
The geopolitical crises of 2026—from the devastating US-Israeli war on Iran to the conflict in Ukraine and Africa’s scramble for...




Eight cities, ten days, three regions, one continental refusal. Africa Bitcoin Day 2026 happened as promised, against a backdrop that...

















Electoral politics is a game of numbers, and right now the numbers and fundamentals favor William Ruto.

Kenyan regimes have long adopted brutal policing approaches to sustain themselves in power.

Still muddling through despite the government’s best efforts

In Samia Suluhu’s rise and subsequent consolidation, one sees not only the imprint of her own personality but also the enduring strength of a political structure...

Behold, a great mountain has fallen! A titan of African Literature, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o has passed on. A pioneering writer who told the African story relentlessly,...

The past is gone. And there are lots of reasons not to mourn for its reinstatement.

We celebrate Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o an influential Kenyan writer who died aged 87. We remember Ngũgĩ with these 10 quotes selected from some of his works....

We celebrate Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o an influential Kenyan writer who died aged 87. We remember Ngũgĩ with these 10 quotes selected from some of his works...

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o emerged with a new era in African history and led the charge to decolonise literature and academic thinking.

The annual commemoration, known as African Liberation Week (ALW), now in its ninth year, has hosted thousands of events across Africa to mark the formation of...