Published August 9, 2020
A Mail & Guardian investigation reveals, for the first time, the vast African footprint of America’s most elite combat troops — and that more US commandos are deployed to Africa in secretive missions than anywhere else in the world, after the war zones of the Middle East
Mail & Guardian
Published January 2, 2020
Meet the forensic specialists who put names and faces to unidentified bodies — and give closure to families
Mail & Guardian
Published December 19, 2019
It was another turbulent year for Africa. From revolutions to raging storms, peace prizes to power cuts, Simon Allison rounds up the year’s most encouraging news stories and alarming headlines
Mail & Guardian
Published December 1, 2019
The cracks children fall into when they are ‘in conflict with the law’
Mail & Guardian
Published November 7, 2019
Published July 18, 2019
Mail & Guardian
Published June 20, 2019
Mail & Guardian
Published April 16, 2019
The fire at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris devastated one of the world’s most iconic buildings, an incalculable loss to humanity’s architectural, religious and cultural heritage. Alexander Kellner knows exactly what this feels like. He was in charge of Brazil’s National Museum when it burnt down last year, destroying more than 90% of the collection. This is his story.
Mail & Guardian
Published April 4, 2019
Mail & Guardian
Published January 7, 2019
Mail & Guardian
Published December 20, 2018
Mail & Guardian
Published November 23, 2018
One of the department’s centres was unavailable for 130 out of South Africa’s 248 working days in the past year
Mail & Guardian
Published November 22, 2018
Meet Africa’s best and brightest
Mail & Guardian
Published October 25, 2018
There are more boy scouts than peacekeepers in the Central African Republic. Even in the midst of a civil war, the scouts are arguably more effective
Moussa Abdoulaye, Simon Allison, Will Baxter and Amy Niang
Published October 11, 2018
Unaccompanied Mozambican teenagers regularly attempt to cross into South Africa
Mail & Guardian
Published August 20, 2018
Mail & Guardian
Published July 5, 2018
The land. The land. The land.
Mail & Guardian
Published February 8, 2018
Forgotten by history, the ancient city of Rhapta is among Africa’s most enduring archaeological mysteries.
Published December 15, 2017
Mail & Guardian
Published December 7, 2017
Mail & Guardian
Published November 2, 2017
Simona Foltyn’s painstaking investigation into how South Sudan’s ruling elite have stolen and squandered the country’s reserves of foreign currency is an extraordinary insight into the mechanics of looting on a grand, almost unimaginable scale.
Mail & Guardian
Published September 14, 2017
The killing of an alleged rapist reveals a history of a village living in fear of rape and murder
Mail & Guardian
Published August 31, 2017
Mail & Guardian
Published August 29, 2017
Rwanda and Malawi have begun using tech-savvy solutions to improve healthcare.
Mail & Guardian
Published August 4, 2017
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