Once a symbol of global unity, the 2026 FIFA World Cup has transformed into an awkward echo of Cold War...
Audrey Chirenje’s novel Life Will Humble You is a welcome addition to the literature of Zimbabwe. Its high entertainment value...
None of the about 5 000 inhabitants of Mafi Dove, a village in southern Ghana, was born there. The village is considered to be holy land...
Fespaco, Africa's premier film festival, celebrated its 50th anniversary in Burkina Faso. For African cinema to survive, it must adapt to today's audiences and forms of...
As Nigeria lurches from one incompetent government to the other, why has there been no meaningful attempt to take on the entrenched political elite?
Cameroonian women’s rights activist Aïssa Doumara Ngatansou was awarded the Simone Veil International Prize for her commendable efforts in promoting the rights of Cameroonian women.
Botswana's High Court could finally decriminilise same-sex relations.
Ivorian chocolate maker Dana Mroueh is making organic, eco-friendly chocolate in an industry that poses a threat to the environment because it spurs the particularly aggressive...
African journalists and media should take seriously their role in changing the way in which African deaths are reported, locally and internationally.
US district Judge Laura Taylor Swain of the New York federal court has dismissed a lawsuit by Namibia’s Herero and Nama tribes seeking reparations from Germany...
Funmilayo Anikulapo-Kuti was a teacher, political campaigner, women's rights activist and traditional aristocrat in Nigeria. She was seen as the doyenne of female rights in Nigeria,...
Ethiopia is a storytelling nation in which Emperor Tewodros has a special place.
