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      African identities5 days ago

      Op-Ed – Borderless Africa: The Reparations Africa Owes Herself

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      Politics and Society2 weeks ago

      Africa in 2026 The 11 trends/factors that will shape African affairs in 2026

      Arts, Culture and Sport2 months ago

      A Roman emperor grovelling to a Persian king: the message behind a new statue in Tehran

      NoViolet Bulawayo has won the 2025 Best of Caine Award. David Levenson/Getty Images
      Arts, Culture and Sport3 months ago

      NoViolet Bulawayo wins the best of 25 years of the Caine Prize. Why she deserves it

      Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Michael Jamson/AFP via Getty Image
      Politics and Society3 months ago

      Tanzania: President Samia Hassan’s grip on power has been shaken by unprecedented protests

      Arts, Culture and Sport3 months ago

      Beyond the Hits: How to Build Africa’s Sound as a Business

      Raila Odinga.
      Politics and Society3 months ago

      Raila Odinga mastered the art of political compromise for the good of Kenya

      Grammy award winning international music artist Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu professionally known as Burna Boy performing in Harare
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      Africa’s Sound Is Global — But Where’s the Money?

      Kenyans protest unjust taxation
      Politics and Society3 months ago

      “UTU” as the New–Old Political Philosophy

      Politics and Society3 months ago

      Raila Amolo Odinga

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      Politics and Society4 months ago

      All politics is local – Lessons from our ancestors

      Nairobi protests
      Politics and Society4 months ago

      The failure of centralized power across the planet is upon us

      The results of a Bushman patrol: a postcard shows German soldiers posing with captured Indigenous people. Courtesy Robert J. Gordon
      Politics and Society5 months ago

      Namibia’s forgotten genocide: how Bushmen were hunted and killed under German colonial rule

      Politics and Society5 months ago

      A year later, Africa’s Gen Z uprising is only more emboldened

      Politics and Society5 months ago

      Leadership Beyond Politicians, Politricks and Popularity Contests: Building a Future of Abundance Through UTU Principles

      Politics and Society6 months ago

      Understanding Constructivist Pan-Africanism

      Africans rising6 months ago

      The Mask is Off. Why Kenyan #GenZs are Rising Against a Regime Stuck in its Colonial Past

      Politics and Society7 months ago

      The silence that dictatorship taught us

      Politics and Society7 months ago

      Kenya’s Constitution under siege: A decade of efforts to centralise power

      Politics and Society7 months ago

      Samora Machel’s vision for Mozambique didn’t survive: what has taken its place?

      African identities3 years ago

      Being queer in Africa: the state of LGBTIQ+ rights across the continent

      The annual gay pride parade in Entebbe, Uganda, in 2014.
      African identities3 years ago

      US talks sanctions against Uganda after a harsh anti-gay law – but criminalizing same-sex activities has become a political tactic globally

      Africans rising2 years ago

      Africans Rising concludes reconstitution of governance structure – New Coordinating Collective takes office

      Paul Kagame smiling
      Politics and Society3 years ago

      Paul Kagame could be president of Rwanda until 2035 – what’s behind his staying power

      Abdulahi Bilah is a human rights activist and part of the Movement for a Socialist Alternative (MSA)
      Africans rising2 years ago

      In conversation with indefatigable Nigerian human rights defender — Abdulahi Bilah

      A Ugandan soldier of 341 Battalion serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) holds a rocket-propelled grenade at sunrise 30 April 2012.
      Africans rising2 years ago

      Africans Rising statement on Niger coup

      Mary Mwaba spotlights how the evolution of social movements might be the key to this long-awaited ambition
      Africans rising3 years ago

      “Unapologetic about the youth revolution,” — in conversation with Youth4Parliament’s Mary Mwaba

      Zimbabwean writer Andrew Chatora awarded for land-themed novel in New York
      Arts, Culture and Sport2 years ago

      Zimbabwean writer Andrew Chatora awarded for land-themed novel in New York

      Africans rising3 years ago

      Getting a grip on Borderless Africa’s foot soldiers

      Pan Africanism mural in Tanzania. Photo: Michael Branz/ CC BY 2.0
      Politics and Society2 years ago

      Opinion | PanAfricanists must seek a radical cure for the open wound that is the state in Africa

      Africans rising3 years ago

      Interview | “Remove visa requirement for Africans travelling within Africa” —Africans Rising Coordinator Hardi Yakubu (Part 2)

      Politics and Society2 years ago

      In the face of autocracy the Togolese Civil League movement pushes for justice, accountability and democracy

      Muhoozi Kainerugaba,
      Politics and Society2 years ago

      Opinion | The Muhoozi Project is a hoax

      David Chasumba’s Behind the Facade & Other Short Stories: A review
      Arts, Culture and Sport2 years ago

      David Chasumba’s Behind the Facade & Other Short Stories: A review

      Justice Yvonne Mokgoro: South Africa’s trailblazing defender of justice, human dignity and the constitution
      Africans rising3 years ago

      Justice Yvonne Mokgoro: South Africa’s trailblazing defender of justice, human dignity and the constitution

      Pumpjack located south of Midland, Texas.
      Politics and Society2 years ago

      Europe has plans for Africa’s resources, and not for Africa’s benefit

      President Vladimir Putin, left, and President Cyril Ramaphosa in Sochi, Russia, in 2019. Sergei Chirikov/P
      Politics and Society3 years ago

      South Africa’s pact with Russia – and its actions – cast doubt on its claims of non-alignment

      Politics and Society1 year ago

      OPINION | Kenya protests: Either we urgently push for UN-led global tax reforms, or we face more conflict

      Nelson Mandela revisiting his cell at Robben Island prison. The image was sold to support his charitable causes. Louise Gubb/Corbis via Getty Images
      Politics and Society2 years ago

      Nelson Mandela’s personal items under the hammer in New York? Why it outraged some, and what’s at stake

      Flags of various African countries
      Politics and Society2 years ago

      The Africa Club launched to strengthen the continent’s financial muscle