by afrikanfrontier | Apr 24, 2024 | News, Politics
Sub-Saharan Africa’s third-most populous nation, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), faces significant challenges in providing internet access to its citizens, with just over a quarter of the population currently connected. Despite its vast mineral wealth,...
by afrikanfrontier | Apr 24, 2024 | News, Politics
South Africa’s foreign policy is navigating a delicate balancing act as the country strives to assert itself as a prominent voice of the Global South. Despite facing a myriad of domestic challenges ahead of next month’s elections, the government’s...
by afrikanfrontier | Apr 24, 2024 | News, Politics
Chad has called upon the United States to withdraw its troops from an army base situated in the central African nation, marking one of the West’s remaining strongholds in the fight against a burgeoning jihadist insurgency in the region. This move follows a...
by afrikanfrontier | Apr 24, 2024 | Environment, News
Despite enacting a groundbreaking law in 2017 to prohibit single-use plastic bags for household and commercial purposes, Kenya continues to grapple with plastic pollution. Nairobi, its capital, alone generates approximately 2,400 metric tonnes of solid waste daily,...
by afrikanfrontier | Apr 24, 2024 | Environment, News
A group of environmental activists gathered at Muizenberg Beach in Cape Town on Monday to conduct a beach cleanup in honour of Earth Day. Earth Day is an annual global event that mobilises individuals and communities to take action against plastic consumption and...