Reassessing Mandela is a reminder that even the most admired leaders operate within constraints.
Lessons on the difficulties of governing during turbulent economic times after campaigning as an anti-establishment populist.
Zimbabwe is making gestures to loosen the government chokehold on airwaves inherited from Rhodesia and maintained in the 42 years of independence. But broadcasting licenses have...
Abdullah Ibrahim and Johnny Dyani’s 1973 album was the realisation of a journey in music and spirituality, combining Islamic and Xhosa influences to create something unique.
The man who taught Fela Kuti a thing or two has been all but erased from formal music history. He deserves much better treatment in death.
Kenya’s third President Mwai Kibaki was buried in Othaya, Nyeri County, his ancestral home, on April 30, 2022, after being eulogised as a generous and kind-hearted...
Kibaki gave Kenya’s higher education sector a free market capitalistic orientation, endearing him to the World Bank and the IMF.
After a committee of distinguished faculty drawn from across Harvard University released a report on the institution’s legacy of slavery, Harvard President Larry Bacow announced a...
To predict - and prevent - election-related violence, it’s important to first understand the key drivers of conflict.
Many African migrants and refugees see crossing the Mediterranean Sea as the only chance for a better life. Sally Hayden tells their harrowing stories in My...
The guilty verdict on Blaise Compaoré should be celebrated as a landmark victory for democracy and peoples’ movements in Africa.
While refugees in Rwanda have the right to freedom of movement and work, in practice it’s difficult for them.
