54° Across Africa

"Today, the World Bank has declared Tanzania Middle Income Country. In this regard, I congratulate all my compatriots for this historic achievement. We had envisaged to achieve this status by 2025 but,with strong determination, this has been possible in...

Mixed reactions have trailed King Philippe’s acknowledgment of Belgium’s brutal colonial past in the Democratic Republic of Congo and ‘regret’ that those events were allowed to happen.   Go deeper: In a letter the Monarch addressed to President Félix Tshisekedi on the 60th anniversary of the country’s independence, Philippe expressed...

by Shona Olalere Introduction Last week, there was rage on the internet following the release of the video that detailed the arrest of “HushPuppi,” now known as Nigeria's most-wanted hacker, Ramoni Igbalode. Many tweets and social media posts shamed him while...

An island in Senegal closely linked with slave trade, Goree, has decided to rename its historic Europe Square as Liberty and Human Dignity Square, in response to the #BlackLivesMatter debates. Go deeper: Goree is a 28-hectare Island situated two miles...

Best Ayiorworth is an advocate for education and the empowerment of women in her home district in northern Uganda. And, there is no doubt Ayiorworth had more than her fair share of disadvantages, but despite all that she made...

Ally Edha Awadh is the Founder of Lake Oil Group, one of Africa’s fastest growing energy trading and transportation conglomerates founded in 2006; now one of the largest distributors of petroleum products in Tanzania. What else do we know? Ally...

Gabon's senate has voted in favour of decriminalising homosexuality, a week after the lower house in the national assembly voted for a similar change.  Go deeper: In 2019, the country criminalised homosexuality and made gay sex punishable with six months in prison and a large fine....

Abdikadir Aden Hassan is a young Kenya environmentalist and a peace Ambassador. At 26, he made a significant contribution to the protection and sustainable management of the environment. And... He received Head of State commendation during the Kenya @50 celebrations for...

Like every other continent, politics in Africa is usually examined on a country level, as political systems differ from one another and usually experience changes more often. But there are questions often raised as to whether African politics can...

Malawi held an investiture for president Lazarus Chakwera and vice-president Saulos Chilima, hours after the elections body declared Chakwera winner of last Tuesday’s polls; where he defeated incumbent Peter Mutharika with 58.57% of votes.  Backstory: In February, Malawi's constitutional court annulled Mr Mutharika's poll win in May 2019, citing vote tampering. The fight for free...