
Reassessing Mandela is a reminder that even the most admired leaders operate within constraints.




The UN's climate change summit opened in Egypt with a warning that our planet is "sending a distress signal”. It...














Reflecting on practical actions and policies such as the AU Agenda 2063, Yamoussoukro Decision and Sirte Declaration, Dr Richard Munang and Mr Robert Mgendi suggest ways...

About 80 per cent of all persons with disabilities live in developing countries, with 15 per cent of Africans estimated to have moderate to severe disabilities....

Our #WCW is the MD and CEO of Nigeria Communication Satellite Ltd (NIGCOMSAT), Abimbola Alale. She is the only female boss of a major satellite company...

Why can't African countries print their ballot papers in their countries or on the continent? There has been a trend of printing ballot papers outside the...

Some women choose specifically not to have sex and the internal shame and external backlash that people such Asa undergo is just as detrimental as "slut-shaming."...

Kenyan Rich Allela and Nigerian Dapel Kureng collaborate in a stunning but controversial depiction of Mekatilili; a Kenyan heroine known for her courage and trust in...

African poetry is not dead, it never was. The level of anticipation for Dami Ajayi's poetry collection is reassuring. Ajayi, who is one of Nigeria's major...

The Africa rising narrative is hinged on Africa being economically integrated. The AfroChampions Initiative is set to mobilise African multinationals to accelerate the economic integration of...

The World Health Organization has rescinded its decision appointing Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador following global outrage. The decision to revoke Mugabe’s appointment...

Greetings from South Africa, where the South Gauteng High Court ruling has declared parents will no longer be allowed to spank their children. Corporal punishment has...