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Raila Amollo Odinga, who has died at the age of 80, was something of a paradox in post-independence Kenyan politics. A leader who repeatedly ran for president, he never won – in part due to the 2007 election being manipulated in favour of…
By Charles Mafa, Samuel Baker Byansi, Elizabeth BanyiTabi, Eric Mugendi, William Moige, Josephine Chinele, Emmanuel Mutaizibwa, Beloved John and Evelyn Groenink
By William Moige
The transnational investigation into the recruitment of African young women for Russia’s Alabuga drone site was conducted by investigative journalists from seven African countries. They are featured below. Charles Mafa began the…
By Emmanuel Mutaizibwa
By Josephine Chinele
By Samuel Baker BYANSI
By Elizabeth BanyiTabi
Young Africans recruited from at least fifteen African countries were promised good salaries and skills training, but once there, they were often trapped, facing dangerous working conditions, strict surveillance, and difficulties returning…
By Marché Arends and Kathryn Cleary This investigation was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Artificial Intelligence Accountability Network On the surface, the South African job market looks busy; scrolling through jobs on LinkedIn…
By Mkhululi Chimoio Three decades after the transition to democracy, South Africa’s land reform process remains a central but contentious issue, a reminder of deep rooted Apartheid-era policies and the inequalities that these policies…
In this investigation, Ukweli Coalition Media Hub, an investigative platform specialising in the Great Lakes region, in partnership with Afrique XXI and Africa Uncensored, has uncovered a vast cocoa bean trafficking network between eastern…
In the last few years, at least 17,000 Burundian women have officially set off for Riyadh in search of a better life. Although Burundi and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement in 2021 that is supposed to regulate this activity, female workers…
Since arriving in Mali in 2021, Russian Wagner mercenaries have abducted and detained hundreds of civilians in former UN bases and military camps shared with the Malian army. Our investigation, as part of the Viktoriia project, reveals…
By Mkhululi Chimoio With the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) picking up momentum, there is a race to implement a free trade area that would drive Africa’s economic growth, connecting the continent and further accelerating…
Listen to an audio version of this story here or in the player above. PART TWO: A Trump-like businessman and his brothers cash in on DRC’s Resources By Linda Ngari This article is the second of a two-part investigative series produced with…
PART ONE: Despite millions of carbon credits sold for a decade, this community in DRC has almost nothing to show for it By Linda Ngari This article was produced with the support of the Pulitzer Center Rainforest Investigations Network in…
A recent Afrobarometer study has shown declining trust in public institutions over the past decade among African citizens. Study findings call into question the credibility and legitimacy of state institutions like the presidency,…
By Uri Ludger “Why don’t you just contact us and buy from us? We have the best quality control. We have the best craftsmanship. We have the most complete supply chain. You won’t believe the prices we give you…” These words — from the…
Billions of dollars in gold are being smuggled out of distressed parts of Africa, as record demand drives production and lax regulatory frameworks encourage cross-border illicit trades. Authors: Abubakar Abdullahi (HumAngle), Beam Reports,…
The death of Pope Francis at his residence on 21 April 2025 marks the end of a significant era for the Vatican and the global Catholic following of 1.3 billion faithful. The first pope from the Americas and also the first to come from…
By Mkhululi Chimoio Zimbabwe’s political discourse and conversations about the state of governance in the country have come under attack, and the faith of the public in mainstream media has waned as a result of information disorder –…
