
We have now moved beyond the Shock Doctrine. The empire is not executing a crisis. It is being executed by...




It’s an unhappy journey marked by xenophobia and an uncertain future.














Whereas regular folks on the continent have demonstrated in solidarity against the extrajudicial killings in America, the thugs in power have remained mute. One could only...

From the guy who told Blair to keep his England then complained about sanctions, orders weapons when he is losing an elections, made a grown man...

In October, TIA published an open letter to contemporary African intellectuals by Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire. Shaun Matsheza’s response was published a few weeks later. Bwesigye now...

Scientists have developed a male contraceptive pill that prevents pregnancy by weakening the sperm, a process which is reversible. If introduced in Africa, could it really...

More than three million girls undergo female genital mutilation (female circumcision) yearly all over the world. In Kenya, despite laws prohibiting the act, it remains a...

This is Africa is always on the lookout for innovative, industrious and homegrown African ingenuity. One company that fits this mold is Booomers International, a Ghanaian...


Kenyans will always remember the horrific events at Westgate, and “Rest in Power Ruhila and the other Lost Souls”, a graffiti piece by Nairobi-based artist Bankslave,...

Despite having a strong sense of my African identity, I loved African-Americans. I loved them more than me, I knew them more than me. Will Smith...

The Ebola virus disease has not yet been kicked from Liberia, but at 10 infections per day, it is stabilising, and according to the president of...