Africa’s rising debt levels pose a significant threat to development. Statistics show that what was foreign debt of approximately US$170–210 billion for sub-Saharan Africa between 1995-2005 (when the G7 debt relief lowered it by 10 per-cent) has risen to nearly to $407 billion by 2018...
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The Alaveteli Platform conducted an interview with Henri Christi from Collectif24, an organisation promoting access to, and freedom of information in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). ...
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News Diggers, Zambia’s first multimedia publication focused on investigative journalism, recently conducted a week-long investigative and fact-checking media training course for twenty-one (21)...
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“When the public’s right to know is threatened, and when the rights of free speech and free press are at risk, all of the other liberties we hold dear are endangered,” – Former US Senator Christopher Dodd...
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On 15 October 2019, Mozambique will hold its fifth presidential and parliamentary elections. The contest will mainly be between the ruling Frelimo led by current president, Filipe Nyusi, Renamo as the main opposition party led by recently elected Ossufo Momade and, to a lesser extent,...
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The 21 May 2019 polls in Malawi will see the election of a president, members of parliament and local government councillors. As the country gears up for the elections, there is palpable excitement with campaign rallies held daily...
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Whatever happened to Cyclone Idai? It crashed through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi three weeks ago in what UN meteorologists classed as one of the worst disasters to hit the southern hemisphere....
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Les élections du 30 décembre 2018 n’ont pas été marquées par des progrès significatifs pour les femmes. Malgré des années d’investissements nationaux et internationaux, la parité en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) reste un agenda inachevé....
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Zimbabwe is often in the news for the wrong reasons. For a long time it was the autocratic leader Robert Mugabe who made sure of that....
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8 March – International Women’s Day – is a key date for movements concerned about women’s rights. It is, therefore, important to reflect back on its origins. This is especially so to ensure that we do...
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