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




Despite their invisibility in official negotiations, women play a decisive role in community peace agreements.














The resignation of Kenyan elections commissioner Roselyn Akombe who fled the country to the US following death threats has further complicated the country’s political crisis.

In true Obama fashion the former president has chosen Kehinde Wiley an African American artist known for his bold portrayals to create his official presidential portrait.

Lupita Nyong'o, best known for her role in 12 Years a Slave is the latest woman to speak of her sexual harassment experience with Harvey Weinstein....

Whenever a crisis hits Africa, it seems the world doesn’t care, and Africans themselves also don’t seem concerned. The tragedy in Somalia reminds us once again...

#Greetings from Kenya which is celebrating Mashujaa Day in honour of its national heroes, and heroines who took part in the fight for independence and for...

Not many know about the first black student who sat in lecture halls of the University of Oxford. The University of Oxford recently honoured Christian Cole,...

#GoodMorningAfrica from Rwanda, which received one of the 2017 international coffee awards. The land of a thousand hills received the 2017 Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award...

A Chinese museum was forced to remove an exhibit comparing Africans to animals when critics pointed out how “astonishingly offensive” it was. The Exhibition showcased photography...

Our WCW today is Alice Wairimu Nderitu a Kenyan conflict mediator, gender equality advocate and peace-builder, recipient of the 2017 Global Pluralism Award.

Veteran South African actress, and activist Lillian Dube who has graced the TV screen since the 1980s has been awarded with an honorary doctorate degree by...