Aliko Dangote’s successful establishment of a private refinery stands out as a significant milestone the entire African continent should be...
Playing out in an animal kingdom, Glory is a devastating political commentary on Zimbabwe today.
You ain’t down if you ain’t got the twerk. But why do white girls win cred for twerking while black girls get called “ghetto”, among other...
If you’re one of Nollywood’s millions of fans around the world, you can’t fail to have read one of the sensational headlines in the blogosphere and...
When you are really ready to live in Africa you take a step back, listen and learn from those who know a whole lot more than...
Do you recall watching a movie with your parents, talking and laughing, when suddenly a sex scene comes on which seems to drag on forever? That...
Contrary to the common complaint, there are lots of eligible and available men in Africa for today’s young, modern, educated African women. So why can’t some...
African’s middle-class - along with a huge development industry - is setting the terms of the continent’s “development”, but the central idea seems to be ‘let’s...
Why do some of these “exposed” Nigerians rush to rationalize, defend or excuse their country’s mediocrity and ghastly performance? Writer Okey Ndibe talks low expectations for...
Modern contemporary art from Africa has not gained significant popularity in the West until now. Now there’s a quiet explosion. There’s a growing inclination within Africa...
If you thought the idea of tourists taking a walking (or riding) tour through slums to stare at residents as if they were animals was offensive,...
For reasons still unknown to scientists, albinism seems to be most prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa. Tanzania has one of the highest incidents of albinism in the...