Guest: Amitav Ghosh is the author of several bestselling books including, Ibis Trilogy; his latest is Smoke and Ashes: Opiums Hidden Histories.

This year will see several African countries consolidate their return to a growth trajectory in the aftermath of COVID, even as security challenges in the Horn and Sahel endure. I: The Continent will ...

I was delighted. The tension and fear that had seared through my body vanished. The arena burst into sudden screams of joy, ...

In 2024, 18 elections took place on the African continent, from Senegal to South Africa, Algeria to Ghana, with the results ...

The relationship between Somalia and Ethiopia has been profoundly shaped by centuries of conflict, rooted in historical and colonial legacies.

Exactly 30 years ago this month, I embarked on a new career as a writer, having previously been immersed in Labour politics as both a Parliamentary aide at Westminster and as a councillor in the ...

As Kenya trudges through this complex dance, the question is whether the country will grow more powerful and united, or whether the fissures in its political foundations will widen. The next few years ...

Nairobi, Kenya - December 30, 2024 Nationwide protests have erupted across Kenya, fueled by public outrage over alleged abductions of government critics. Demonstrators clashed with police in ...

The two sisters had never had to play such a political role, as the county has historically been a Kenyatta constituency. They are now planning more meetings throughout the central region, which ...

The depth of Carter’s experience on the global stage – and achievements that endure to this day in the Middle East, Asia and the Western Hemisphere – hold important lessons and point to ...

The Department of Basic Education has today released, on the website, the Scripted Lessons Plans which are being used in the pilot phase of the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in selected ...