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




A historian counters the popular view that the 1989 collapse of the Berlin Wall set in motion talks to end...














Zambia will re-launch its national carrier 24 years after it was liquidated. The Zambian government in partnership with Ethiopian Airlines will oversee the operation of Zambia...

The Centre for World University Rankings has released its 2018 ranking. It shows that the University of Witwatersrand located in Johannesburg has lost the Top African...

Salma Okonkwo, the head of the UBI Group, a multi-million-dollar oil and gas company, is building Ghana’s largest solar farm. It is due to open in...

By extending the influence of the yuan, China could become the new champion of globalisation.

In Nigeria in the 80s and 90s, Fela Kuti was a major voice of opposition to the oppressive military regime through his music. In 2018, in...

The spokesperson for Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has stated that the leader has been “comfortably” re-elected despite opposition claims of evidence of electoral fraud in...

Kofi Annan was the first UN employee to rise to the position of Secretary General but his tenure also had a darker side.

Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan has died aged 80, the Kofi Annan Foundation announced. He "passed away peacefully on Saturday after a short illness", the Foundation...

Mental health care is neglected across Africa. But there are several reasons why countries should pay attention.

Nigeria was jubilant recently when five Nigerian high-school girls were announced world champions at a tech competition in the US. Most importantly, this feat is sure...