In Depth

OPEN-SOCIETY_logo_94px_

Sponsored by OPEN SOCIETY

Digital Africa Our inaugural ranking of The Africa Report’s Top 40 Digital Leaders has everything from upstart African startups, to world crushing tech giants from t...
8 Articles
imageSeries_TAR_MainPresident_732x520

In Depth

‘We killed the President!’ As the trial of the presumed assassins of Burkina Faso’s Thomas Sankara opened in October, we take a look back at the destinies of eight African presi...
7 Articles

In Depth

Banking Africa Shaken by a tough pandemic, accelerating digitalisation plans, and spotting the precious green shoots of recovery: Our ranking of Africa’s top 200 ban...
11 Articles
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi speaks during a ceremony to mark the 40th anniversary of the evacuation of the American military bases in the country, in Tripoli

In Depth

Gaddafi’s legacy On the anniversary of his assassination, a look at what the Gaddafi era has delivered for Libya and the region
7 Articles
Electricity lights up buildings and shipping berthed in the port of Cape Town © Electricity lights up buildings and shipping berthed in the port of Cape Town, South Africa, June 18, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings – RC1111ED4430

In Depth

Pushing for public procurement in Africa As part of a new series on procurement in Africa, together with Open Contracting Partnership, we profile some of the pioneers pushing open data and pa...
3 Articles
People hold pictures showing former president Thomas Sankara and PM Isaac Zida during funeral service for six people killed during popular uprising of October 30 and 31 in Ouagadougou © People hold pictures showing former president Thomas Sankara and Prime Minister Isaac Zida during a funeral service for six people killed during the popular uprising of October 30 and 31 in Ouagadougou, December 2, 2014. REUTERS/Joe Penney (BURKINA FASO – Tags: POLITICS OBITUARY CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY) – GM1EAC306HX01

In Depth

Burkina Faso’s Thomas Sankara: Who killed ‘Africa’s Che Guevara’? As the trial for Burkina Faso’s Thomas Sankara gets underway, we look back at the long road taken to get to this point, starting from his assassinatio...
10 Articles
imageSeries_TAR_Main_732x520

In Depth

Ethiopia’s Tigray: New frontier for regional interests Since Ethiopia’s war with the TPLF broke out in 2020, it has widened to become a national conflict involving not just Tigray, but also Oromia, and Amh...
5 Articles
IMAGE1_732x520 (1)

In Depth

The 20 most wanted Africans… There is a growing list of people across the continent who refuse to be held accountable for their actions. Rather than face the music, they opt for t...
4 Articles
© Special forces members take position during an uprising that led to the toppling of president Alpha Conde in Kaloum neighbourhood of Conakry, Guinea September 5, 2021. REUTERS/Saliou Samb

In Depth

Guinea Coup – the Fall of Alpha Condé Guinea’s political order has been thrown into chaos by Mamady Doumbouya, a special forces lieutenant-colonel who has seized power.
11 Articles

In Depth

Africa’s abounding colours Across the continent, the time and tested methods of attaining colour are still an integral part of African culture. From the piercing blue indigo to ...
4 Articles