Nigeria’s Afrobeats stars love to identify with Fela’s activism and music - but their tributes are becoming opportunistic and empty.
Today we celebrate the legacy of Patrice Lumumba, one of Africa’s founding heroes and remember the words he left us with in his quest to see...
Have you had a closer look at the giant bead necklace called the Vilanda? It marks important periods in the lives of women from Angolan tribes...
Kenyan non-governmental organisations (NGOs) head into 2016 facing a deeply uncertain future as their government intensifies its effort to crack down on an independent civil society....
The Parliamentary Commission of Uganda has issued a directive, which stipulates that journalists without a university degree will be barred from covering parliamentary proceedings, in a...
The Ompota headdress and the head scarf are signature head gear worn by Mucubal women. Mucubal people stay in the south of Angola, and they are...
There has been a soaring demand for commodities from Africa in recent years, which created a unique opportunity for the continent to plough this windfall into...
A boat carrying Ethiopians and Somalians sank off the coast of Somaliland last week, killing about 112 migrants. The accident occurred after the boat experienced technical...
Ghana Code Club, a coding initiative is making laudable efforts to empower children with digital literacy skills. The programming lessons are currently being offered in five...
After several declarations and denials, Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou was nominated by Benin’s ruling coalition, the Forces Cauris pour un Bénin Emergent (FCBE), as the only...
Researchers at Makerere University’s Agricultural Research Institute, have unveiled a multi-purpose tractor dubbed MV Mulimi, which can pump water from depths of seven metres and thresh...
