Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari who was on a state visit to South Africa described the recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa as an “embarrassment to the continent”. President Buhari addressed the Nigerian community in South Africa in a town-hall meeting.
Politics and Society Libya’s crisis exposes Western leaders’ focus on exploiting Africa
Do Africans know the truth about the intention of the West in Libya? Why did Colonel Muammar Gaddafi have to go? Moussa Ibrahim, Gaddafi’s former spokesman answers these questions.
Africans rising Nigerian neurosurgeon Dr. Olawale Sulaiman is performing free surgeries at personal expense
Nigerian professor of neurosurgery and spinal surgery, Dr. Olawale Sulaiman divides his time between the US and Nigeria to provide affordable and often free healthcare in his home country. The surgeon even negotiated a 25% pay cut with his employer in exchange for longer holidays to Nigeria to facilitate his philanthropy.
Politics and Society Lessons from Rwanda on how trust can help repair a broken health system
Rwanda’s government has taken concerted, deliberate steps over the past 25 years to build a strong health system.
Lifestyle South Africa: Legalisation is killing our market, say small-scale dagga growers
No one knows with confidence how many small-scale cannabis farmers there are in South Africa, but the number is large: one organisation estimates 900,000. Millions of people probably depend on income from cannabis. Here in Pondoland, these growers have been cultivating the plant for over 200 years.
Africans rising Meet Salma al-Majidi the first woman to coach male football in Sudan
In Sudan, where a women’s football is religiously banned, Salma Al-Majidi beat the odds to become the first Arab and Sudanese woman to coach men’s football in the Arab world.
Arts and Culture Self-appointed custodian in Netherlands returns priceless Ethiopian crown
After more than two decades of keeping it hidden in his Netherlands home, Dutch-Ethiopian national Sirak Asfaw has revealed an 18th century Ethiopian crown. He came forward in an effort to have it repatriated to his home country now that it is under a progressive regime.
Arts and Culture Dangote donates $20m to The African Center to help change global narratives about Africa
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote donated $20 million to help change narratives about Africa in the world. The donation was made to The Africa Center in New York, towards reversing the trend of negative news on Africa. Funding is the greatest challenge for media startups in the Global South, and there is need for local and international donors to invest in sustaining and growing media organisations in their work.
Africans rising Young Nigerian hyper-realistic artist, Kareem Waris Olamilekan wins International Art award
Famed 11 year-old Nigerian hyper-realist artist Kareem Waris Olamilekan triumphed over 2,723 international candidates to win Taiwan’s 22nd Fervent Global Love of Lives Award.