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




Africans Rising Coordinator Hardi Yakubu explains the methods and motivations of the Borderless Africa campaign to This Is Africa.

















Angola has changed the “vices against nature” provision in its law, widely interpreted to be a ban on homosexual conduct, and made discrimination against people on...

Bus Rapid Transit has powerful supporters around the world – but shouldn't public transport be designed in the public interest?
There are several ways to deal with discrimination, from initiating national dialogues to training teachers to identify their own biases.

Frances Tiafoe is just 21, and the rising American tennis star whose parents are from Sierra Leone is motivated to get more black people playing tennis....

In a world where fake news has resulted in violence, government toppling and mass hysteria, the importance of spotting and flagging fake or inflammatory news is...

French-Congolese choreographer and dancer Bolewa Sabourin is the force behind Re-Creation, a project that uses dance to provide therapeutic support to female victims of rape and...

Oliver Mtukudzi was the husky voice of the people, decrying social injustice and affirming the human rights of all.

Oliver Mtukudzi has left the world his greatest prized possession -- the gift of song.

The death of famed Zimbabwean musician and social commentator lovingly known as “Tuku” has plunged the continent in mourning. Mtukudzi, a singer-songwriter, businessman, philanthropist and filmmaker,...

In Zimbabwe we say Wafa Wanaka. But this is a generic phrase normally used for one whose good works are hard to put together after he...