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Herero and Nama prisoners from the revolt 1904-08.
Politics and Society2 days ago

Our struggle for reparations: Recognitions, apologies and other short stories
African identities3 days ago

Being queer in Africa: the state of LGBTIQ+ rights across the continent
President Vladimir Putin, left, and President Cyril Ramaphosa in Sochi, Russia, in 2019. Sergei Chirikov/P
Politics and Society3 days ago

South Africa’s pact with Russia – and its actions – cast doubt on its claims of non-alignment
Politics and Society3 days ago

Slave wages and taxation as Neocolonialism 6 decades after “flag independence” as we celebrate 60th Africa Liberation Day
Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, centre, and Ghana’s founder and first President Kwame Nkrumah, left, during the launch of the OAU in Addis Ababa.
Politics and Society1 week ago

60 years of African unity: what’s failed and what’s succeeded
Aliko Dangote.
Africans rising1 week ago

Dangote launches Africa’s biggest oil refinery – 4 ways it will affect Nigeria
Africans rising1 week ago

Interview | “Remove visa requirement for Africans travelling within Africa” —Africans Rising Coordinator Hardi Yakubu (Part 2)
Did South Africa sell arms to Russia? Only a series of unlikely scenarios could have made it possible
Politics and Society1 week ago

Did South Africa sell arms to Russia? Only a series of unlikely scenarios could have made it possible
South African diamonds adorn the crown of King Charles – why they’re unlikely to be returned
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South African diamonds adorn the crown of King Charles – why they’re unlikely to be returned
Supporters at the launch of the Jubilee Party manifesto in Nairobi, Kenya, in June 2017.
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Kenya’s political elites switch parties with every election – how this fuels violence
Audrey Chirenje
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Audrey Chirenje’s Life Will Humble You – A light-hearted contemporary novel which raises pertinent subjects
Justice Yvonne Mokgoro: South Africa’s trailblazing defender of justice, human dignity and the constitution
Africans rising2 weeks ago

Justice Yvonne Mokgoro: South Africa’s trailblazing defender of justice, human dignity and the constitution
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa and Russian President Vladimir Putin
Politics and Society2 weeks ago

South Africa’s dangerous game of Russian roulette
Politics and Society3 weeks ago

Ruto’s Kenya slides straight back to ethnic exclusion in governance
Africans Rising Movement Coordinator, Hardi Yakubu smiling
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Interview | “Remove visa requirement for Africans travelling within Africa” — Africans Rising Coordinator Hardi Yakubu (Part 1)
Africans Rising Movement Coordinator, Hardi Yakubu smiling
Africans rising3 weeks ago

Interview | “Within our isolated singleness, we are nothing, we are weak” — Hardi Yakubu social justice and grassroots organising
Paul Kagame smiling
Politics and Society4 weeks ago

Paul Kagame could be president of Rwanda until 2035 – what’s behind his staying power
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Kamala Harris joins the pilgrimage to Africa
Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill wants to ‘rehabilitate’ LGBTIQ+ people – African psychologists warn of its dangers
Politics and Society4 weeks ago

Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill wants to ‘rehabilitate’ LGBTIQ+ people – African psychologists warn of its danger
The Njerama Files – Interview with Paradzai Mesi (Part 2)
Arts, Culture and Sport4 weeks ago

The Njerama Files – Interview with Paradzai Mesi (Part 2)

Politics and Society10 months ago

Benin’s 30m ‘Amazon’ statue honours the women warriors of Dahomey
Cartoon | UK High Court upholds a controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda
Politics and Society5 months ago

Cartoon | UK High Court upholds a controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda
Arts, Culture and Sport9 months ago

Women behind the decks: The rise of South Africa’s female Amapiano DJs
Politics and Society12 months ago

Alliance High School appoints new head — the smooth transition marks a new dawn
Politics and Society8 months ago

Saudi Arabia is a modern slave hub and graveyard for African migrant workers
A person reading the bible
African identities4 months ago

What does the Bible say about homosexuality? For starters, Jesus wasn’t a homophobe
Arts, Culture and Sport2 years ago

The Village Pope has passed: remembering Tsepo Tshola, Lesotho’s musical giant
The art in this dossier is based on still frames from the music video ‘IMF’ by Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 (Knitting Factory Records) featuring Dead Prez’s M1, directed by Jerome Bernard and produced by Duck Factory.
Politics and Society2 months ago

Life or Debt: The Stranglehold of Neocolonialism and Africa’s Search for Alternatives
Borderless Africa: Free movement in Africa is a step towards complete decolonisation
Politics and Society3 months ago

Borderless Africa: Free movement in Africa is a step towards complete decolonisation
Cartoon: Nigeria elections 2023
Politics and Society4 months ago

Cartoon | Nigeria elections 2023
Nigerian super artist Tems (Temilade Openiyi) 
Arts, Culture and Sport4 months ago

Nigeria and South Africa triumph at the 2023 Grammys
Winky D, wearing Lionel Messi Argentina shirt
Arts, Culture and Sport4 months ago

Three Silences of Winky D
Beyoncé performs in Dubai in 2023.
Arts, Culture and Sport4 months ago

Beyoncé is going on a world tour. Why she shouldn’t ignore Africa
Dr. Chifuntu smiling
African identities4 months ago

The kinky! It’s part of me
Scholar-activist W.E.B. DuBois in 1946.
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W.E.B. Du Bois, Black History Month and the importance of African American studies
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South Africa approves the use of the Dapivirine vaginal ring for HIV prevention
Angelique Kidjo on stage in Paris in 2021.
Arts, Culture and Sport4 months ago

Angelique Kidjo: the diva from Benin could win a record sixth Grammy Award
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari and Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, present the redesigned banknotes in Abuja.
Politics and Society4 months ago

Nigeria’s currency redesign and withdrawal limits: questionable policy and bad timing
Senegalese Jollof Rice
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UNESCO picks a side in the unceasing Jollof rice war
Emma Horn (third from left) at the presentation to the winners of the world Falling Walls Lab competition in Berlin.
Africans rising6 months ago

South African women innovators win big at international Falling Walls Lab