Africa

Stop dumping your cast-offs on us, Ghanaian clothes traders tell EU
With 100 tonnes of clothing from the west discarded every day in Accra, ‘fast fashion’ brands must be forced to help pay for the choking textile waste they create, environmentalists say
Isabel Choat
31, May, 2023 @12:12 PM

Moroccan officials accused of intimidation after fracas at African unity event in Canberra
Kamal Fadel, a representative of the Sahrawi people of Western Sahara, was initially blocked from entering venue by Moroccan embassy staff
Ben Doherty
31, May, 2023 @3:53 AM

South Africa grants Putin and Brics leaders diplomatic immunity for summit
ICC warrant for Russian president’s arrest issued in March over alleged war crimes in Ukraine
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
30, May, 2023 @2:51 PM

US may restrict visas for Ugandan officials in wake of anti-LGBTQ+ laws
Antony Blinken says he’s looking to ‘promote accountability’ for Ugandan officials who have violated rights of LGBTQ+ people
Oliver Milman
30, May, 2023 @1:34 PM

Ugandan president signs anti-LGBTQ+ law with death penalty for same-sex acts
Global outcry over Museveni’s assent to draconian new anti-gay law, condemned as a ‘permission slip for hate and dehumanisation’
Samuel Okiror in Kampala
29, May, 2023 @12:44 PM

‘Regulatory void’: online gambling firms accused of exploiting lucrative African markets
Sub-Saharan Africa is fertile ground for western companies seeking an army of new punters. One bereaved mother in Malawi is among those who feels she is paying the price
Sarah Johnson
29, May, 2023 @5:00 AM

Heavily pregnant woman who escaped from Sudan gives birth to ‘miracle baby’
Woman’s husband has been granted asylum in UK and has been trying to get her a visa to join him
Diane Taylor
28, May, 2023 @2:28 PM

A Way Home review – Alzheimer’s and immigration in portrait of a disappearing past
Karima Saïdi’s documentary movingly tries to shore up memories from her mother’s life, but the ethics of the process are uneasy
Phuong Le
28, May, 2023 @7:59 AM

Charles, show us you’re truly a modern king and return the remains of the stolen prince | Catherine Bennett
There can be no more excuses for refusing to return Alemayehu to his native Ethiopia
Catherine Bennett
28, May, 2023 @7:01 AM

Chef Mory Sacko: ‘Palates are ready to welcome cuisine like mine in France’
Food is a reflection of a society, says Michelin-starred chef whose African dishes with a twist are shaking up the fine-dining scene
Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
26, May, 2023 @2:00 PM

British man, 85, ‘shot and wife starved to death’ after being left in Sudan
Family say couple were not offered support to evacuate despite living near British embassy in Khartoum
Tobi Thomas
26, May, 2023 @12:48 PM

‘It’s very hard to talk about’: the civilian toll of fighting in Sudan
Research by a doctors’ group and relatives’ accounts shed light on suffering over six weeks of conflict
Zeinab Mohammed Salih in Khartoum, Ashley Kirk and Paul Scruton
26, May, 2023 @10:03 AM
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