Reassessing Mandela is a reminder that even the most admired leaders operate within constraints.
Morocco could become the second African country to grant menstrual leave. Although highly contentious, the policy is slowly gaining global...
Takura Zhangazha on the political reshuffle in Zimbabwe and Zanu Pf's intention to perpetuate and secure its position as ruling party and ensure a present, but...
A group of students of Uganda's Makerere University have created a mobile app that detects vaginal bacteria
There are fears over the security of people living with albinism in Tanzania ahead of the country’s October elections, after an albino man was attacked in...
With the odds stacked heavily against him, few people would have expected Abdisamad Adan to go to college, let alone one of the world’s elite institutions...
Ghadames is one of the oldest pre-Saharan settlement.
How Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire’s adoption of his mother’s name led him to question the Africanness of names.
This Is Africa, Open Book Cape Town and #cocreateSA hosted four acclaimed authors for a Meet and Greet evening on Friday. Guests were treated to book...
Pink Taxi offers a safe mode of transportation for women in #Egypt but some have asked if the initiative can indeed help curb sexual harassment in...
The closing two days of the annual Open Book Festival in Cape Town, South Africa brought together leading literary voices on sexuality, creativity and, of course,...
TIA was at the Open Book Cape Town festival on the summery Friday that was Day 3. Here's what you missed out on
