Reassessing Mandela is a reminder that even the most admired leaders operate within constraints.
A commanding presence on the global literary stage, Ama Ata Aidoo was a powerful feminist voice with a prolific output.
Nigeria is in the throes of various economic, security and social challenges. However, the urgency to address poverty, unemployment and other pressing social and political issues...
Bobi Wine's distinctive red berets worn by his People Power Movement party members has been assigned to the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF), thus making it...
Somali social rights activist Ilwad Elman has been nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize. The Prize honours persons who have done the most or the...
The two African giants want to move on, but must first get past the difficult issue of xenophobia.
Torpout Nyarikjor, an engineering student at Dilla University in southern Ethiopia has invented a malaria detection device. The “Tor” which is the name of the device,...
Persecuting foreigners is contrary to SA’s constitutional promise that the country belongs to all who live in it.
The AU's new International Criminal Law Section offers a chance for the regional body to address root causes of conflict.
Ugandan investigative reporter and news anchor Solomon Serwanjja has been named winner of the 2019 BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. The award aims to continue...
For the past decades rising sea levels and coastal erosion have threatened the homes and livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people across West Africa. The...
The political unity of Africa has been an elusive vision. The United States of Africa premised on Pan-African ideals still remains a pipe dream despite having...
