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














In principle, political debates should showcase an aspiring leader’s vision. It’s a lofty goal given their current format in Kenya.

The University of Cape Town will add Swahili to its language offerings from 2023, hoping to launch it as a major in 2028, the VC has...

Music has often been used as a political tool to urge Kenyans to forget the sins of colonial and post-colonial regimes.

Kendrick Lamar recently visited Ghana, promoting his new album and reportedly shooting a documentary. State officials celebrated the visit in the context of Beyond the Return,...

Environmental lawyer Chima Williams worked with two communities to hold Royal Dutch Shell accountable for disastrous oil spills in Nigeria. The organisation is now open to...

Ensuring the participation of ordinary citizens and producers in the industry is the big challenge facing African states.

The plan to replace Museveni with his son has dramatically shifted from rumour to reality in recent months.

The world’s first living artwork is being grown in Ethiopia. To accelerate carbon capture and land restoration, artists and communities are building a forest that will...

William Ruto’s choice as his running mate Rigathi Gachagua has created animus and quiet murmurs among sober thinking GEMA fraternity: Is that the best GEMA could...

Often, as soon as male relatives die, single or widowed Kenyan women are accused of witchcraft and killed by conspiring people who then take the land...