Selmor M’tukudzi and her sister, Sandra, are keeping alive the legacy of their late, great father, Oliver M’tukudzi, while at the same time carving out their own niche in the music industry, says Andrew Chatora.
Politics and Society African countries that carried out executions in 2018
Many countries have abolished the death penalty because absolute judgments are not only irreversible but inhumane. Although progress has been made against the death penalty, with Burkina Faso abolishing it for “ordinary crimes” and Gambia declaring an official moratorium on executions, Amnesty International reported that numerous executions were still carried out in 2018.
Politics and Society Why al-Bashir’s fall is only the start of a new Sudan
The time for fundamental political reforms in Sudan is now with the end of al-Bashir’s rule.
Politics and Society Al-Bashir: why the ICC is between a rock and a hard place
The fact that al-Bashir has been deposed will again raise questions about the former Sudanese president facing trial at the ICC.
African identities Remembering a Pan-Africanist icon Julius ‘Mwalimu’ Nyerere —10 quotes
We celebrate an African icon Julius Nyerere born on this day in 1922. We remember Baba wa Taifa, “Mwalimu” Nyerere and pay homage to this African hero, widely respected for his sweeping vision of education and African unity. Here’s our selection of Mwalimu’s quotes.
Politics and Society Songs of freedom: the soundtracks of political change in Sudan
Songs provided motivation and guidance to protesters in Sudan during their uprising against Omar al-Bashir.
Africans rising Iddris Sandu, a tech genius, software engineer and cultural architect
Iddris Sandu is the technological virtuoso behind algorithms that made Uber, Instagram and Snapchat what they are now. The software engineer also considers himself a “cultural architect” who aims to “level the playing field” between Silicon Valley and young communities of colour.
Arts and Culture How to be Oliver Mtukudzi
Oliver Mtukudzi is dead but the world has hardly begun to skim the surface of his greatness. In this tribute, Stan Mushava flips through the African superstar’s catalogue, looking at how conscientiousness, attachment to heritage and artistic integrity were not only central to the making of the legend but are also the universal mainstays of art.
Politics and Society Omar al-Bashir: a military autocrat with a shrewd sense of politics
Al-Bashir’s ability to play a skillful combination of internal and external balancing acts, plus ruthless repression and a divided opposition, kept him in power for three decades.