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Africans rising3 weeks ago

Jack Dorsey returns for the third edition of the Africa Bitcoin Conference 2024
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Jack Dorsey Returns For ABC 2024
Borderless Africa: Free movement in Africa is a step towards complete decolonisation
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Africans Rising Calls for the Abolition of Colonial Borders and Demands Free Movement Across Africa
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Israel’s Ideology of Genocide Must Be Confronted and Stopped
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Zimbabwe’s public historian Pathisa Nyathi has died – he restored the erased history of the Ndebele people
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and other BRICS representatives during the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, 23 August 2023
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The BRICS Summit Should Mark the End of Neocon Delusions
Anti-coal Protest in Kenya - June 5th 2018 Environmental activists in Kenya are determined to show that coal has no place in the country’s energy future. Photo by decoalonize.org
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Building an Utu-Led Nation: A New Path for Kenya
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Kenya’s female freedom fighters were the silent heroes of the anti-colonial movement – here are some of their stories
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The AFRICA BITCOIN CONFERENCE Social Impact Award
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Colonial white boys in Zimbabwe: John Eppel’s autobiography is a welcome book, but a difficult read
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Kenya’s presidents have a long history of falling out with their deputies – Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment is no surprise
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The remarkable career of Tito Mboweni: from South African freedom fighter to central bank governor and trusted politician
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Nobel economics prize: how colonial history explains why strong institutions are vital to a country’s prosperity – expert Q&A
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Western media outlets are trying to fix their racist, stereotypical coverage of Africa. Is it time African media did the same?
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Syndicated Loverboy – Oliver Mtukudzi in Kwekwe
Arts, Culture and Sport2 months ago

Senegal’s female rappers aren’t letting obstacles get in their way – who the rising voices are
Arts, Culture and Sport2 months ago

Zimbabwean writer, Andrew Chatora lauded in Uganda
Arts, Culture and Sport2 months ago

Wretched of the Earth has been translated into South Africa’s Zulu language – why Frantz Fanon’s revolutionary book still matters
Politics and Society2 months ago

Africans Rising Decry the Muting of Democracy in Ghana
Arts, Culture and Sport2 months ago

The Unstoppable March Of The Human Condition: A Review of Inside Harare Alcatraz and Other Short Stories

Politics and Society2 years ago

Benin’s 30m ‘Amazon’ statue honours the women warriors of Dahomey
A person reading the bible
African identities2 years ago

What does the Bible say about homosexuality? For starters, Jesus wasn’t a homophobe
Arts, Culture and Sport2 years ago

Women behind the decks: The rise of South Africa’s female Amapiano DJs
Scholar-activist W.E.B. DuBois in 1946.
African identities2 years ago

W.E.B. Du Bois, Black History Month and the importance of African American studies
Lifestyle3 years ago

South Africa approves the use of the Dapivirine vaginal ring for HIV prevention
LGBTQ+ rights: African Union watchdog goes back on its own word
African identities2 years ago

LGBTQ+ rights: African Union watchdog goes back on its own word
The annual gay pride parade in Entebbe, Uganda, in 2014.
African identities1 year ago

US talks sanctions against Uganda after a harsh anti-gay law – but criminalizing same-sex activities has become a political tactic globally
African identities2 years ago

Being queer in Africa: the state of LGBTIQ+ rights across the continent
Politics and Society2 years ago

Saudi Arabia is a modern slave hub and graveyard for African migrant workers
Africans rising1 year ago

Africans Rising concludes reconstitution of governance structure – New Coordinating Collective takes office
Politics and Society3 years ago

Alliance High School appoints new head — the smooth transition marks a new dawn
Ghetto Kids: what’s behind the moves of the Ugandan dance troupe that stormed the world
Arts, Culture and Sport2 years ago

Ghetto Kids: what’s behind the moves of the Ugandan dance troupe that stormed the world
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.
Politics and Society2 years ago

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
Politics and Society2 years ago

Borderless Africa: Free movement in Africa is a step towards complete decolonisation
Policeman Shane Naidoo, left, leads Thabo Bester from holding cells in Durban.
Arts, Culture and Sport2 years ago

Thabo Bester’s escape from a privately-run South African prison raises questions about corruption
Cartoon | UK High Court upholds a controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda
Politics and Society2 years ago

Cartoon | UK High Court upholds a controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda
Africans rising1 year ago

Getting a grip on Borderless Africa’s foot soldiers
Joe Biden is meeting African leaders - why free trade is a major talking point
Politics and Society2 years ago

Joe Biden is meeting African leaders – why free trade is a major talking point
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 rising1 year ago

Africans Rising statement on Niger coup
William Ruto of the United Democratic Alliance and his running mate Rigathi Gachagua.
Politics and Society2 years ago

Maandamano and the state of Kenyan public life