My parents are from two different African countries: study shows how this shapes identity

My parents are from two different African countries: study shows how this shapes identity

More than a third of migration in sub-Saharan Africa happens within the continent. This mixing of people means that some children have parents of different national origins. Yet not enough is known about the lives of these children: how they form their identity and what impact migration has on them. The majority of research on second generation African immigrants focuses on understanding their experiences in the global north. Our research […]

March 3, 2024 16

Africa

ICC awards $56 million reparations in Ongwen case

The International Criminal Court has awarded reparations worth over 56 million dollars to victims in the case involving a former Ugandan rebel commander. Dominic Ongwen was a top commander in the Lord's Resistance Army; a militia rebel group that conducted a two-decades-long rebellion in Northern Uganda. Leon Ssenyange reports.

February 29, 2024 44

Africa

Local activist opposes Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ legislation

Ghana's parliament has approved a bill criminalising LGBTQ+ identity and the formation or funding of LGBTQ+ groups, punishable by up to three to five years in prison, respectively. The bill will come into effect only if President Nana Akufo-Addo signs it into law. Linda Baumann an activist for the rights of women, and the LGBTQI community says the bill should not be enacted into law.

February 29, 2024 35

Africa

Tshisekedi and Kagame to discuss DRC conflict

The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi has agreed to meet his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame to discuss ways of resolving the ongoing conflict in the east of his country.

February 28, 2024 53

Africa

ICC to rule on reparations for Ongwen victims

The International Criminal Court will this Wednesday deliver its ruling on reparations to victims in the case involving jailed former Lord's Resistance Army rebel commander Dominic Ongwen. Ongwen was a commander in a militia rebel group in Northern Uganda. Leon Solomon reports.

February 28, 2024 22

Africa

Chad’s election agency sets dates for presidential polls

Chad's election agency has announced the dates for the upcoming presidential election, affirming its commitment to transitioning the country back to democracy from junta rule. The election will consist of two rounds, with provisional results expected by July 7. Initially, the military authorities, who seized power in 2021, proposed holding elections within 18 months. However, they later extended the transition period to October 10, 2024. The election agency emphasized […]

February 28, 2024 22

Africa

Norwegian salmon farms gobble up fish that could feed millions in Africa

A salmon farm in Finnmark, Norway. Image by Ninara via Flickr (CC BY 2.0). By Francesco De Augustinis via Mongabay Norwegian salmon farms are taking huge amounts of wild fish from West Africa, mining the food security of the region, according to a report from the U.K.-based NGO Feedback. The analysis comes as the industry faces a wave of public opposition after revelations of high mortality rates and the sale of fish […]

February 28, 2024 22

Africa

Fighting intensifies in eastern DRC

The United Nations says two rockets landed close to a base of UN peacekeepers during clashes between the M23 rebels and government forces in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday. No casualties were reported among the peacekeepers.

February 27, 2024 36

Africa

Nigerian workers plan cost-of-living strike

Nigerian labour unions will embark on a two-day strike on Tuesday against the spiralling cost of living. According to the BBC, inflation in Africa's largest economy is at almost 30% whilst the local currency, the naira, is rapidly depreciating. Electricity shortages are compounding the hardship. The African Development Bank has warned that conditions are ripe for social unrest.

February 27, 2024 6