Nigeria’s Afrobeats stars love to identify with Fela’s activism and music - but their tributes are becoming opportunistic and empty.
President Edgar Lungu’s Cabinet will not only show us his programme for the next five years but also whether he intends to unite a country where...
On Friday, 5 August 2016, at a special meeting in Ethiopia, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) agreed to deploy a regional protection force to help...
The natural hair movement has opened up a myriad of business opportunities for local entrepreneurs in Kenya as more and more women make the transition from...
The new mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay municipality in South Africa has banned public officials under his leadership from flying business and first class during domestic...
The fourth edition of Writivism, an annual literary festival arranged by the Centre for African Cultural Excellence, was recently held in Kampala, Uganda, Farai Mudzingwa looks...
South Africa has lost one of its musical greats, with the death of Kwaito superstar Mandoza, whose real name is Mduduzi Tshabalala. Mandoza passed away in...
Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah caught up with Kobby Graham, a DJ, academic and writer popularly known as the Funky Professor.
Kissi Kono explores the most common reasons Senegalese men give for entering into polygamous marriages.
In the web series Tuko Macho, a vigilante group sets out to clean up the city of Nairobi. This doesn’t augur well for them because they...
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (92) is famous for quirky responses when asked why he has stayed in power since 1980. Asked by journalists whether it isn’t...
