
Reassessing Mandela is a reminder that even the most admired leaders operate within constraints.




Alternatives to violent policing already exist in the daily practices of Nairobi residents who don’t depend on the police for...














The 2nd Pan African Youth Forum had over 500 Africans from the continent and diaspora in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The youths launched the Declaration for the...

Nigerian Afrobeat star Tiwa Savage is the first African artist to sign a global deal with Universal Music Group. This comes months after she was the...

Sports are segregated by sex. But what happens when athletes don't fit neatly into sport's definition of gender?

The great South African runner Caster Semenya may have competed in her last 800-metre race. She has been demonized for more than a decade, like many...

If we wanted to bring about meaningful change and secure our future, the voices of the youth need to go beyond social media and result in...

The world is reacting to the International Association of Athletics Federation’s controversial rule regulating testosterone levels in female athletes, which will come into effect on 8...

Conservative Islamic culture and the absence of modest swimwear have discouraged girls from swimming, even when they live their lives surrounded by water. This has been...

A creative school in Nigeria has come up with an affordable solution to solving a serious traffic issue. O2 Academy in Lagos designs 3D zebra crossing...

A prestigious literary award has been instituted to honour the late Nigerian intellectual Pius Adesanmi.

Close to 4 million teenage girls are subjected to breast ironing worldwide. This harmful cultural practice, which is most prevalent in West and Central Africa, needs...