The Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (ZIDERA) was signed by US president George W. Bush into law in December...
What we say and where we say it matters for preventing discrimination, and social media is now a priority.
We try to keep a positive vibe going here at This Is Africa, but every so often you come across something that just paints your mood...
Today, many young people of African descent - both at home and abroad - lament their parents' prudish attitudes towards sex. Most of us grew up...
White people in blackface celebrated as part of a “tradition”? The Dutch are one of the most progressive people in Europe, but the controversial character known...
My interest in African history – along with my need to learn as much as possible about women in African history – has resulted in my...
Whenever western publications have written about Kwaito and South African House, the story has almost always been told in terms of a unidirectional migration of House...
In a previous post about African versus European craziness, "Crazy oddity #4: ‘dealing’ with your kids" brought up fond memories of the corporal punishment inflicted on...
A Nigerian friend, with whom I went to university in the UK, had tribal marks on his cheeks. I never felt comfortable enough to ask him...
A week before he died, Sankara said, “revolutionaries as individuals can be murdered, but you cannot kill ideas”. And so, for us today, the final challenge...
Why do some Nigerians put white people on a pedestal, while others criticise the idea that having paler skin makes you more intelligent, beautiful and successful?
There seems to be a general consensus amongst Africans that while it is occasionally acceptable to comparatively group countries within the continent together, South Africa stands...
