
In exile, he imagined a different Africa in his music, while being exposed to new realities abroad.




President Macky Sall’s previous ambiguity on a third-term bid, perception of a weaponised justice system and arbitrary detention of opposition...

















The Kenyan High Court has rejected a plea to declare sections 162 (a) and (c) and section 165 of the Penal Code unconstitutional. The plea, filed...

As another Africa Day has come and gone, ask yourself this question: What exactly were we celebrating?

The High Court's ruling goes against the trend of greater liberalisation in a number of African countries.

Africans across the continent and the Diaspora are celebrating Africa Day. As we celebrate this important day we emphasise the need to solve the growing burden...

Africa Day presents an opportunity to discuss challenges from the perspective of opportunity, says Dr Richard Munang.

We remember and celebrate Binyavanga Wainana an influential Kenyan writer, who was also a beacon for the LGBTQI+ community. We remember Binya with these 10 quotes...

South Africa’s youngest legislator ever, 21-year-old Itumeleng Ntsube of the African National Congress, was sworn into office on 23 May as a member of the National...

Kenya and South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide a foundation for the introduction of Kiswahili as an elective language in the South...

Binyavanga Wainana was a brilliant writer and sharp thinker, creative and unruly.

We mourn the passing of African literary force and LGBTQI+ activist Binyavanga Wainaina. The Caine prize winner has passed away at the age of 48 after...