
Singapore built its anti-corruption success by engineering honesty as the rational choice—through ironclad anti-corruption laws, fearsome enforcement by an independent...




If the continent wants positive outcomes, it must be more hard-nosed, prepared and ruthless than China.










Rwanda is one of the countries in the world with a high representation of women in leadership especially in the legislature. However, despite the inroads made...

Nigerian institutions hardly ever function to keep the citizen at ease. Instead, they keep her in a constant state of unease, disquiet and anxiety.

South Africa has lost one of its musical greats, with the death of gospel music maestro, Lundi Tyamara, popularly known as Lundi. South Africa mourns the...

President Adama Barrow has finally returned from Senegal where he was sworn in as the new leader at The Gambian embassy in Dakar. President Barrow’s return...

The AU should bolster the means and willpower of regions to use their militaries to enforce democracy.

Nude photography that explores body types and sexualities may not just be met with silent hostility in East Africa; historically, it has been met with resistance....

The AU Commission chairperson steps down this month, leaving behind a mixed bag of failures and successes.

In Borno, Nigeria, where the radical sect Boko Haram has masterminded a campaign of terror for almost a decade, the real estate sector is showing a...

Florence Onyebuchi “Buchi” Emecheta one of the most popular and celebrated African writers has died at the age of 72 in London. The Nigerian novelist based...

Last week, Yahya Jammeh boarded a private jet leaving The Gambia after 22 years at the helm of the small West African country. Jammeh’s departure came...