVID-19 surge+++Outrage as Mali military government postpones elections
What's your New Year's resolution?+++ The gallant heroes Africa lost in 2021 +++ African Continental Free Trade Area 1 year on +++ Effects of fake news to fight against COVID +++ 2021 Sports in review by DW's Ololade Adewuyi
Nigeria's 2021 in Review+++ Coup that defined Guinea's 2021 +++ What's your New Year's resolutions +++ Mistakes you're probably making when Sexting+++ Somalia's gender quota impasse
Review on African Conflicts 2021 +++ The role of African Union on Conflict resolution +++ Review of Kenya's key events in 2021+++ Plight of Anglophone Cameroon school going kids+++ Congo: Protecting forests in exchange for energy
Uganda police arrests 21 members of the new rebel group +++ Concerns that MSF could be forced out of Cameroon +++ Somalia: AMISOM mandate expiry - what now? +++ Senegal: Dakar's new express train to counter sprawling traffic jams
The death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, apartheid opponent and Nobel Peace laureate +++ The Gambia’s truth commission calls for Jammeh trial +++ Fixing Ghana: Has the Akufu-Addo government made progress?
Warm Christmas wishes from GirlZOffMute+++Virtual Christmas church services in Kenya+++Christmas amid insecurity in Muslim northern Nigeria +++Not-so-jolly Christmas amid Omicron in S.A+++Christmas in Europe: Berlin music+++Christmas in Ethiopia
The abduction of an influential Anglophone tradition ruler+++Uganda's ban on Kenyan poultry and agriproducts+++GirlZOffMute: Ghanaian girl determined to box her way to success+++The retirement age impasse+++Rwanda locks LGBT people out of inaugural Mister Rwanda pageant
Pinwheel: Looking ahead to Christmas around Africa +++ CAR: Empowering women through paid work +++ A scary oil project in Namibia +++ Malawi: A teacher with a mission beyond the classroom
Why do people share their nudes when in a relationship, even though they are well aware of the repercussion? That's our topic for this week's #77Percent a show that focuses on young people on the African continent. We spoke with youths in Kano, Nigeria who are victims and also a psychologist for advice on how to move on once that has happened.
TPLF retreats back to Tigray +++ African Union disscuss conflicts resolution +++ CAF boss Motsepe reassures AFCON will go ahead as planned +++ Kenyan farmers shift to organic farming and EU travel bans on African Nations
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari refuses to sign electoral ammendment bill+++Thousands protest in Sudan's capital Khartoum++Tigrayan fighters announce withdrawal from all battle fronts
Cameroon separatists say HRW report is grossly exaggerated +++ A year of war in Ethiopia batters investors and citizens +++ Turkey-Africa summit: What's the benefit for Africa? +++ Plight of Zambian domestic workers+++ AFCON preps on course despite cancellation fears
Ethiopia’s Amhara region shattered after weeks of war+++A 20% pay increase for Nigeria's police officers +++ Forced to beg on the streets in northern Nigeria +++ Gambia youth unemployment and migration +++ LGBTQ people in South Africans speak out
"Omicron spreading at a rate not seen with any any variant," says WHO +++ Kenyan court blocks government plan to deny services to unvaccinated people +++ Amnesty urged Nigeria to keep IDP camps in Maiduguri open +++ Child kidnapping on the rise in South Africa
Nigeria's security situation at a glance +++ Gambia’s main opposition party heads to the supreme court to challenge the outcome of the December 4th presidential election +++ Is Cameroon serious about protecting the LGBTQ community? +++ Mali's young creative farmers changing the game +++ Russia - Ukraine tension
Tigray forces recapture the north Ethiopian town of Lalibela +++ ECOWAS tells the international community to support sanctions against Guinea and Mali +++ Sudan's PM Abdalla Hamdok fights to save political transition +++ Ghana authorities bring latest yellow fever outbreak under control +++ Samuel Eto'o: Cameroon's new football federation president
Raila Odinga's bid for Kenya's presidency+++Ghana introduces mandatory vaccinations +++The COVID surge in Johannesburg+++Fighting for the rights of Zambia's domestic workers+++Qatar 2022 World Cup and 'sportswashing'
Ethiopia's Tigray conflict deepens ethnic rifts+++Concern over military coups in West Africa+++ Somalia's fraught elections+++South Africa's 10 year old eco warrior+++Letoya Johnstone, Kenyan transgender woman talks about gender-based violence
It's a year since DW launched GirlZOffMute, the video and radio show that gives African teen girls a voice! The reporters have helped girls in Nigeria, Cameroon, Malawi, and Kenya share their stories on various issues. The 60 videos in English, Kiswahili, Amharic and French have had more than 15 million views on social media and via DW's partner stations in Africa. The reporters are aged 13 to 17
GirlZOffMute turns one +++ Nigeria bandits attack bus +++ UNEP Champion of the Earth +++ Over 1,000 Uganda civil servants apply to lower their age +++ Looking after Africa's shea forests
The level of frustration among the youth in Ghana has increased in step with hardships brought on by the COVID pandemic. What started out as a social media campaign under #FixTheCountry has turned into a full-fledged movement. On this week’s show we delve into this movement and what, if anything, it has prompted the government to do. We’ll also hear what some of the youth in Uganda have to say.