South African leader urges men to speak up on gender-based violence after series of killings↗
President announces measures amid anger at authorities over recent murders of women South Africa’s president has called on men to take more responsibility for violence against women as he announced measures to tackle the problem, amid…
Who’s your Uber driver on the phone to? Welcome to the long, long diaspora phone call↗
For those employed in arduous solitary work such as cab driving, a marathon phone call is the perfect place to navigate the dislocations of immigrant life Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up here The question of the…
Cotton Queen review – mystery, matriarchs and magic in pioneering Sudanese debut↗
Suzannah Mirghani’s first feature contains a powerful performance by Rabha Mohamed Mahmoud as a village’s elder woman and tackles the long shadow of British imperialism and women’s rights ‘I decide my past,” says a village matriarch in…
The Guardian — AfricaInternationalPresented by Annie Kelly with Louisa Loveluck; produced by Saskia Collette and Brian McNamara; executive producer Sami K30 Sept 2026 The secret Trump deals sending migrants across the world - Full Story podcast↗
A Sierra Leonean nurse detained, handcuffed and flown to Ghana. An Iranian dissident sent to Central African Republic . A Cameroonian deported to Equatorial Guinea. This is the face of the Trump administration’s policy since 2025 –…
Economic growth and deomcratic decline: the ‘cotton king’ who reshaped Benin↗
Patrice Talon has transformed the west African country’s economy and infrastructure at the expense of political freedom In recent years, a building boom has reshaped Benin’s largest city, Cotonou, and a shiny new coastal road has reduced…
The Guardian view on Morocco’s election: hosting a World Cup will not placate a disillusioned generation | Editorial↗
A year after mass protests demanding a change in political priorities, gen Z opted out of last week’s poll en masse The spectacle of young migrants swimming en masse from Moroccan waters to the Spanish exclave of Ceuta exposed the…
Murdered for their eyes: people with albinism living in terror in Madagascar↗
The country is struggling to address a rise in attacks, with a record 13 people – mostly children – killed this year for body parts, which some believe can bring good fortune Not long after midnight in late May this year, three men barged…
The Guardian — AfricaInternationalPresented by Annie Kelly with Louisa Loveluck; produced by Saskia Collette and Brian McNamara; executive producer Sami K28 Sept 2026 Banished: the secret Trump deals sending migrants across the world - podcast↗
Investigations correspondent Louisa Loveluck reports on the Trump administration’s secret deportation deals, sending thousands of migrants to ‘third countries’ across the world A Sierra Leonean nurse detained, handcuffed and flown to…
‘It’s hard to sell a house when it’s covered in baboon faeces’: Cape Town divided over plan to remove its monkeys↗
Two troops of chacma baboons are breaking into homes and shops but animal rights activists insist coexistence is the answer Cape Town’s city council has said it will “imminently” round up two baboon troops coming into repeated conflict…
At least 27 dead after two mass shootings in South Africa, police say↗
Seventeen people killed at bar near Johannesburg and 10 killed in separate incident at store near Cape Town Two separate mass shootings near South Africa’s two biggest cities killed at least 27 people, police have said. The South African…
I have seen with pride how British overseas aid saves children’s lives. That is why I say cuts should be reversed | David Harewood↗
I understand the pressure on the public purse, but I have also seen the effect of our spending on the ground. Our choices can do so much good David Harewood is a Unicef UK ambassador As Labour party conference approaches, politicians will…
Africa’s universities need overhaul to harness continent’s young talent, says public health expert↗
Dr John Nkengasong, a former WHO adviser who worked with Biden administration on Aids policy, says decolonising curriculums and investment are key to unlocking potential of continent’s graduates African governments need to shake off the…
‘We have nothing’: DRC displacement crisis worsens as fighting continues↗
More than a year after a peace deal was signed, violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is forcing people south to Tanganyika, where camps are already home to hundreds of thousands living in dire conditions A cry of panic erupts…
Mass sardine die-off pits survival of South Africa’s penguins against fishers’ livelihoods↗
Known as the ‘energy bars of the sea’ the fish are a key food source for many species, but closing fisheries to allow numbers to recover would cost millions It began on 28 July, when fishers near Saldanha Bay on the west coast of South…
Top South African police officer charged with raping woman, 18, and grooming 16-year-old girl↗
Arrest of Shadrack Sibiya comes as country reels from cases of femicide and alleged police corruption and criminality One of South Africa’s most senior police officers has been charged with raping an 18-year-old woman and grooming a…
Using AI to ‘talk to animals’ might make us feel clever – but what, if anything, does it do for them?↗
As animal behaviorists increasingly use AI in their research, they grapple with how to wield the technology responsibly I’m sitting in a small boat in Shark Bay, Australia, eavesdropping on a conversation between some of Earth’s most…
As president of Botswana, I know how we can make malaria a memory in Africa | Duma Gideon Boko↗
The disease is soaring as funding is cut. African nations are plugging the gap but they need help with the transition Botswana nearly defeated malaria. In 2024, we recorded just 290 cases and one death. Through our elimination efforts,…
Grief, trauma and solidarity as South African running club mourns member killed in wave of femicides↗
A week after Elizabeth ‘Tsontso’ Moselakgomo’s body was found, runners took part in a morning run to honour her name and demand more protection The runners smiled and laughed, congratulating each other on finishing their 5km or 10km…
Rising Up at Night review – community spirit shines bright in Kinshasa’s shadows↗
Religion and collective resilience are beacons of hope in an electricity-deprived DRC in this otherworldly documentary debut In Nelson Makengo’s feature documentary debut, night stretches on to infinity. The film opens on a black screen –…
Nine women in South Africa have been murdered since July. We are being told to be vigilant – but where are the warnings to men? | Nolethu Ndude↗
The country has one of the highest femicide rates in the world, and women are yet again being asked to remove themselves from public life to counter it When I heard the authorities advising women in and around Kempton Park, the site of a…
‘A map is never neutral’: meet the cartographers who took on centuries of western bias↗
Equal Earth projection, adopted by the UN last week, provides an alternative to 16th-century Mercator display Three cartographers have spoken of their astonishment at the UN’s near-universal adoption of a map they created to more…
Almost 50 dead in Nigeria after drinking alcohol suspected to contain methanol↗
Drinking locally made alcohol is common in Nigeria, especially in rural areas where it is more affordable and poorly regulated At least 48 people have died and about 100 others are receiving treatment in southern Nigeria after consuming a…
‘Like a Disney movie’: Three wild dog brothers make Africa’s longest journey↗
As three siblings came of age and had to leave their pack, scientists tracked the dogs’ perilous 2,500-mile odyssey to find their own territory It sounds like a Disney movie: three wild dogs, all brothers, on an epic journey to find a home…
‘We are prey’: discovery of seven women’s bodies fuels anger over femicide in South Africa↗
String of female murder victims found near Johannesburg’s international airport, including five in the past week The discovery of the bodies of eight women around Johannesburg’s international airport, including five in the past week, has…
US to bar some South Africans over claims of anti-white discrimination↗
Announcement of visa restrictions follows Trump’s false claims of ‘white genocide’ taking place in South Africa The US has announced visa restrictions on some South Africans as Donald Trump’s administration continues to claim that South…
Africa is bigger than we’ve been led to believe – what next?↗
A new map of the world rescales the size of Africa and calls into question our perception of land, power and influence This month, the UN passed a resolution, brought to the assembly by Togo, to phase out the traditional Mercator map of…
Al-Qaida and IS-linked violence in Africa’s Sahel belt set to hit record levels this year↗
Twenty-five years after 9/11, figures compiled by conflict monitor underline how Sahel region has become centre of Islamist terror Islamist extremist violence in Africa’s Sahel region is set to reach historic highs after a series of…
Slave-trade wealth was embedded in Britain’s financial system, research finds↗
Dozens of Bank of England directors and founding subscribers invested in trafficking of enslaved Africans The Bank of England and the British financial system were for centuries deeply involved in the enslavement and transatlantic…