On February 28, 2026, the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Khamenei. Iran retaliated with missiles,...
The genocide of the Herero people lives on in today’s Namibia and Perivi Katjavivi’s film illustrates this.
Ethiopia is certainly leading the way in terms of gender parity and inclusivity. The dust has hardly settled since the recent appointment of a new Cabinet...
A Malawian court has given an injunction to stop the construction of the $10 million Mahatma Gandhi statue. The “Gandhi Must Fall” group gave 18 grounds...
Evariste Akoumian, a 37-year-old Ivorian, invented the “Solarpak”, a schoolbag with a solar panel and a lamp, to improve the education of young schoolchildren from rural,...
The 2018 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) was launched on the 29th of October, 2018. Rwanda ranked 1st in the transparency and accountability, rural sector,...
The appointment of women into positions of power can break stereotypes and inspire girls.
Cameroon-born academic Dr Olivette Otele became the first black woman professor of history in the UK, at Bath Spa University. She specialises in collective memory and...
The Ake Arts and Book Festival has been rated as the best literary festival on the continent. Held in Lagos this year, guests came from as...
Walter Magaya, a self-proclaimed Zimbabwean prophet and faith healer has claimed that he has discovered a cure for HIV/AIDS, and cancer. The announcement has divided opinion,...
With its first female president and half of cabinet posts reserved for women, power dynamics are shifting.
Could you imagine an image of an African political, musical or cultural icon emblazoned on the shirt of ASEC Mimosas, Al Ahly, TP Mazembe, Asante Kotoko,...
