Like Father Like Son
NEED TO KNOW Like Father, Like Son TOGO For years, Togolese citizens have been calling for the resignation of President Faure Gnassingbé. […]
Sowing Justice
NEED TO KNOW Sowing Justice LIBERIA A French court recently sentenced Kunti Kamara, a former rebel leader in Liberia, to 30 years […]
A Cut of Control
NEED TO KNOW A Cut of Control GAMBIA The Gambia banned female genital mutilation in 2015 because officials said the tradition of […]
Iron Junta
NEED TO KNOW Iron Junta GUINEA The leader of the junta that runs Guinea, Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya, recently sacked the head of […]
Listen to the Children
NEED TO KNOW Listen to the Children SENEGAL A primary school in Dakar, the capital of Senegal, recently held elections for their […]
The Crows Gather
NEED TO KNOW The Crows Gather DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Rwanda’s incursion into the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has […]
Location, Location
NEED TO KNOW Location, Location DJIBOUTI An Iranian ship named the Behshad was docked off Djibouti near a Chinese military base for […]
Swimming With Crocodiles
NEED TO KNOW Swimming With Crocodiles ZIMBABWE A Zimbabwean court recently gave opposition leader Job Sikhala a suspended sentence of nine months […]
Failing Grade
NEED TO KNOW Failing Grade SENEGAL Senegal is traditionally a “haven of stability and democracy” in West Africa, Agence France-Presse recently wrote. […]
The New Clique
NEED TO KNOW The New Clique WEST AFRICA Officials in the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria […]
Clinging to the Snake
NEED TO KNOW Clinging to the Snake GABON Hours after President Ali Bongo won reelection to a third term in Gabon in […]
Law & Disorder
NEED TO KNOW Law & Disorder SOUTH AFRICA Residents of Rabie Ridge, sick and tired of criminals running rampant through their township […]
A Spoonful of Salt
NEED TO KNOW A Spoonful of Salt THE GAMBIA Gambian Ebrima Sagnia, 44, in an emotional interview with Al Jazeera, recalled how […]
The Coming Storm
NEED TO KNOW The Coming Storm ETHIOPIA When Eritrea won independence from Ethiopia in 1993, the latter retained access to a port […]
Eternal Turmoil
NEED TO KNOW Eternal Turmoil COMOROS After he secured power in a coup in 1999, Azali Assoumani ran for the presidency of […]
Palace Intrigue
Editor’s Note: Dear Readers, This holiday week we’re reprising some of our lead stories of the past year, ones that illustrate ongoing […]
When Cynics Win
NEED TO KNOW When Cynics Win DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Musa Bi, a 42-year-old mother, is one of the nearly 7 […]
Like Father, Like Son
NEED TO KNOW Like Father, Like Son CHAD Opposition and civil society leaders in Chad recently asked the military junta running the […]
Tragedy Redux
NEED TO KNOW Tragedy Redux SUDAN In 2003, rebels in Darfur, the western region of Sudan, took up arms against the central […]
Hooray for Nollywood
NEED TO KNOW Hooray for Nollywood NIGERIA In the Nigerian-produced film for Netflix, “The Black Book,” actor Richard Mofe Damijo plays an […]
The Grudge Match
NEED TO KNOW The Grudge Match MADAGASCAR A Madagascan court recently postponed the first round of the country’s presidential election by a […]
Books and Bombs
NEED TO KNOW Books and Bombs SOMALIA A locally filmed, 10-part television series about Mogadishu high school students called “Arday” hit the […]
Bittersweet Chocolate
NEED TO KNOW Bittersweet Chocolate IVORY COAST Half of the dark chocolate in the world comes from cocoa that originates from Ivory […]
The Devils You Know
NEED TO KNOW The Devils You Know LIBERIA The Supreme Court of Liberia last week called on the West African country’s National […]