Professor Mashudu Tshifularo has conducted the world’s first surgical process using 3D-printed middle-ear bones.
Arts and Culture Tanzania to send Kiswahili teachers to South Sudan
South Sudan and Tanzania have signed a five-year deal that will see Tanzania sending Kiswahili teachers to Africa’s newest nation.
Politics and Society African Marvels: The Walls of Benin
The Benin Empire was one of the oldest and most highly developed states in west Africa, dating back to the 11th century. The walls of Benin City and its surrounding kingdom were a man-made marvel described as “the world’s largest earthworks prior to the mechanical era”.
Politics and Society Ethiopia needs to improve production of its “golden crop” Teff. Here’s how
Ethiopia’s teff plant is gluten-free and demand is growing. The country needs to upgrade its harvesting to reap the rewards.
Arts and Culture Non-binary transgender author Akwaeke Emezi’s debut novel explores multiplicity
“Freshwater”, the debut novel of non-binary Nigerian author Akwaeke Emezi, is a book that tackles multiplicity in an autobiographical account of the author’s reality and identity. “I am a village full of faces and a compound full of bones, translucent thousands.”
Politics and Society Nigerians dominate in the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2019 Longlist
The United Kingdom’s most prestigious literary prize, the Women’s Prize for Fiction, announced its 2019 longlist. The judging panel managed to whittle down the 163 entries to 16 amazing authors, three of which are Nigerian.
Politics and Society Nigeria’s universities are performing poorly. What can be done about it
Nigeria’s higher education system is the biggest on the continent but it lags behind on research output
Politics and Society Western press still guilty of bias when reporting on African tragedy
The racism inherent in Western media’s reportage of African tragedy, such as the Ethiopian Airline disaster, once again shows how important it is for Africans to support their own media.
Politics and Society “Sexual cleansing” and the hyena men of Malawi
“Sexual cleansing” is a common harmful practice in several African countries where a woman is expected to have sex after her first period, after becoming widowed, or after an abortion, as a cleansing ritual. In Malawi, girls are forced to have sex with a paid sex worker, known as a “hyena”, once they reach puberty.