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Africa Bitcoin Day 2026: Eight cities, ten days, one continental refusal

Moving across eight cities in seven countries, Africa Bitcoin Day 2026 marks the decentralization of continental monetary resistance. No longer...

Politics and Society7 hours ago

“Zvigananda” and Frantz Fanon: Meaning and context in Zimbabwe’s newfound political elitism

African identities1 day ago

Femi Longe and the architecture of African liberation

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Africa Bitcoin Day 2026: Eight cities, ten days, one continental refusal

Politics and Society3 days ago

‘One man one vote’’s Revolutionary praxis in Zimbabwe (Politics belongs to the masses)

Finding the African way
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Finding the African way | The time for putting ourselves first

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The Empire’s war, our Mathree fares: Why the cost of living just exploded

Politics and Society1 week ago

The Pan-Africanism of it all

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An open letter to Emmanuel Macron: You are not a Panafricanist and can never be!

Africans rising2 weeks ago

Dada means sister

Uganda’s Bobi Wine on the books (and songs) that shape his politics
Politics and Society2 weeks ago

Uganda’s Bobi Wine on the books (and songs) that shape his politics

Africans rising2 weeks ago

The daughter of Togo and the money they cannot seize

Africans rising3 weeks ago

The nine billion dollar tax on love

Bitcoin symbol illuminated in a light bulb. Image credit: AI generated/ThisIsAfrica.
Africans rising3 weeks ago

The dam, the miners, and the question of who electricity is for

Politics and Society3 weeks ago

Why do so many African women bleach their skin? Study looks beyond what they tell researcher

Africans rising3 weeks ago

The colonial currency has an exit door

Africans rising4 weeks ago

The Bitcoin that speaks USSD

Render of a chessboard decorated with a map of the earth and with pieces decorated with the American and Iranian flag. Photo: This is Africa Library.
Politics and Society1 month ago

Long Read: Beyond the binary — Reimagining democracy through ancient African wisdom; The lens of Utu/Ubuntu

Nelson Mandela is acclaimed as one of the foremost leaders of the modern era. Wikimedia Commons
Politics and Society1 month ago

Nelson Mandela was a towering global symbol – but how effective was he as a president?

Politics and Society1 month ago

Game Theory, The math of survival and the soul of community: Why the Gulf’s zero-sum game needs Utu

Interview – From novelist to publisher: Andrew Chatora on building Friesian Publishing
Arts, Culture and Sport2 months ago

Interview – From novelist to publisher: Andrew Chatora on building Friesian Publishing

Africans rising3 years ago

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

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

Politics and Society2 years ago

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

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

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

Muhoozi Kainerugaba,
Politics and Society2 years ago

Opinion | The Muhoozi Project is a hoax

Andrew Chatora is an award-winning Zimbabwean author and noted exponent of the African diaspora novel.
Arts, Culture and Sport1 year ago

Vazhure’s Weeping Tomato: An Intrepid Tale of Interconnected Binary Opposites – A Review by Andrew Chatora

Africans rising2 years ago

Jack Dorsey returns for the third edition of the Africa Bitcoin Conference 2024

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Politics and Society2 years ago

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

Politics and Society2 years ago

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

Climate activists holding a demonstration holding placards. One placard reads "Climate Justice for All"
Politics and Society2 years ago

Climate finance for the Global North and climate reparations for the Global South

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

Arts, Culture and Sport2 years ago

Andrew Chatora on the faultlines of nation-building

Politics and Society1 year ago

Opinion — Pan-Africanist and global development expert Brian Kagoro reiterates longstanding opposition to ZIDERA

Politics and Society2 years ago

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

Arts, Culture and Sport12 months ago

Remembering an African literary icon Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o —10 quotes: Part 1

Politics and Society2 years ago

Undersea cables are the unseen backbone of the global internet

Arts, Culture and Sport2 years ago

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

Politics and Society2 years ago

Africans Rising Borderless Africa Convening: The Lusaka Communiqué