Reassessing Mandela is a reminder that even the most admired leaders operate within constraints.
The relationship between the state and media soured just months into the Kenyatta regime.
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...
The fuss about female pop artists like Nigerian Tiwa Savage posing semi-nude in their music videos or displaying their bodies in public raises some important questions:...
Black, white, colored, slightly brown, Chinese – Rainbow Nation, a beautiful dream that keeps us united and fills us with pride. Yet we keep tripping over...
