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




Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is common among women and girls in Nigeria but not many know its impact on their lives...














It's time to talk... about how #BlackLivesMatter and associated movements can support struggles on the African continent as well as African diasporan activists around the globe

In a case heavily criticised by rights groups, six Tunisian students were jailed for three years for homosexuality and banned from the city for five years....

One of the expected outcomes from the Paris Climate Conference (COP21) is that it will provide a framework for actualizing the 2030 Agenda on sustainable development....

Something did snap when President Jacob Zuma, in what appears to be an impulsive unilateral move, “redeployed” the minister of finance without informing his own cabinet....

Administrators at Abim Hospital last week suspended three nurses over allegations of revealing the poor state of the health facility on television during opposition candidate Kizza...

Cameroon has produced some of Africa’s best-known musicians, from Manu Dibango to Richard Bona, Francis Bebey to Sam Fan Thomas. Today the country is bustling with...

Traditional leaders in South Africa’s Eastern Cape are calling for ban of cellphones at initiation schools after a flood of selfies hit social media. Taking photographs...

Zomba Prison Project, a Malawi prison band has been nominated for a Grammy award in the World Music category. The nomination is the first time that...

It has been more than four years since the Kenyan Defence Force (KDF) crossed the border into Somalia, and Kenyans are entitled to ask what exactly...

In South Africa, the annual 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign seldom provides reasons for optimism, let alone celebration. It...