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




African historical and cultural records were damaged and erased by colonisation, but even after independence, Africans have not invested adequately...














Tanzania’s JKHI in Muhimbili National Hospital has recorded its first bypass heart operation, a major feat, which is being celebrated on social media. The news comes...

South Africans are yet again engaged in a heated debate on racism, sparked by recent comments made on social media by a white judge, Mabel Jansen...

A country emerging out of violent conflict is often supported by peace operations, where the primary job of peacekeepers is to keep warring factions at bay...

In this interview, Viola Llewellyn talks about her effort to increase funding to small businesses in Cameroon through Ovamba Solutions, Inc.

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...