
Singapore built its anti-corruption success by engineering honesty as the rational choice—through ironclad anti-corruption laws, fearsome enforcement by an independent...




As President Obiang heads for another implausible 90%+ win, what value is there in bland election observer reports?










2018 is the 18th year of the World Refugee Day event, run by the United Nations Refugee Agency as a declaration that the world supports and...

Wider access to technology has increased possibilities to share stories via digital means.

Ozwald Boateng unveiled his new 'Africanism' collection at Arise Fashion Week in April 2018. “I wanted to push that connection between my cultural roots and my...

Women don't want to be reduced to ceremonial roles; they believe they can add value in making decisions.

Women now make up a sizeable share of football audiences, but unless decked out in short shorts and cropped jerseys, they are barely visible in the...

Brian Gitta, a 24-year-old Ugandan software engineer and the 2018 winner of the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, proved that solutions can come from personal experience...

The recent appointment of Siyamthanda Kolisi as the first black captain of the Springboks after 127 years, 478 tests and 60 white captains in South African...

Nthabeleng Likotsi is on course to establish the first black women-owned bank in South Africa. Her aim is for the bank to empower black female entrepreneurs...

The football world cup offers a useful chance to consider the apparent division between North and sub-Saharan Africa.

Today we celebrate the Day of the African Child with our selection of 10 young adults and children doing remarkable work across the continent.