Akufo-Addo promised to make Accra the cleanest city in Africa! Eight years have passed. He and two or more “successful” ...

The line, quoted in Rwandan media, illustrated two notable characteristics of then-defence minister Kabarebe: his unvarnished talk and unswerving loyalty to President Paul Kagame. Kabarebe's comment ...

STAR ILLUSTRATIONAs you read this article, I will be settled in Kigali, admiring the clean streets and quiet confidence of Rwanda, a tiny nation in the middle of Africa that is punching way above its ...

ITS soldiers are underpaid and underarmed. Its ranks are riddled with factions pursuing their own interests. And successive ...

Since January, the M23 rebel movement has seized Goma and Bukavu — two key cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) — and since set up to govern for the long term in the regions under its ...

Mineral diplomacy in Africa should ensure that any deals not exacerbate conflicts or perpetuate poverty for short-term ...

"You can't separate Kagame the politician from Kagame the soldier, the strategist," said Onesphore Sematumba, of the International Crisis Group. "When he talks about certain political and even ...

A devastating report from UNICEF has revealed the horrific scale of sexual violence against children, including infants as ...

As war ravages the Democratic Republic of the Congo, faith remains an anchor in the storm. Brother Nicaise Mundurame and the ...

Growing up in Bolgatanga, in the Upper East Region of Ghana, Rabiatu Atule Akamim’s family experienced a health crisis that ...

Direct peace talks between AFC/M23 rebels and the Congolese government are set to start in Luanda, on March 18, Angola's ...