David Chasumba’s latest short story collection sweeps through immigrant lives, racism and moral duplicity. Chasumba is a master of understatement,...
The Gambia has a unique system of voting that does not involve the use of paper ballots in casting votes – instead it uses marbles.
Vote buying subverts a key component of a functioning democracy - elections.
Fanon was brutally honest in his criticism of militants and Africa’s post-independence elites.
Solar pumps are becoming an attractive alternative to meet the rising irrigation demand without adding carbon emissions.
The explosion of rage in South Africa in response to the multinational company exploring for oil and gas in the ocean off the Wild Coast is...
Ahead of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence (GBV), a new platform brings the public closer to the stories of women who migrate, detailing...
There’s a new COVID lineage called B.1.1.529. It has a genetic profile very different from other circulating variants.
The world needs to learn to live with the virus. And governments must follow the science and don’t distort it for political expediency.
The new novel by Nigerian icon Wole Soyinka is at once satire, political thriller and tragedy. It is the work of a great writer that marks...
Can leaders balance Africa’s potential as a global green giant with its significant dependency on fossil fuels?
