
Reassessing Mandela is a reminder that even the most admired leaders operate within constraints.




Ideas matter. And it's high time key players in the Horn (politicians, academics, journalists, analysts, and military strategists) rejected being...














Mboweni leaves a legacy of a successful transformation from a freedom fighter to a businessman, central banker and politician.

US-based Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson were recognised for their work on the vast differences in prosperity between nations.

African news media have continued many of the damaging norms of how western media report on the continent. It’s time for a rethink.

Recent damning revelations about Zimbabwean superstar, Oliver Mtukudzi’s paternal negligence divided public opinion. This piece revisits the songs Tuku wrote in the heat of his family...

There are still very few female hip-hop artists in Senegal, but they are asserting their talents and strong personalities to shape the rap scene.

Ugandan author, book critic and poet, Philip Matogo interrogates and lauds Andrew Chatora’s debut short story collection for bringing to the fore aspects of contemporary Zimbabwe...

Fanon’s famous book was translated to isiZulu by South African writer and scholar Makhosazana Xaba.

The violation of the human rights of protesters in Ghana has been condemned by Africans Rising.

‘Inside Harare Alcatraz and Other Short Stories’ is a collection of eleven neatly written stories that are pulsating with global urgency—the heat, anger, and frustration weaved...

The Fossil Fuel Non Proliferation Treaty Initiative announced the appointment of Kumi Naidoo, globally recognized environmental and human rights leader, as its new President. Naidoo brings...