Letter from Senegal: bowled over
By 3pm in the sandy lanes of Kaolack the heat is unforgiving. It is hard to tell if it is…
Political and Social Commentary
The Ivory Trade Kills People Too
Behind every ivory trinket made and sold is a trail of human suffering and exploitation in Africa. If you buy…
Erdogan: The hero of Somalia
There was never any doubt that Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would receive a hero’s welcome in Somalia. On Thursday,…
Anti-Charlie Hebdo protests continue in Niger
At least five people in Niger’s capital Niamey have been killed in protests against French newspaper Charlie Hebdo’s cartoons of the Prophet…
Nigeria and Boko Haram
In a recent Aljazeera news coverage, Boko Haram leader Abubaker Shekau has been reported stating that his group killed hundreds…