
Reassessing Mandela is a reminder that even the most admired leaders operate within constraints.




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














Sex education on the continent is blind to the realities of its many young people, Kagure Mugo argues. It’s time to get real and to help...

Oil spills have long plagued the Ogoni people living in the Niger Delta. President Buhari is finally doing something about the pollution. But there are flaws...

Muammar Gaddafi, the slain Libyan leader, still has a big fun club in Africa. This Is Africa received angry reactions to the published article “The truth...

Rising French music star, Jain, and Nigerian musician Femi Kuti collaborate on an afrobeat remix of her hit single ‘Come’.

Ethiopian Airlines, the largest and fastest growing airline in Africa, has achieved yet another remarkable feat, with the acquisition of Africa’s first Airbus A350 XWB. Ethiopian...

What kind of leader was Muammar Gaddafi to his people? This Is Africa published a piece about Gaddafi and the opinions he held about Africans and...

The plight of Tanzania’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community, which has long suffered from social and institutionalised discrimination is set to continue following remarks...

Many Africans consider felled Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi a hero, but the Brother Leader was no saint. Gaddafi only cared for Africans when he wanted something...

British artist, Tim Benson, has painted portraits of Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone to be shown at a solo exhibition in London in November.

Knowing your body and thinking of your vagina beyond its sexual and reproductive function are the first steps towards pride and dignity, says Lineo Segoete