
In exile, he imagined a different Africa in his music, while being exposed to new realities abroad.




Cricket is Rwanda’s fastest growing sport, and a tool to unite people after the horrors of genocide. Last month, the...

















Mali has a long history of skillfully and beautifully hand painting fabric. We came across some pictures capturing the process.

The internet is a great space for community and interaction but it has also become another site of violence against women, with rape games, cases of...

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma has been active on the foreign policy front in the last few weeks – with varying degrees of success. At the...

Nigerian hyper realist painter Oresegun Olumide’s artwork is making waves on social media. Olumide’s paintings have captured the hearts of many people. The oil paintings depict...

A UN report has exposed disturbing findings through testimonies of victims of rape in the conflict in South Sudan perpetrated by both government forces and rebels....

Cambridge University has agreed to permanently remove the controversial bronze cockerel which was looted from the Benin Empire in the 19th century. The university also opened...

Welcoming African travellers with open arms. Ghana has introduced a visa-on-arrival policy, which allows citizens of AU member states to visit the country and obtain visas...

Tom Osborn is the founder of Greenchar, a company working to provide Kenyan households with environmentally sustainable and affordable cooking fuel.

Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park seems unreal but it is people. Nature at it's finest. Take a look at the astounding images.
A home-made helicopter built in Malawi by 45 year-old Felix Kambwiri is making waves. Kambwiri has spent four months building the chopper, made from scrap metal...