Writing about the minerals beneath Africa's soil often feels like unpacking a suitcase of clichés. We've all read the tired tropes: "land of contrasts", "resource curse", and "continent of paradoxes".

South Africa certainly had abundance. There were seemingly endless tracts of fertile farmland; rich seams of precious gold, ...

Across Kenya, grasslands underpin people's lives—as well as those of animals like elephants, giraffes, and hyenas. But the ...

Militaries that have taken power in Africa's Sahel region—notably Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger—have put pressure on western ...

Kenya's President William Ruto, the champion of AU reforms, lamented that despite Africa's natural wealth, fertile land, ...

Explore the contentious debate surrounding racial justice in South Africa, where historical oppression and contemporary land ...

Describing the Expropriation Act as a “confiscating act to seize disfavoured citizens’ property without compensation,” Trump ...

The US president's policies underscore his commitment to preserving a world order built on racial and territorial supremacy ...