The statue, titled Kneeling Before Iran, shows the emperor grovelling before Persian king Shapur I. Where did this imagery come...
The most prominent economic legacy of Kenyatta’s government is runaway public debt.
The editor of a Zimbabwean state-owned newspaper was arrested in a police raid on Thursday evening, with police saying it was for "publications that he did",...
Rights groups and journalists have expressed concern that media freedom in Nigeria has fallen worryingly below international standards after nationwide seizures of newspapers and restrictions on...
15 million Congolese out of a population of 60 million suffer from mental illness. After more than 20 years of political unrest, the psychological effects on...
It's a common misconception that Africans tended to go barefoot before the Europeans kindly turned up with shoes. This is far from the truth, and is...
There are quite a few reasons I've stopped attending church services, especially in South-Eastern Nigeria. These reasons include the preposterous and stifling rules imposed on women...
Peter Mutharika, Malawi's new president has promised to end corruption in his regime, after a major scandal marred the presidency of his predecessor, Joyce Banda, and...
ASAR ALKEBULAN traveled to Makoko, a nearly 200 year-old fishing village located in the heart of Lagos lagoon. Journey along, experiencing the sights, sounds and spirit...
While African football players have done very well for the European teams that hired them, the question during every FIFA tournament remains the same: when will...
With the African continent home to the majority of the world’s fastest-growing economies, urban consumer markets and a wealth of natural resources, it’s perhaps not surprising...
The resurgence of HIV/Aids in Uganda has pushed the country to implement a less conventional and non-surgical method of circumcision to help in the reduction of...
