
In exile, he imagined a different Africa in his music, while being exposed to new realities abroad.




After 40 years in office, Cameroon’s 89 year old Paul Biya is the second longest serving leader in Africa. He...

















The University of Pretoria in South Africa was recently ranked 92nd in the world for law by the Times Higher Education Law subject ranking. The university...

Today on International Day of the Girl Child we meet Josephine Kulea, a Kenyan child rights activist and the founder of Samburu Girl Foundation.

The architecture of the ancient Yoruba of Southwest Nigeria was a communal endeavour and the house was a statement of ideological, economic and social position in...

Today is the World Mental Health Day. It was established with the aim of creating awareness of mental health issues all over the world as well...

“If my mother had one goal, it was to free my mind,” Trevor Noah writes in his memoir Born A Crime which has won him the...

British Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson is facing growing backlash inside Libya for his remarks that the city of Sirte might...

In many parts of the world, corporal punishment has been abolished in schools, including South Africa. However, King Goodwill Zwelithini, leader of the Zulu ethnic group...

President Jacob Zuma unveiled the Groot Marico Heritage Site Groot Marico, North West Province, South Africa in his honour. The heritage site captures the story of...

The death toll has risen in Cameroon's English-speaking region following clashes between security forces and protesters calling for independence. Rights group Amnesty International says at least...

Despite the stigma that often surrounds menstruation, Ugandan men and boys are getting involved in promoting menstrual hygiene, writes Arthur Matsiko