Zambia’s peaceful polling day has given way to a far more precarious test: a nationwide suspension of vote counting, competing...
A commanding presence on the global literary stage, Ama Ata Aidoo was a powerful feminist voice with a prolific output.
In the latest development in Ethiopia’s space ambitions, the country is set to launch its first earth observatory satellite in September 2019. Addis Ababa will use...
Why does storytelling mean so much to Africans? asks Linus Unah
Despite the large number of aspirants for Nigeria's 2019 elections, women and young people remain underrepresented.
Prevailing patriarchal and cultural norms in some societies prevent women victims of sexual crimes from talking out by shaming them.
Today November 25 marks the start of the #16DaysofActivism Against Gender-Based Violence, an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. The campaign runs every...
French President Emmanuel Macron says France will return 26 pieces of art to Benin, after receiving a report calling for African artefacts housed in French museums...
It's been an eventful year for the Democratic Republic of Congo as the country prepares for elections.
In an exhibition titled “Liberty”, Omar Victor Diop reinterprets defining moments of historical revolt and black struggle in Africa and the diaspora. His images challenge monolithic...
Words are powerful. They can cut and kill or they can love and heal. That is the reason we should consider the language we use when...
Meaza Ashenafi is not only Ethiopia's new Supreme Court president, she is also a women’s rights activist whose achievements inspired a movie produced and championed by...
