We have now moved beyond the Shock Doctrine. The empire is not executing a crisis. It is being executed by...
Coups attract attention and action, but the manipulation of polls is the real threat to electoral democracy.
Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron’s critical comments that Nigeria and Afghanistan are “fantastically corrupt” countries have caused quite a stir on social media. The comments were...
Today we remember the legendary Jamaican reggae singer Robert “Bob” Nesta Marley who passed away on 11 May 1981 (aged 36). A fervent and unapologetic Pan-Africanist, Marley...
With less than three months to go before the mid-July summit of the African Union (AU) in Kigali, Rwanda, candidates have started vying for the position...
One of Africa’s most celebrated writers, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is set to receive an honorary degree from the Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, United States next...
The strength of a woman is something we all know and love. One of the most amazing things about women is how they can balance objects...
Nigeria’s Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) has announced a number of major medical breakthroughs worth celebrating. The institution says it recently carried out the first...
Google has heeded calls by Kenya Film Classification Board to put a warning note on the controversial gay rights ‘Same Love’ video posted on YouTube. The...
Will the Pan African Parliament (PAP) ever live up to its intended ambition to be a real continental legislature? Or will it remain forever a glorified...
Every year around September time, the streets of Harare with Jacaranda trees come alive when purple flowers blossom. It is one of the most beautiful things...
It is about 30 years since Mark Dery coined the term ‘Afro futurism’, a loose literary and cultural movement that connects science fiction, fantasy, history, science...
