Politics

Women being tested for viral infection with a swab in her throat in Johannesburg, South Africa, on February 4, 2021. Alamy

Was Tanzania vindicated on Covid testing claims?

A scientist with a PhD in chemistry, President Magufuli abandoned Covid-19 testing after his own trials allegedly showed fruit juice and engine oil testing positive for the virus. Yet despite being widely ridiculed at the time, many are asking whether…
Tanzania's late president John Magufuli delivering a speech at his swearing-in ceremony in Dodoma, Tanzania, Nov 5, 2020.

Magufuli’s Covid response saved thousands of lives 

He may have been ridiculed in the West for rejecting lockdowns and encouraging prayer-a-thons. But as ex-World Health Organization scientist Dr David Bell explains, Tanzania's late president John Magufuli is not seen as a pariah by many in the scientific…
Rangers from Kenya's Sheldrick Wildlife Trust remove snares. Images courtesy of Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Harnas and Tacugama.

Western populists risk killing safari industry 

With the West imposing racist Covid-19 quarantine laws against travellers from Africa, the future of the continent’s lucrative safari industry hangs in the balance. And, as Britt Collins discovers, a collapse in tourist numbers not only risks pushing millions into…
Militiamen, including alleged children, of the armed group coalition Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC) pose for a photograph.

Rebels unite in Central African Republic

Wracked by sectarian violence for decades, rival rebel groups in the Central African Republic have joined forces to overthrow the government, following a disputed election. But, as war correspondent Jack Losh reports, it’s still business as usual for the long-suffering…
Somali government coast guards off Mogadishu.

Somali impasse threatens regional peace

As last month’s deadline to choose a new president is missed, Somalia’s politicians are risking instability across East Africa. By Zachary Ochieng in Nairobi.   The crisis in Somalia continues to escalate as politicians squabble over elections in the war-torn…
Public health advice during the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in Guinea

West Africa Ebola fears

Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone on edge over fears of Ebola return. By Jonathan Paye-Layleh in Monrovia   It has been five years since the deadly Ebola virus was beaten out of the Mano River Union countries. The countries, which…
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