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




Ghana’s national museum has been reopened after being closed for seven years.

















With so many products and tips for natural black hair, it’s hard to know what really works. Now there’s a new haircare app to help you...

Gambians today are at the polls to choose their leader for the next five years. The country uses the first past-the post system, and the voting...

Ugandan inventor Philip Mukoza Mpaata has become the country’s first pharmacist to hold a patent for a drug dosing device. Mpaata’s safety dispenser for liquid medicines...

Following the Pan-African writers’ collective Jalada Africa’s translation of “The Upright Revolution: Or Why Humans Walk Upright” by Ngugu wa Thiong’o, described as ‘the single most...

A recent climate change report suggests that the globe is headed for a 2,9°C to 3, 4°C warming, a scenario that could spell disaster for the...

Today Africa joins the world in observing World Aids Day. We stand in solidarity with the 78 million people who have become infected with HIV and...

As the world mourns the loss of Cuban revolutionary, Fidel Castro, who passed away at the age of 90, Hakima Abbas reminisces on Fidel the dream,...

There are elements of hip-hop that can be used to advance civic engagement and validate black lives. Tiisetso Tlelima attended the seventh edition of Black Portraitures,...

Cuba was Nelson Mandela's first trip after his release from prison. Mandela was inspired by Fidel Castro, and the Cuban Revolution and during his first visit...

Today we congratulate and celebrate the historic achievements of South African athletes Wayde van Niekerk who was crowned sportsman of the year and Caster Semenya who...