Zambia’s August 2026 presidential election stands as a vital geopolitical watershed for Southern Africa. Strikingly contrasted against Zimbabwe’s executive overreach...
Mboweni leaves a legacy of a successful transformation from a freedom fighter to a businessman, central banker and politician.
Justice Martha Koome's ascendance to the role of Chief Justice raises hope and expectations among many for a better world for women and children.
Tanzania’s new president seems to be steering the country back towards democracy, but consolidating power won’t be easy.
The news that My Octopus Teacher had won an Oscar for the Best Documentary at the 93rd Academy Awards was met with elation in the Cape...
No matter what tactics are used to muzzle, restrict, limit, or censor information, trustworthy information that serves the public good can still find its way to...
Digital media shutdowns in Africa will lead to higher economic costs and greater public outrage.
Lady Justice Koome Martha Karambu has made history after being nominated Kenya’s first woman Chief Justice by the Judicial Service Commission. Justice Koome is set to...
Behind the multi-racial composition of the elite European teams competing in the tournament lies a complex and painful history.
There may be significant limitations to the political reform that can be realised by new president Samia Suluhu Hassan.
Since Zimbabwe’s transition into a migratory nation, many Zimbabwean authors have dealt with the migrant question, Brian Chikwava’s Harare North and Sue Nyathi’s Gold Diggers being...
A scathing report commissioned by the Rwandan government says France bears “significant” responsibility for “enabling a foreseeable genocide”. The 600-page report says the French government “did...
