
We have now moved beyond the Shock Doctrine. The empire is not executing a crisis. It is being executed by...




The council was conceived in warfare – could that also bring reform, including adding a seat for Africa?














With the recently concluded 27th African Union Assembly themed around human rights, Richard Munang and Robert Mgendi argue that universal access to education is a crucial...

The Island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe just had peaceful elections in which the incumbent President Manuel Pinto da Costa lost to former Prime Minister...

There’s no denying that Africa has some of the most talented musicians in the world. By making hit after record-breaking hit, these artists have proven that...

The chief executives of the gold mines who are appealing against the historic silicosis judgement are extremely rich and globally powerful men, and what they say...

The revolution shall be in song. We shall sing out the old, sing in the new, and dance to both. This is the way of our...

Evidence of ineffective foreign assistance is widespread in Africa. The debate on how aid can be effective and contribute to Africa’s development is ongoing, without any...

Today the world commemorates the birth and legacy of a giant, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, South Africa’s first black and democratically elected president, who served from 1994...

The Black Feminisms Forum (BFF) is scheduled to take place in early September this year in Salvador, Brazil, ahead of the 2016 Association for Women’s Rights...

The African Union (AU) has finally launched the long-awaited African passport as part of the bloc’s 2063 Agenda. The passport was launched during opening of the...

Just more than half a century ago, in the Belgian Congo, a baby was learning his first words, words that would grow into music and diffuse...