Renowned anti-apartheid writer and activist Breyten Breytenbach, jailed for his beliefs in South Africa in the 1970s, has died. He was 85 years old. Breytenbach died in his sleep, with his wife, Yolande, by his side in Paris. The dissident…

Africa’s oldest liberation movement is in trouble and may be going the way of similar groups across the continent. During the elections in June, the African National Congress (ANC) – founded in South Africa more than a century ago –…

Confident and well-mannered, Botswana’s new president Duma Boko carries the traits of a highly trained human rights lawyer.The 54-year-old’s thoughtful, fluent sentences speak of his legal education first in Botswana and then at Harvard Law School in the United States.And…