Reassessing Mandela is a reminder that even the most admired leaders operate within constraints.
As President Obiang heads for another implausible 90%+ win, what value is there in bland election observer reports?
Of the 72 countries that still criminalise gay sex today, at least 38 of them were once subject to British colonialism.
May 17th is the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT) and this year the global theme is “Alliances for Solidarity”. The theme aims to...
The use of indigenous languages in African households is slowly fading with parents embracing foreign languages. Speaking at the 7th Annual International Igbo Conference Chimamanda Ngozi...
A five-year-old girl with albinism Djeneba Diarra was beheaded in a suspected ritual murder for her body parts in Mali. Her murder has caused an outrage...
In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa men who have sex with men encounter stigma and prejudice when accessing health services.
Are the new International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF's) “Female Classification” regulations targeting Africans specifically? asks Enock Muchinjo
The Uganda Revenue Authority recently proposed taxing Bibles, Qu’rans, prayer and hymn books imported into the country. The revenue authority has since backtracked on the proposal following a...
It is crucial that we increase women’s participation in political and decision-making structures, from grassroots level and up, says Blessing Vava.
Illustrious South African photographer Sam Nzima, known for his iconic Hector Pieterson picture taken during the Soweto uprisings in 1976, has died at the age of...
A special event was hosted by Rhodes University in Johannesburg in honour of singer Yvonne Chaka-Chaka and Justice Dikgang Moseneke at the university’s 114th graduation ceremony.
