
Art stolen from African kingdoms is a knowledge system plundered by colonialists, who must take historical responsibility.














A seven year-old South African grade two learner, Michelle Nkamankeng has made history making it onto the global top 10 list of youngest writers. The budding...

We’ve been making excuses for our behaviour for too long. Are we human, or are we animals? Is there really no way to control what we...

‘Capital’ in Zimbabwe is largely controlled by those in political power, those with inherited businesses/wealth, those linked to the political elite and their collusion with global...

Why do some people have lots of lovers while others are happy with one? The latest brain science helps explain why we are so different when...
The winner of the 2016 Financial Times Oppenheimer Emerging Voices in the art category is Zimbabwean Gareth Nyandoro, a painter based in Harare and Amsterdam.

A Kenyan-based podcast, hosted by two strong and outspoken women, is breaking down misconceptions and claiming the space for women to talk about sex

Burkina Faso has embarked on an important journey to honour the legacy of Captain Thomas Sankara, with the inauguration of a memorial for the revolutionary leader...

Once in a while the internet reminds us that there are monsters living among us. A video has emerged of Kenyan house help physically abusing a...

On 6 August 2016, thousands of people from the area and abroad descended on the Mutoto Cultural Site, in the foothills of Mount Elgon, to witness...

Zimbabwe has a literature of migrant writers. While some have lost their voices by moving away, in a manner that reflects emigration’s blessing and curse, some...