Zimbabwe’s shift to biometric e-passports masks a critical vulnerability: digital sovereignty. With foreign firms building the state's digital identity infrastructure,...
The future and fate of Nigeria depends on the strength of character and dedication of the incoming president.
Funerals honour the life of the deceased. Nigeria’s elaborate and expensive funerals are rooted in history and are not unique to that country. But, says Cosmic...
Greetings Africa from the world’s 172nd most populous county, Cape Verde. Located about 500km off West Africa, it comprises 10 diverse islands, nine of which are...
American President Donald Trump officially recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. This places his country on the opposite side of the issue from virtually the...
Our liberation icons remain important – warts and all. They do not need to fade from our continental consciousness of liberation struggle history, nor from the...
Kofi Annan left a rich and enduring legacy promoting peace and democracy. Here are 10 quotes from the 7th UN Secretary-General.
A Somali television journalist was killed by a car bomb in front of his children, relatives said, the fifth murder of a journalist in the war-torn...
“The Facebook post is important because it is instant.” Stella Nyanzi and the making of a social media icon
Defining a continent – or any place – by its icons simplifies its politics and diminishes its people and such is the African narrative.
Our #MCM this week is South African musician Cassper Nyovest. He recently filled up the FNB Stadium for a music show, becoming the first South African...
The second edition of the Abantu Book Festival took place this past weekend in Soweto, South Africa. These are snapshots from the festival.
