
On February 28, 2026, the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Khamenei. Iran retaliated with missiles,...




Momentum is growing for the restitution of objects, such as the Benin Bronzes, stolen during colonialism. Listen to The Conversation...














The African Union has come under fire for its perceived lax reaction to the slavery crisis in Libya. Many have argued that the AU should do...

How the #MeToo campaign showed me my role in creating silences around abuse

Burkinabe youths participated in the renaming of a street from Charles de Gaulle Avenue to Thomas Sankara Boulevard, coinciding with the visit by French president Emmanuel...

Fidelis Mukonori, the Jesuit priest who mediated Robert Mugabe's exit in what was a seismic moment in Zimbabwe's history, said the 93-year-old appeared relieved after signing...

President Emmanuel Macron kicked off his maiden African tour Tuesday by vowing to declassify secret French files on Burkina Faso's assassinated leader and announcing a billion-euro...

Our WCW this week is Victoria Byoma, a Ugandan lawyer with a passion for arts and craft. She was recently recognised for her contribution to changing...

Angolan President Joao Lourenco was recently in South Africa for a two-day working visit holding bilateral talks with South African leader Jacob Zuma. Reports say there...

The Danish government has officially apologized to Ghanaians for their country’s role in the dark history of slave trade in the then Gold Coast where millions...

When a cluster of villages in Senegal publicly announced their decision to end the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in 2008, many thought it was...

The Ake Arts and Book Festival is one of Africa's biggest literary festivals. It takes place in Abeokuta, Nigeria. The 2017 edition was themed "This F-...