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Stolen Asante artefacts from British and V&A Museums return to Ghana

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

Arts, Culture and Sport4 weeks ago

Colonial statues in Africa have been removed, returned and torn down again – why it’s such a complex history

Tsitsi Dangarembga, the author of Nervous Conditions, a Zimbabwean classic. Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images
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Nervous Conditions: on translating one of Zimbabwe’s most famous novels into Shona

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

Arts, Culture and Sport2 months ago

Andrew Chatora’s Literature award…a background

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UNEA-6: Fossil fuels drive both the Plastics and Climate Crises and need an International Framework to phase them out

Pan Africanism mural in Tanzania. Photo: Michael Branz/ CC BY 2.0
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Opinion | PanAfricanists must seek a radical cure for the open wound that is the state in Africa

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Grammy Awards: Africa finally has its own category – but at what cost?

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Hage Geingob: Namibian president who played a modernising role

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

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

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

Nelson Mandela revisiting his cell at Robben Island prison. The image was sold to support his charitable causes. Louise Gubb/Corbis via Getty Images
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Nelson Mandela’s personal items under the hammer in New York? Why it outraged some, and what’s at stake

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Opinion | Julia Sebutinde — the ICJ judge whose dissenting opinion further condemned Gazans

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Opinion | The Muhoozi Project is a hoax

Arts, Culture and Sport3 months ago

Ghana’s looted Asante gold comes home (for now) – Asante ruler’s advisor tells us about the deal

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Opinion | Kenyans caught in a dual dictatorship problem

In this instalment, Chatora uses more characters to inhabit more locales and the greater part of the book is set in his native Zimbabwe.
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Navigating Zimbabwe and her Diaspora: Through the Years Inside Harare Alcatraz and Other Short Stories

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Gone With The Blue Zodiac – A rich mosaic of the Zimbabwean cultural richness and sensibility

Young Africans could disrupt authoritarian states but they don’t – here’s why
Politics and Society3 months ago

Young Africans could disrupt authoritarian states but they don’t – here’s why

Politics and Society2 years ago

Benin’s 30m ‘Amazon’ statue honours the women warriors of Dahomey

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Saudi Arabia is a modern slave hub and graveyard for African migrant workers

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Women behind the decks: The rise of South Africa’s female Amapiano DJs

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What does the Bible say about homosexuality? For starters, Jesus wasn’t a homophobe

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Alliance High School appoints new head — the smooth transition marks a new dawn

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South Africa approves the use of the Dapivirine vaginal ring for HIV prevention

Scholar-activist W.E.B. DuBois in 1946.
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W.E.B. Du Bois, Black History Month and the importance of African American studies

Cartoon | UK High Court upholds a controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda
Politics and Society1 year ago

Cartoon | UK High Court upholds a controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda

Nigerian super artist Tems (Temilade Openiyi) 
Arts, Culture and Sport1 year ago

Nigeria and South Africa triumph at the 2023 Grammys

The art in this dossier is based on still frames from the music video ‘IMF’ by Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 (Knitting Factory Records) featuring Dead Prez’s M1, directed by Jerome Bernard and produced by Duck Factory.
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Life or Debt: The Stranglehold of Neocolonialism and Africa’s Search for Alternatives

Borderless Africa: Free movement in Africa is a step towards complete decolonisation
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Borderless Africa: Free movement in Africa is a step towards complete decolonisation

LGBTQ+ rights: African Union watchdog goes back on its own word
African identities1 year ago

LGBTQ+ rights: African Union watchdog goes back on its own word

Cartoon: Nigeria elections 2023
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Cartoon | Nigeria elections 2023

The annual gay pride parade in Entebbe, Uganda, in 2014.
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US talks sanctions against Uganda after a harsh anti-gay law – but criminalizing same-sex activities has become a political tactic globally

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Three Silences of Winky D

Beyoncé performs in Dubai in 2023.
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Beyoncé is going on a world tour. Why she shouldn’t ignore Africa

Ghetto Kids: what’s behind the moves of the Ugandan dance troupe that stormed the world
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Ghetto Kids: what’s behind the moves of the Ugandan dance troupe that stormed the world

Policeman Shane Naidoo, left, leads Thabo Bester from holding cells in Durban.
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Thabo Bester’s escape from a privately-run South African prison raises questions about corruption

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari and Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, present the redesigned banknotes in Abuja.
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Nigeria’s currency redesign and withdrawal limits: questionable policy and bad timing

Angelique Kidjo on stage in Paris in 2021.
Arts, Culture and Sport1 year ago

Angelique Kidjo: the diva from Benin could win a record sixth Grammy Award