
Award-winning Zimbabwean novelist and cultural critic Andrew Chatora has entered a new chapter in his literary life, not by stepping...




As a language of instruction, French has long held a prominent place in Senegal’s institutions and media. But Wolof, the...














As black people, our hair is an expression of the infinite possibilities that emanate from the creative and daring consciousness.

A lack of access to electricity hampers development. Rwanda has implemented one of the most comprehensive electrification programmes in the world. In 2009 only 6% of...

Instead of throwing away fish skins, a green entrepreneur on Lake Victoria turns them into leather products. This reduces waste and the degradation of the environment

The Ministry of Religious Affairs in Somaliland has issued a fatwa, or religious edict, banning female genital mutilation. This is preparing the region for the passing...

The political ground in South Africa has shifted as the governing African National Congress and the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) joined forces to support land...

University of Cape Town Civil engineering graduate Tinashe Chipako won an award for his recycled urine project that could lead to less flushing and more water...

Chinese media portray Africa in stereotypes not dissimilar to the rest of the world. The continent is routinely treated as a single unit, erasing its linguistic,...

Owura Kwadwo, a teacher from Kumasi, Ghana teaches I.C.T. without computers. In an effort to make his students understand computer lessons, he drew a Microsoft Word...

There was no one more appropriate to deliver the worst budget speech and possibly the most anti-poor budget since the advent of democracy than Malusi Gigaba....

Deaf twin models from Eritrea, Heroda and Hermon Berhane, are breaking stereotypes and barriers towards people with disabilities in the fashion industry.