“There is Algeria, follow the light,” the Tunisian official barked at the Black migrants. “If you’re seen here, you’ll be shot.” François, a 38-year-old Cameroonian, obeyed, jumping off the bed of a ...
The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In reality, Africa is more than seven times bigger. It is a distortion that ...
Two major Gulf economies made headline moves in Africa last week: Qatari Sheikh Mansoor Al Thani, pledged over $100bn in investments during a high-profile tour of several African countries, while the ...