The Camões Prize is the most important award for Portuguese literature, and Paulina Chiziane is the first African woman to...
Nigeria’s federal government launched its first national sexual offenders register, which is a database of persons convicted for sexual violence in the country since 2015. The...
The euphoria that accompanied João Lourenço's new presidency has ebbed away amid the stark realities of a profoundly dysfunctional political economy.
Spoken word artist and award-winning podcaster, George the Poet has declined to become a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) based on the...
Namibia’s political stability so far has been vested in the dominance of Swapo. Those opposing its control face an uphill battle.
With a Hate Speech Bill and a shrinking democratic space, Nigerian lawmakers have become no different from the country's military rule which saw dictatorship thrive. The...
Kenyan marathon maestro Eliud Kipchoge and American track and field star Dalilah Muhammad have been named World Athletics' male and female athletes of the year. Kipchoge...
All 36 states in Nigeria must adopt the Child Rights Act to safeguard their children.
Ugandan diplomat and humanitarian, Winnie Byanyima has been appointed as the new Executive Director of UNAIDS by the United Nations Secretary-General. She brings to the role...
When the military intervened against Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe in 2017, it wasn't widely called a military coup. New research shows that's exactly what it was.
The government of Zimbabwe has approved the renaming of roads in the capital Harare and other cities to honour African liberation icons, Zimbabwean independence struggle stalwarts,...
