On February 28, 2026, the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Khamenei. Iran retaliated with missiles,...
Akinlawon Ladipo Mabogunje was Nigeria’s first professor of geography. He has died at 90. He served as a consultant to...
The head of Uganda's media regulator, Godfrey Mutabazi, said the social media block was introduced after a request from the electoral commission. Uganda's leading mobile operator...
As Ugandans go to the polls to vote for the President, Parliamentary and Local Council representatives on February 18th, we have compiled a timeline with some...
Closing in on fifty-six years of its existence as an “Independent” country, Nigeria has no healthcare policy to speak of. Nigeria’s political and business elite—in other...
Aside from the bombardedment of images from the west that attempt to universalise skinny bodies as the absolute standard for beauty, there is a persistent habit...
According to the EC statistics, over 15 million voters are expected to turn up for the highly anticipated voting exercise but if the intimidation, arrest or...
It’s hard to claim that South Sudanese culture is Arab or African in a globalized world where it’s very difficult to claim cultural uniqueness as a...
Robert Sobukwe developed the philosophy of African nationalism to even higher intellectual heights. The lesson for humanity was his ideological stand that there is only one...
Is the AU a talk shop for tyrants and bureaucrats who have failed adequately to represent the needs of this continent’s 1.11 billion citizens? Is Agenda2063...
In a bid to improve access to education, President of Tanzania John Magufuli says his administration has allocated U.S. $62 million to provide free education between...
A court in Malawi has reintroduced an anti-gay law, which was previously suspended pending a review. The court ruling essentially gives the police and prosecuting authorities...
