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




As global powers seek support for their competing worldviews, will Africa capitalise on its rising strategic value?













A viral video depicting an unorthodox ritual between three men has had many viewers in stitches. It involves two men standing over one performing what is...

A Muslim grocery store employee helped police kill a terrorist and save lives in Paris. The French government honoured the humble hero on Tuesday

Controversial and rapidly-growing taxi service, Uber, is making aggressive inroads into Nairobi by offering complimentary rides around the city this week

The Electoral Commission of Zambia suspended the announcement of election results

In this TIA exclusive, Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire, had a chat with architect, author and University of East Anglia fellow, Yewande Omotoso, about writing, architecture and identity

Evidence that was to be used against the Kenyan President in his ICC case has been released

The last thing Africa needs is a new global war on terror. The memories of large-scale arrests of ‘suspects’, blanket mandates to security forces to hunt...

Many South Africans believe that crime is on the increase. Most people also believe that solving crime in the country does not rest with the criminal...

The South African National Aids Council released a worrying statistic at the launch of a national HIV/Aids programme for sex workers in Johannesburg this week

The government of Tanzania has banned witchdoctors in the country in a bid to protect albino people and stop attacks on them