
Royal women play important roles in succession disputes, such as the naming of King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu’s heir.














It’s at once the best and oddest news to come out of Africa this week but research from Ethiopia appears to suggest that the scent of...

“We could’ve been best friends, if only you weren’t a feminist,” she echoed, as she threw her hand over my shoulder. Writer Shahd Fadlalmoula, shares the...

There are more and more steps being taken to engage women in the creation and implementation of policy around peace and security in Kenya. Irene Ndungu...

As the 2016 Rio Olympic Games draw closer, Zimbabwean rider, Camilla Kruger is on the verge of making history as the first Zimbabwean athlete to compete...

Somewhere in Africa there is a sporting rivalry that is unknown to many– and it’s not in football, the continent’s number-one sport.

African First Ladies at the just ended African Union (AU) summit in Rwanda made a commitment to continue fighting child marriage across the continent and resolved...

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...