
Zambia’s peaceful polling day has given way to a far more precarious test: a nationwide suspension of vote counting, competing...




Alexandra Ndolo, who has made impressive strides in various European U23 circuits, chose to wear the colours of her fatherland...

















Some desperate changes are needed at the African Union for the continental body to face the future. Given the serious divisions and difficulties, will this be...

After an absence of over a decade from the continent’s premier tournament, Zimbabwe’s national team, the Warriors, returned to this year’s AFCON. Fungai Machirori looks back...

The first African to win the Google Code-in competition hosted by Google Inc. is a Cameroonian, a 17 year-old learner Nji Collins Gbah. A day after...

Since the launch of this column last October, we’ve been to almost every region on the continent. This week we are in East Africa for the...

The year 2016 was full of surprises. The biggest ones (Brexit, Trump’s election, Jammeh’s exit) were delivered via the ballot box. Democracy may yet have more...

The British Museum has been exhibiting works from South Africa’s art landscape since late last year. Part of the highlight of the exhibition is 81 year...

In Africa, rock and heavy-metal music is often dismissed as aspects of cultural imperialism. However, author and metalhead Edward Banchs argues that African musicians are performing...

The University of Lagos has introduced a controversial new dress code for its students, banning dresses which are too tight, too short, or expose sensitive parts...

Somalia went to the polls to vote for a new president yesterday and the country has elected Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo as the new leader. A former...

If you’re in Ghana and have an interest in love and all its diversities then the #LoveMarket and #LoveFest is the perfect stage to explore the...