August 2026 - Page 15

The Kremlin is redefining what it means to be a writer in Russia.

Ukraine says Russia is deliberately attacking its culture, after strikes on publishers and churches.

[The Conversation Africa] South Africa is one of the world’s most water-scarce countries. South Africans know what water shortages look like: taps dry, water restrictions, failing municipal infrastructure and growing competition for

[RFI] Voters in military-run Guinea-Bissau will cast ballots on Sunday in a referendum that could give the president more powers ahead of a general election meant to restore civilian rule later this

[RFI] Mutare, Zimbabwe – In Zimbabwe, women and girls overwhelmingly bear the burden of domestic labour – costing them opportunities outside the home. New policies are being considered to recognise the value

[The Conversation Africa] Nairobi’s transformation into a “world-class city” is both anticipated and celebrated in Kenya’s media. A new book, Peasants to Paupers: Land, Class and Kinship in Central Kenya, examines how

[Dabanga] Nairobi / Amsterdam — The Sudan Liberation Movement, led by Abdelwahid El Nur (SLM-AW), has renewed its rejection of the dialogue proposed by Sudan’s Sovereignty Council chair Abdelfattah El Burhan, while

[Dabanga] Nairobi — Representatives of the Declaration of Principles forces meet Pekka Haavisto, the UN secretary-general’s personal envoy to Sudan, on Saturday to discuss developments in the political crisis and efforts to

[Dabanga] Khartoum — Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, is caught between a slow attempt at recovery and a difficult daily reality, with eyewitnesses telling Radio Dabanga about the hardships facing residents and people returning

[Dabanga] The US proposal to expand the arms embargo on Darfur to cover all of Sudan is raising questions about how far a comprehensive weapons ban can reduce the risks facing women.