
We have now moved beyond the Shock Doctrine. The empire is not executing a crisis. It is being executed by...




Since the Brexit referendum in 2016, Africa has slipped from its precarious but tangible place in UK political discourse.














Comic Republic, a Nigerian comics startup is creating African superheroes for Africans and black readers around the world. The startup says it believes “in the power...

As the new year begins, TIA’s contributor Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire takes us through a list of the most outstanding books released in 2015.

Role models play an exceptionally important part in the life of a young person. Young people relate to, admire and, in many cases, imitate their role...

Penny Sparrow, a white South African estate agent has raised the ire of social media with a racist Facebook post comparing black people to monkeys. Justin...

Chefchaouen is a stunning town in Morocco famous for it's vivid blue walls.

Islam is sacrosanct in Northern Nigeria. Suffice to say that denouncing the religion can come with dire consequences. It’s just not something you do. Last year,...

Just two weeks before Africa’s maritime decision makers were due to meet in early November in Lomé, Togo for a summit on security, safety and development,...

Namibia is one of the driest countries on earth, and yet nearly all Namibians have access to clean drinking water. At the same time, however, only...

Within hours of Zuma’s imprudent announcement that he was appointing as minister of finance an ANC backbencher and former mayor to 200 000 people in the...

Discourses that shape reproductive and sexual rights in Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe is a predominantly conservative and Christian society which, akin to many countries on the continent, supports...