
Reassessing Mandela is a reminder that even the most admired leaders operate within constraints.




The most pressing challenge facing African Catholicism is how to wean itself from western resources.














The British empire brought the practice of commons enclosure to Africa to claim land. Its effects continue today at sites like the Liesbeek River in Cape...

Angola’s August 24th general elections underpinned façade democracy. Public institutions such the National Electoral Commission (CNE) and the Constitutional Court (TC) have acted as the gatekeepers...

The four-day, non-stop dance party has been banned and unbanned twice in four years.

A new music genre, originating from South Africa called Amapiano meaning ‘the pianos’ in Zulu language has taken the world by storm. Its popularity has also...

Early this year, the International Court of Justice ordered Uganda to pay damages for property loss and harm to persons that included rape, conscription of child...

Raila Odinga’s followers didn’t start drinking Kool-Aid in 2022. To many of them, William Ruto was simply unelectable and victory was palpable, but Ruto delivered a...

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

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

This is a passionate plea for Africans home and abroad to seize the times, unite and change their conditions permanently. A tribute and a call to...

The IMF recently published the conditions attached to a newly agreed programme with Zambia. The IMF wants Zambia to reduce expenditure in the billions of dollars...