
The lack of a system to support youth development is just one reason why Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda have produced...














A 10 year old Nigerian girl has been accepted in a UK university to study for a maths degree

Nigerian-American writer, Teju Cole, and Nigerian novelist Helon Habila are two of nine writers who have been named recipients of the 2015 Windham Campbell Prizes each...

What is apparent is that Thomas Mapfumo is an artist who in Steve Biko parlance, ‘writes/sings what he likes’. And the people of Zimbabwe know this....

Truvada contains the HIV treatment drugs tenofovir and emtricitabine, which may prevent HIV infections among men who have sex with other men, according to a study...

Even at the tamest of times, Nigeria can be an infuriating address. In an election season, it becomes maddening, a space where nothing is sacred any...

Time and time again, books have been a source of inspiration, and learning. A good book can even change the course of one’s life. In this...

It's onwards and upwards for Abderrahmane Sissako's epic film 'Timbuktu' which looks at the brief occupation of Timbuktu, Mali by Islamist militants. In addition to an...

It's easy to draw superfluous comparisons between working a '9 to 5' and slavery. And we often do when we joke about what we have to...

The Johannesburg-based Institute for Race Relations reports that South African police are detaining women to rape them

Treating unsafe abortions costs the Ugandan government Sh7.5 billion annually, according to Center for Health Human Rights and Development (CEHURD)