Zimbabwe’s shift to biometric e-passports masks a critical vulnerability: digital sovereignty. With foreign firms building the state's digital identity infrastructure,...
The veteran liberation struggle activist brings gravitas to every position he occupies.
Marylove Edwards is Nigeria's young tennis champion focused on emulating the great Serena Williams. Although many have started referring to her as the "Nigerian Serena", the...
The death of Mozambican opposition leader Alfonso Dhlakama could affect the progress made to end hostilities in the country.
Maintaining its status as a technological hub, Kenya now houses the fourth outsourced Microsoft testing centre, joining others based in India, China and Poland.
Egypt and Ethiopia are at odds over the construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam, a US$4 billion hydroelectric project that may reduce the Nile water that...
Questions are being raised about the Kenyatta and Odinga relationship.
Kanye West's statement that slavery was “a choice” has caused an uproar. Surprisingly the comment was supported by many people but the remark continues being challenged...
The University of Zambia has put up notices in its library, admonishing female students for dressing ‘immodestly’.
#SwahiliIsNotIndonesian and #TwitterRecognizeSwahili are the hashtags behind popular social-media platform Twitter finally offering translation for Swahili, the most spoken language in Africa
Egyptian football star, Mohammed Salah recently made news off the field for his philanthropic work. The footballer bought land and paid for a sewage plant to...
Mandela’s reconciliation message may have partly reflected his view of the world. But it was also a product of his party, the ANC.
