In principle, political debates should showcase an aspiring leader’s vision. It’s a lofty goal given their current format in Kenya.
South Africa is a leader on the continent in the struggle for equitable democratic representation for women on Africa’s bodies of power. But after two decades...
Patriarchy is so entrenched in most African settings that trying to separate it from our humanness is unfathomable for most. Meanwhile, apologists (including women) insist gender...
A white teacher at the Roosevelt High School in Iowa, US, has come under investigation for allegedly instructing a black student to address him 'Yes, sir,...
Nigerian seventies highlife legend Victor Uwaifo just released a new song and video which should reintroduce him to a new generation of afrobeats fans. The transition...
The killing of protesting students by Ethiopian authorities at the end of April is part of an ongoing story of wholesale dispossession and state-sponsored violence. Yet...
Last week, the first of Kenya Airways' recently-purchased fleet of nine Boeing 787 Dreamliners took its maiden voyage between Nairobi and Paris. In the captain's seat...
“All you wear is ‘Native’?” “You don’t wear ‘regular’ clothes?” “Why don’t you wear English clothing?” I wear African attire all the time and these are...
The sex toy trade is blossoming across the continent as people become increasingly relaxed with the idea of buying them, but except in rare cases, governments...
Popular Nigerian duo, Tunde and Wunmi Obe, better known as T.W.O, have joined the burgeoning list of concerned artistes strongly advocating for the restoration of peace...
Appointments in South Africa’s new cabinet have opened up a crude discourse about race and the definition of ‘black’ or ‘African’ and reveal the socio-political failure...
