
South Africa's bitcoiners read the draft, organized, and made the Treasury blink. The comment window is now open until 30...




The commitment of African leaders remains the greatest obstacle to African renaissance and development. Consultation with citizens is also called...

















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...


Why are we still putting chemicals in our hair? It’s 2014, black people have supposedly shaken off the chains of mental slavery, yet when it comes...