African economies will register strong nominal growth in 2026. But many countries in the region will struggle to convert that...
The opposition made huge gains in last week’s elections, but now it faces tough choices.
Taarab may be the oldest surviving genre of East African music, but what was initially a form of entertainment for the elitist classes has, today, evolved...
Road accident kills 13 and seriously injures 20 others en route to reed dance festival
On Thursday 20 August, Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza surprised many when he was sworn in for his third mandate six days before the inauguration was scheduled...
Kenyan writer, Yvonne Owuor will be at the 2015 Open Book Festival in South Africa to discuss violence, action and consequence, among other issues from her...
While some people are concerned with having a perfect dentition, the intentional removal of anterior teeth has become as equally important for various reasons
Pushing boundaries, a South African mother of two becomes the continent’s first black female naval combat commander
Having a bad hair day? How about a quick fix with some good old-fashioned cow dung?
Authoritarian and landlocked it may be, but Addis Ababa will mark its last emperor's death as a model of development.
South Africans took to twitter to make fun of the weakening rand which tumbled to an all-time low on Monday
The condom remains a scarce commodity in Zanzibar owing to the island’s conservative religious beliefs
