Singapore built its anti-corruption success by engineering honesty as the rational choice—through ironclad anti-corruption laws, fearsome enforcement by an independent...
Kenya’s new president needs to forge closer ties with regional heavyweights to create a balance of power that favours his...
With just over a year to go before Kenya holds its next general elections, the political climate in the country seems to be reaching a peak.
The dust has hardly settled on the Penny Sparrow hate speech case, and South Africa is embroiled in yet another racism incident. In a video which...
Okey Ndibe: South Africa is in the midst—some would say the very incipient stage—of a major political and cultural revolt. One of the most remarkable things...
The Nile Project is a collective of African musicians from eleven countries along the Nile River. They have performed at venues around the world, using music...
Social innovators in Uganda, South Africa and the Netherlands have joined forces to give citizens greater influence in local governance.
This Is Africa recently did a simple experiment. We did an image search for “African children” on Google. The results were eye-opening especially when compared to...
There is a communication wave sweeping across Africa, shifting the balance of power in some political circles, overthrowing governments in others. This is Africa’s Alex Taremwa...
I met Velabahleke (not his real name – meaning ‘amuser’ in Zulu) in Mangaung Correction Facility, near Bloemfontein. He was delightfully entertaining with a light, easy...
Here is a selection of five popular novels by African writers that have made the transition from print to film.
Historic manuscripts, ancient tombs and mausoleums are some of Mali’s cultural treasures destroyed by terrorists in recent years. The Alpha Moya mausoleum, which was one of...
