Zimbabwe’s shift to biometric e-passports masks a critical vulnerability: digital sovereignty. With foreign firms building the state's digital identity infrastructure,...
In the same month that African leaders criticised their Western counterparts for failing to attend the Africa Adaptation Summit, the...
In countries like South Africa and Namibia, names usually have a meaning. They usually signify the event or circumstances surrounding a child's birth or they represent...
A group of United Nations human rights experts today appealed to Ethiopia to stop manipulating anti-terrorism laws to curb freedoms of expression and association in the...
South Sudan’s new labour directive placing restrictions on the employment of expatriates drew criticism from many East Africans, but the directive was misinterpreted by the media,...
My fellow Zimbabweans are laughing and queueing up to ask silly questions because our first lady has completed her Doctorate in two months. These rude and...
From Accra to Zanzibar, interest in the Scottish referendum is running high, while Africans in Scotland debate the implications of a Yes or No vote. One...
Though western governments like to point the finger at Africa as though not complicit in the existence of corruption on the continent, it would be irresponsible...
Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire looks at the various reasons for ostracising African languages in African schools and shows how unconvincing they are, arguing for more vigilance in...
One of the problem with Africans is that when they become educated they begin to despise their roots. I don’t talk poetry, I live it. People...
If the State can no longer guarantee your safety and security, what do you do? Well, if you’re middle class and live in Kenya, you get...
The African Union gets a lot of flak. It's often depicted as ineffectual, criticised for failing to represent the needs of African’s 1.1 billion citizens and...
