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Female genital mutilation is on the rise in Africa: disturbing new trends are driving up the numbers

By Tamsin Bradley Thirteen-year-old Salamatu Jalloh had her whole future to look forward to. But in January 2023, her lifeless body was found wrapped in...

Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power

By Ehiaze Ehimen, Thomas Robin In sub-Saharan Africa, over 600 million people (more than 50% of the population) are without access to electricity. Malawi has one...

The challenges African election bodies face go beyond ‘democratic backsliding’ – analysis

By Sonali Campion, Election management bodies are essential democratic institutions. To deliver national polls effectively, they need to be properly resourced, impartial and free from...

Waste pickers play a key role in the fight against plastic pollution – insights from South Africa into how their voices can be heard

By Melanie Samson Our addiction to plastics is trashing the planet, exacerbating global heating and threatening our very survival. Since 2022, the UN has been convening negotiations...

African countries can’t resolve their debt crisis under a system rigged against them

By Carlos Lopes The debt situation in many African countries has escalated again to a critical juncture. Twenty are in, or at risk of, debt distress. Three...

Henry Chakava (1946 – 2024): The publisher who pricked the people into consciousness

BY WALTER BGOYA Henry Chakava’s passing is, without a doubt, the end of an era of a protracted struggle by the first generation of post-independence African...

FactCheck Africa offers AI Journalism Fellowship [West Africa]

Factcheck Africa is accepting applications for its AI Journalism Fellowship West Africa. The program emphasizes the significance of ethical considerations in the integration of...

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