IN RETROSPECT
Noteworthy Moments of 2023 📌
2023 Review: Africa's dance of democracy
Politics
The major 2023 challenges to dominate Ghana’s 2024 elections
2023 has been one of the toughest years for Ghana and Ghanaians in decades.
BRICS: What does the bloc’s expansion mean for Africa?
Six countries including two from Africa are expected to join the bloc of the emerging economies in January 2024.
How Niger’s coup hangs over West African region
The coup in Niger is the latest in a series of military takeovers in West Africa raising a lot of questions about the future of the region in terms of democracy, security and economic development.
Sudan: IGAD in 'round the clock' efforts to organise Al-Burhan-Dagalo talks
IGAD says plans are under way to facilitate talks between rival Sudanese generals Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Dagalo
Conflicts
Disasters
The deadly fire that scarred South Africa
How 2023 saw Africa take the climate-change bull by its horns
African heads of state met in Kenya's Nairobi for the first Africa Climate Summit in September, setting the pace for the continent to push Western nations into owning up to their obligations on climate change.
Five major weather disasters in Africa in 2023
The tsunami-sized flash floods in Libya and the devastating earthquake in Morocco are the latest in a series of natural disasters that have hit Africa.
