A commanding presence on the global literary stage, Ama Ata Aidoo was a powerful feminist voice with a prolific output.
Colonisation, genocide and changes in official languages have resulted in the hybridisation of languages. A mix of Kinyarwanda, French and...
The woman, who was raped and sodomised at the same time, was a maid working at Donny Gaderson’s home located on Ssese View Road in Entebbe
One of Uganda’s most popular musicians is in the news after being denied a UK travel visa following complaints from pro-gay rights groups that the artist...
If you've ever told a black beauty she’s “pretty for a dark skinned woman”, or even unknowingly said something offensive, this is for you
Africans as seldom portrayed, say its fans. Others have described it as “Western propaganda.” Opposing notions of African identity? “An African City” creator, writer, and co-producer...
South Africa celebrates National Women's Day on 9th August, but the country’s government needs to do a lot more in the battle against gender inequality. A...
Too often, African artists get drowned out at mainstream awards shows. Producer Russell Kenya from blackmedley.tv says enough is enough.
According to the Zimbabwe Association for Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation of the Offender prisoners in Zimbabwe’s prisons are forced to stay naked because of a shortage...
We need to talk about this pressure on African women to have at least one male child. It devalues women, and, equally saddening, it causes mothers...
