We have now moved beyond the Shock Doctrine. The empire is not executing a crisis. It is being executed by...
Uhuru Kenyatta has hardly spoken since Kenyans went to the polls, not even a formal congratulations to his erstwhile deputy,...
Are African women between a rock and a hard place when it comes to feminism and bodily adornment? One African female writer explores what it means...
When President Museveni announced that Arts courses were “useless”, he was tapping into a belief held by many Ugandans raised to believe an office job is...
While Tanzanian guys in their twenties worry about career advancement, women of the same age worry about getting married. Your parents, neighbours, friends, everyone expects it....
Exploring Johannesburg's inner-city sex trade: a murky world where women from across Africa sell their bodies for cash. This Is Africa took a walk on the...
The King of Swaziland has 14 wives. Who are these women? Are they gender equality activists in disguise or merely happily married traditionalists? Meet the queens.
In Northern Ghana women are banished from their communities and some are beaten and killed after being accused of witchcraft. Leo Igwe takes a closer look...
The cabinet secretary asked for a six-fold increase of the 20 ministers' salaries to $8 800 a month to cover the higher cost of living, according...
TIA asks four recent participants of the Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop during their graduation
In the (re) making of South Africa’s history, the efforts of women were often left out of the dominant narrative. So we celebrate the work of...
“I believe it’s a reflection of the deterioration of the system. Some years back Nigeria was at the forefront of research” Dr. Idris, Lagos State Commissioner...
