Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari recently returned to the country after a 10-day visit to the United Kingdom. The reason for his visit was unclear, leaving many Nigerians to speculate that he was on another media visit.
Politics and Society What the EFF’s self-styled militarism says about South Africa’s third largest party
The EFF’s militarised aesthetic is more than a sideshow. It forms a key part of its spectacle-oriented brand of politics.
Lifestyle “Black is Beautiful” proponent Kwame Brathwaite: Photography to restore Black pride
Kwame Brathwaite is a documentary photographer who chronicled the cultural, political and social developments of Harlem and co-founded the African Jazz Art Society and Studios. He staged a series of pageants that featured only black models, which helped popularise the phrase “Black Is Beautiful”. This is also the title of his upcoming book.
Lifestyle IAAF: Caster Semenya can compete as a man at any level without restrictions
The IAAF in a letter to the World Medical Association (WMA) stated that South Africa’s Caster Semenya, a woman, was free to compete as a man unrestrictedly. The IAAF letter has been slammed by many people on social media, seen as an attempt by the IAAF to further humiliate Semenya.
Politics and Society Fatumas Voice Forum to host a Youth Uniting Africa Conference in Ghana
The community organisation Fatumas Voice will be holding its first Youth Uniting Africa Conference outside of Kenya in June 2019. The goal is to discuss the major challenges currently facing the youth in Africa and identify reasonable and actionable solutions.
African identities Policing Africa’s borders: A trip from Nigeria to Kenya
For a continent that did not define its internal borders, Africans are certainly very serious about enforcing these divisions.
Politics and Society South Africa’s poll is more about battles in the ANC than between political parties
The election will not change the government, but may change the balance of power between the two factions of the governing ANC, led by Cyril Ramaphosa and Jacob Zuma.
Lifestyle Ethiopian period equity champion Freweini Mebrahtu named a 2019 CNN Hero
Freweini Mebrahtu is an Ethiopian chemical engineer who designed and patented a reusable menstrual pad and founded the Mariam Seba Sanitary Products factory where these are manufactured. For her work and efforts towards period equity in Ethiopia, she has been named a 2019 CNN Hero.
Politics and Society Sudanese women are using social media to trade – and break gender barriers
Women in Sudan have been resisting the controls placed on them for some time – by using their smart phones and social media to trade.