We have now moved beyond the Shock Doctrine. The empire is not executing a crisis. It is being executed by...
Libya’s competing domestic actors are being exploited by foreign powers seeking to downplay their role in the fragile country.
Presidents are supposed to wield their power with as much grace and restraint as possible but sometimes, the commander-in-chief turns into the disciplinarian-in-chief. We’ve made a...
Zimbabwe First Lady, Grace Mugabe has stunned many with her remarks that President Robert Mugabe (92) is irreplaceable and will continue to rule the country from...
A famous maxim of uncertain origin defines insanity as doing the same thing repeatedly, but expecting different results. In her opening statement at the United Nations...
As Africans across the continent and world celebrate Africa Day, we asked our readers what the day mean for them and to evaluate the progress which...
Today is Africa Day, the annual commemoration of the 1963 founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), which is now known as the Africa Union...
Twitter, the micro-blogging social networking site, which has previously been heavily criticized for its lack of diversity and gender inclusion in its workforce has appointed Debra...
Nana Ansah Kwao IV, juggles his royal duties with his job as radio host. He told What’s Up Africa's Ikenna Azuike, what it's like to be...
Nigerian hyper realistic painter Oresegun Olumide’s artwork recently made waves on social media. The oil paintings depict reality that many people could be deceived into thinking...
The South African government’s intention to pass new laws to criminalise racist behaviour and the glorification of apartheid is right-minded but wrong-headed.
Seychelles’ Parliament this week voted to decriminalize sex between consensual gay and lesbian partners, a major victory for the Indian Ocean archipelago’s LGBT community. The Parliament...
