A public figure who appeared often on TV and radio, Pathisa Nyathi celebrated the history and culture of Zimbabwe’s marginalised...
Belgium wants to frame its relationship with Congo, Rwanda and Burundi as one looking into the future – but the...
The 11th Biennale of Contemporary African Art kicked off in Dakar last week, and one of the participating artists is Ezra Wube from Ethiopia. Ezra lives...
The battle lines were once clear: European Have-Everything on one side and African Have-Nothing on the other. Now, in an economic system that depends on over-exploitation...
African photography is on the rise. Following decades of photographic misrepresentation by observers from outside the continent, African photographers are now showing the world what they...
Despite his advanced age and the southern African country's deep economic problems, President Robert Mugabe is not leaving Zimbabwe's top office, according to his close ally...
As expected on 7 May, the ANC – as the only viable party to run the country – was handed another five years in government by...
In political, academic and other analyses of Africa, the North is often either removed from the continent or treated as fundamentally different from “black” aka “real”...
As presidential candidates enter the last leg of campaigns for Malawi's top job, a survey has revealed that the election outcomes are too close to predict...
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir and rebel commander Riek Machar signed a ceasefire deal on Friday after coming under growing international pressure to end ethnic fighting...
What does it mean to be Nigerian at a time of so much uncertainty? Am I grateful to be a Nigerian? Yes. Would I wish to...
In some rural areas in southeast Madagascar, if a woman gives birth to twins, she is expected to abandon them as they bring an evil curse...