Africa

Jacob Zuma: unrest shakes South Africa after the ex-president’s detention

For President Cyril Ramaphosa – Zuma’s successor – the violence and looting is a clear challenge to his struggle to uphold the…

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In 28 African countries, the number of new Covid cases recorded each day has more than doubled since 15 May.

By Ben van der Merwe

The prime minister's lustre has disappeared under the shadow of a war in the northern region of Tigray.

By Ido Vock

Have we really stooped so low that laughing at the animals we’ve driven to near-extinction is justifiable entertainment?

By India Bourke

How Paul Kagame’s Rwandan regime wooed the global elite.

By Martin Fletcher

While there is relative calm in Tripoli, in Benghazi a tumultuous and bloody reordering is taking place.

By Quentin Sommerville

Unequal vaccine distribution and stimulus support are creating a “walled garden” for the rich world.

By Jeremy Cliffe

The life of a lawyer and MP who helped secure Kenyan independence still contains lessons for today.

By Samir Jeraj