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




“The issue of medical xenophobia: we cannot keep silent and not talk about it...Minister, it is wrong for us to...














The East African newspaper has been suspended by the government of Tanzania which says the 20-year-old paper is not officially registered.

South Africa's Minister of Small Business Development recently made xenophobic comments, which prompted the DA to lodge a complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission...

The fast track land reform programme has been a point of political conflict since colonisation, and now Zimbabwe's political elite are manipulating the system to make...

A Nigerian businessman, Taofick Okoya, created a doll which has grown so big that it now outsells the legendary Barbie dolls in Nigeria

In a recent New York Times article, Nigerian writer Tricia Nwaubani argued that Western publishers still determine the type of African story to be published and...

With 400 military vehicles already rolling, it’s worth considering what kind of impact Chad’s intervention is likely to make in the fight against Boko Haram in...

With four novels published on the continent, there is no better person to speak to about the production and consumption of African Literature on the continent...

A Civic United Front leader appeared in court on Wednesday to answer to charges of staging a protest without a permit, in which police arrested 30...

The government of South Africa has dismissed reports alleging that ex-members of its defence forces are heading for Nigeria to assist with controlling the Boko Haram...
A Kenyan woman studying at McGill university surpassed her target to raise over $40,000, so that rural kids can study longer with the "Soular Backpack"