In exile, he imagined a different Africa in his music, while being exposed to new realities abroad.
With remarkable creativity, young Kenyans used technology to organise nationwide protests. The state’s digital response has been equally remarkable, but...
The death rate was 48% compared to the global average of 32%.
“We recognise apartheid when see it” say South African Jews.
A press conference for Southern African media and stakeholders on 18 May has kickstarted the African lobby behind an independent report on racist police violence in...
The Senegalese culture of discretion, called "sutura", inhibits survivors of sexual violence from publicly denouncing perpetrators.
Despite the challenges of being a female comedian, the women who do choose to perform feel emboldened to speak out in ways that can resist sexism.
Can Africa avoid getting sucked into the 21st-century contest, or should it also reach for the stars?
Large Palestinian solidarity march held in Cape Town.
The suggestion that Mandela single-handedly achieved democracy is as intellectually threadbare as the charge that he was centrally responsible for the failure to transform South Africa.
Protesters demand South Africa boycott, divest and impose sanctions on Israel. About 300 people marched to Parliament on Tuesday afternoon to protest against the recent deadly...
Burkina Faso is still in the throes of chaos decades after the assasination of the charismatic president.
