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Politics and Society1 year ago

Benin’s 30m ‘Amazon’ statue honours the women warriors of Dahomey
Politics and Society1 year ago

Saudi Arabia is a modern slave hub and graveyard for African migrant workers
Arts, Culture and Sport1 year ago

Women behind the decks: The rise of South Africa’s female Amapiano DJs
A person reading the bible
African identities10 months ago

What does the Bible say about homosexuality? For starters, Jesus wasn’t a homophobe
Cartoon | UK High Court upholds a controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda
Politics and Society12 months ago

Cartoon | UK High Court upholds a controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda
Scholar-activist W.E.B. DuBois in 1946.
African identities10 months ago

W.E.B. Du Bois, Black History Month and the importance of African American studies
Nigerian super artist Tems (Temilade Openiyi) 
Arts, Culture and Sport10 months ago

Nigeria and South Africa triumph at the 2023 Grammys
Borderless Africa: Free movement in Africa is a step towards complete decolonisation
Politics and Society9 months ago

Borderless Africa: Free movement in Africa is a step towards complete decolonisation
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 Society8 months ago

Life or Debt: The Stranglehold of Neocolonialism and Africa’s Search for Alternatives
Cartoon: Nigeria elections 2023
Politics and Society10 months ago

Cartoon | Nigeria elections 2023
Beyoncé performs in Dubai in 2023.
Arts, Culture and Sport10 months ago

Beyoncé is going on a world tour. Why she shouldn’t ignore Africa
LGBTQ+ rights: African Union watchdog goes back on its own word
African identities9 months ago

LGBTQ+ rights: African Union watchdog goes back on its own word
Winky D, wearing Lionel Messi Argentina shirt
Arts, Culture and Sport10 months ago

Three Silences of Winky D
Dr. Chifuntu smiling
African identities10 months ago

The kinky! It’s part of me
Ghetto Kids: what’s behind the moves of the Ugandan dance troupe that stormed the world
Arts, Culture and Sport8 months ago

Ghetto Kids: what’s behind the moves of the Ugandan dance troupe that stormed the world
Policeman Shane Naidoo, left, leads Thabo Bester from holding cells in Durban.
Arts, Culture and Sport8 months ago

Thabo Bester’s escape from a privately-run South African prison raises questions about corruption
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari and Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, present the redesigned banknotes in Abuja.
Politics and Society11 months ago

Nigeria’s currency redesign and withdrawal limits: questionable policy and bad timing
Angelique Kidjo on stage in Paris in 2021.
Arts, Culture and Sport10 months ago

Angelique Kidjo: the diva from Benin could win a record sixth Grammy Award
William Ruto of the United Democratic Alliance and his running mate Rigathi Gachagua.
Politics and Society8 months ago

Maandamano and the state of Kenyan public life
Thulani Maseko was in a undated photo smiling.
Politics and Society10 months ago

King Mswati III’s government under fire for the “targeted killing” of people’s hero Thulani Maseko

Zimbabwean writer Andrew Chatora.
Arts, Culture and Sport6 days ago

#ZimbabweLitMonth: Where the Heart is (2022)
Africans Rising condemns ongoing war in Sudan, declares Day of Solidarity (2nd December, 2023)
Politics and Society6 days ago

Africans Rising condemns ongoing war in Sudan, declares Day of Solidarity (2nd December, 2023)
Photo by Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images
Politics and Society2 weeks ago

William Ruto’s first year: he promised to make life easier for Kenyans, but things got worse
Politics and Society2 weeks ago

$5k grants are not enough to say you’re supporting youth-led organizations
King Charles III (L) and The President of the Republic of Kenya William Ruto (R). Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage/GettyImages
Politics and Society4 weeks ago

British king acknowledges colonial atrocities in Kenya – here’s what could happen next
Tilimbike Elephant Women’s Club cutting Tumeric
Politics and Society4 weeks ago

Business in the wild! Help it thrive!!
King Charles III. Photo credit: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Deed Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
Politics and Society1 month ago

King Charles’ “sorrow and regret” are meaningless unless they are linked with formal apology and reparations for historical crimes
Claudia Shilumani, public health specialist with VillageReach, a global health organisation with offices in DRC, Malawi and Mozambique. Photo: Supplied.
Politics and Society1 month ago

Breaking Barriers: Repositioning Africa in the global health architecture
Zakiya Dalila Harris
Arts, Culture and Sport1 month ago

Black and Female in Corporate America – “The Other Black Girl” TV show review
Caine Prize 2023: Senegalese writers win for fantasy-horror story about dangers facing girls
Arts, Culture and Sport1 month ago

Caine Prize 2023: Senegalese writers win for fantasy-horror story about dangers facing girls
Politics and Society1 month ago

Call for Nominations – 2023 Africans Rising Activism Awards
Liberia flag
Politics and Society2 months ago

Africans Rising applauds the people of Liberia on peaceful elections
Politics and Society2 months ago

Africans Rising condemns ongoing genocide in Gaza and calls for immediate cessation of hostilities and the occupation
Politics and Society2 months ago

Fortress South Africa – open to the highest bidder
Politics and Society2 months ago

Kwame Nkrumah: memorials to the man who led Ghana to independence have been built, erased and revived again
Africans rising3 months ago

Africans Rising concludes reconstitution of governance structure – New Coordinating Collective takes office
Yoweri Museveni:
Politics and Society3 months ago

Yoweri Museveni: ageing Uganda president rides on the memory of his past heroics
Politics and Society3 months ago

If We Must Win: A Love Letter to My Little Brother
Politics and Society4 months ago

Thulani Maseko’s absence weakens Eswatini’s struggle for democracy
Politics and Society4 months ago

Putting the recent coups in the Sahel in broader perspective