54° Across Africa

With 36 cases of the coronavirus, including three deaths, the Malawi High Court, for the second time in a fortnight, has stopped the government form implementing a lockdown - a necessary arrangement to stop a pandemic that's spreading fast....

Each week, we round up the best writings from across online platforms. These rise above regular reportage, highlighting current issues, the people and the continent – Africa. Here are the ones that caught our attention: Racism to Africans in China and...

It is Ramadan again, and Muslims all over Africa and the world embark on a one month fasting and prayer, but there is a little worry as to how Muslims will reconcile religion and the challenges of physical distancing. Lockdowns...

South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa has announced plans to provide a special COVID-19 social relief or distressed grant to assist unemployed citizens affected by the pandemic for the next six months. "Child support grant beneficiaries will receive an extra...

Each week, we round up the best writings from across online platforms. These rise above regular reportage, highlighting current issues, the people and the continent – Africa. Here are the ones that caught our attention: How to strengthen society in...

It might not take too long before animals in South Africa's Kruger National Park noticed human absence, and lions have taken over - like the legend of lions leading teams in their respective 'cities'. On Wednesday, park ranger, Richard...

In a time when the world would have thought that there will be unity, so the fight against the pandemic is seamless, racism seems to be another struggle Africans have to contend with. We would agree that racism never...

Each week, we round up the best writings from across online platforms. These rise above regular reportage, highlighting current issues, the people and the continent – Africa. Here are the ones that caught our attention: Kenyans mourn Catholic Archbishop Ndingi Mwana...

People all over the world are worried about the coronavirus and some of these people have gone into serious anxiety issues. Cameroonians, home and abroad, are not less worried. As at April 8, Cameroons Minister of Public Health announced...

All over the world, the fight against COVID-19 has not stopped. The pandemic has claimed thousands of lives, sickened tens of thousands and the numbers don't stop. In Africa, the virus has spread to dozens of countries within...