Alex Boyé has become known for his uplifting music. Now his support of mental health campaigns has seen him being honoured for adding his voice to suicide prevention efforts.
Politics and Society Are Sudan’s uprising and Algeria’s protest the African manual for political change?
Protest of the kind seen in Sudan can lead to change. More important, however, is to realise that sustained and committed protest might be required to ultimately ensure the kind of change that the people want.
Politics and Society Student resistance in South Africa: the SASO nine trial and Steve Biko
Fifty years after the founding of South African Students’ Organisation this anti-apartheid movement remains a model for student activists.
Africans rising Lisa Chiriseri: The young activist working to eradicate pit latrines in schools
Access to education is a basic human right but many young children from disadvantaged backgrounds in Zimbabwe still struggle to get access to learning opportunities because of many barriers. FACEZ (Fund a Child’s Education Zimbabwe), an education fund is helping underprivileged children to get access to education, and improving toilet facilities in schools. Led by Lisa Chiriseri, a young activist, the project currently supports over 90 learners.
Arts and Culture Selmor M’tukudzi: Zimbabwe’s very own “Bohemian Rhapsody” moment
Selmor M’tukudzi and her sister, Sandra, are keeping alive the legacy of their late, great father, Oliver M’tukudzi, while at the same time carving out their own niche in the music industry, says Andrew Chatora.
Politics and Society African countries that carried out executions in 2018
Many countries have abolished the death penalty because absolute judgments are not only irreversible but inhumane. Although progress has been made against the death penalty, with Burkina Faso abolishing it for “ordinary crimes” and Gambia declaring an official moratorium on executions, Amnesty International reported that numerous executions were still carried out in 2018.
Politics and Society Why al-Bashir’s fall is only the start of a new Sudan
The time for fundamental political reforms in Sudan is now with the end of al-Bashir’s rule.
Politics and Society Al-Bashir: why the ICC is between a rock and a hard place
The fact that al-Bashir has been deposed will again raise questions about the former Sudanese president facing trial at the ICC.
African identities Remembering a Pan-Africanist icon Julius ‘Mwalimu’ Nyerere —10 quotes
We celebrate an African icon Julius Nyerere born on this day in 1922. We remember Baba wa Taifa, “Mwalimu” Nyerere and pay homage to this African hero, widely respected for his sweeping vision of education and African unity. Here’s our selection of Mwalimu’s quotes.