The author delivers a searing and unforgettable take on the spiritual corruption that has engulfed his homeland and the wounds it leaves on a quartet of friends.
Politics and Society The Gambia’s 55-year-old marbles voting system is simple but difficult to cheat
The Gambia has a unique system of voting that does not involve the use of paper ballots in casting votes – instead it uses marbles.
Politics and Society Vote buying is a big problem in Kenya. How to curb it before the 2022 elections
Vote buying subverts a key component of a functioning democracy – elections.
Arts, Culture and Sport Quotes from Frantz Fanon’s Wretched of the Earth that resonate 60 years later
Fanon was brutally honest in his criticism of militants and Africa’s post-independence elites.
Politics and Society Mainstreaming solar pumps in the Global South: Lessons from India
Solar pumps are becoming an attractive alternative to meet the rising irrigation demand without adding carbon emissions.
Politics and Society Go to hell, Shell
The explosion of rage in South Africa in response to the multinational company exploring for oil and gas in the ocean off the Wild Coast is entirely justified.
Politics and Society New platform raises awareness on the plight of migrant women
Ahead of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence (GBV), a new platform brings the public closer to the stories of women who migrate, detailing how they endure multiple forms of intersecting violence.
Politics and Society The hunt for coronavirus variants: how the new one was found and what we know so far
There’s a new COVID lineage called B.1.1.529. It has a genetic profile very different from other circulating variants.
Politics and Society Omicron is the new COVID kid on the block: five steps to avoid, ten to take immediately
The world needs to learn to live with the virus. And governments must follow the science and don’t distort it for political expediency.