Reassessing Mandela is a reminder that even the most admired leaders operate within constraints.
Andrew Chatora was recently awarded the Anthem Award for championing diversity, equity and inclusion in his work. Chatora's winning novel,...
The AU should do more to pre-empt coups by sanctioning bad governance and attempts by presidents to extend their terms.
African countries cannot be ignored, or just listened to. Their needs should shape the agenda.
Kudakwashe Tagwirei, who is close to Zimbabwe’s president and his inner circle, leveraged his privileged access to fuel and mining markets to strike a lucrative partnership...
On October 14 and 15, Hivos’ African Crossroads will organize its fourth edition. The theme of this year's gathering is ECOEXISTENCE. At the end of Crossroads...
WHO’s safeguarding failure in the DRC has re-focused attention on the sexual misconduct that surfaces with disgraceful regularity in humanitarian, development, and peacekeeping operations worldwide.
Criminalising suicide directs resources towards punishment which has no significant deterrent effect.
This is Africa spoke to Sada Malumfashi, the director of the Hausa International Book and Arts Festival (HIBAF) which will be hosting its first edition around...
The power in Gurnah’s writing lies in his ability to complicate the Manichean divisions of enemies and friends.
Abdulrazak Gurnah’s stories suggest that it is important to see others in relation to ourselves, to perceive their right of abode even if they cannot claim...
For this year’s African Crossroads edition we asked versatile and diverse DJs from the continent to submit their take on Climate Justice in Africa through a...
