May 07

• Zimbabwe: My Song - Hope Masike On 'Musha Mukadzi'

  There's a saying in Zimbabwe that 'home is a woman'. Hope Masike never really knew what that meant till her mother passed away. That's why she wrote the song 'Musha mukadzi', to... Read more »

May 03

• Zimbabwe: Social Media Sets the Stage for Zimbabwean Elections [opinion]

  Social media frenzy - hype even - might be just what Zimbabwe needs to adequately prepare for the elections. Our blogger surveys what links are worth airtime as Zimbabweans prepare... Read more »

May 02

• Africa: World Press Freedom Day 2013

  3 May is World Press Freedom Day, and this year the UNESCO-led campaign celebrates its 20th anniversary. Read more »

May 01

• Uganda: What Sends Uganda's Boxing Sisters Into the Ring

  Twenty-four-year old Helen Baleke became the first female boxer in the Kampala slum of Katanga. Today she and her younger sister, Diana Tulyanrabo, are Uganda's female boxing... Read more »

April 29

• Nigeria: Eldee On 'I Go Yarn'

  Nigeria's problems won't be solved until people start speaking up. At least that's what eLDee thinks. Read more »

April 26

• Nigeria: Breaking Nation's Taboo On Mental Illness, a Tweet at a Time

  In Nigeria, widespread ignorance fuels perceptions that people with a mental illness are somehow cursed or possessed by demons. Many patients are left to roam the streets or suffer... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Hovhorosi $tyle, a Signature for Local Youth in Mugabe Mode

  That Munya Chidzonga was a finalist in Big Brother Africa 5 is old news. But the autograph that the Zimbabwean reality TV star got from President Robert Mugabe continues to keep... Read more »

April 24

• Congo-Kinshasa: Ntaganda Trial Revives Nationality Debate in DRC

  Bosco Ntaganda's laconic statement on 26 March at the International Criminal Court lasted less than an hour. But the little he said in The Hague courtroom managed to re-spark a... Read more »

April 23

• Nigeria: Coping Inside - a Psychiatric Patient in Nigeria Tells Her Story

  Some, mostly young, Nigerians are fighting the stigma of mental illness head-on. They are boldly talking about their conditions. On youth blogs, in online discussion forums and via... Read more »

April 19

• Africa: From Child Soldier to Freedom Fighter, Part 5 [analysis]

  Once a child soldier for Joseph Kony, now an unwavering human rights activist, Helen Kwac believes she's the target of the Ugandan government's goons. It's for this reason that she... Read more »

April 18

• Uganda: From Child Soldier to Freedom Fighter

  Once a child soldier for Joseph Kony, now an unwavering human rights activist, Helen Kwac believes she's the target of the Ugandan government's goons. It's for this reason that she... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Independence Day - What's There to Celebrate? [opinion]

  Today Zimbabwe celebrates 33 years of independence. But to many the day has ceased to mean anything, finds our blogger. Read more »

April 17

• Uganda: From Child Soldier to Freedom Fighter

  Once a child soldier for Joseph Kony, now an unwavering human rights activist, Helen Kwac believes she's the target of the Ugandan government's goons. It's for this reason that she... Read more »

April 16

• Uganda: From Child Soldier to Freedom Fighter

  Once a child soldier for Joseph Kony, now an unwavering human rights activist, Helen Kwac believes she's the target of the Ugandan government's goons. It's for this reason that she... Read more »

April 15

• Uganda: From Child Soldier to Freedom Fighter (Part I)

  Once a child soldier for Joseph Kony, now an unwavering human rights activist, Helen Kwac believes she's the target of the Ugandan government's goons. It's for this reason that she... Read more »

April 14

• Congo-Kinshasa: Post-Ntaganda, DRC Finds Itself Still in the Same Old Mess [opinion]

  Is long-wanted warlord General Bosco Ntganada's arrest a beacon of hope for a better life in the Democratic Republic of Congo? Our blogger in Rwanda thinks not. Last week, The... Read more »

April 12

• Nigeria: Keeping Up With The Joneses, Naija Style

  Status is everything in Nigeria. That's how many youth see it, anyway. And if their attitudes about consumption, fashion and entertainment are any indication, the country's... Read more »

April 10

• Nigeria: Made in America - the Nigerian Way [opinion]

  A common idea in Nigeria is that anything American is better. According to our blogger, if you don't have the hottest US artist or TV personality on hand, your event must not be... Read more »

April 09

• Congo-Kinshasa: Young DRC Refugees Want Work, Not Charity

  At Mugunga 3 refugee camp in North Kivu, eastern DRC, displaced youth don't want to be mere beneficiaries of the humanitarian efforts. They seek to be partners in its very... Read more »

April 08

• Africa: Global Forum On Development Urges Moving Past Aid in Africa

  Mthuli Ncube, chief economist and vice-president of the African Development Bank, was in Paris last week for the Global Forum on Development. Hosted by the Organisation for... Read more »

April 07

• Zimbabwe: Musician Tendai Maraire - "Mugabe Knew What He Was Doing"

  "I pay homage to the Zimbabweans who fought against foreign domination," musician Tendai Maraire says. He's speaking about his latest album, 'Chimurenga Renaissance', released last... Read more »

April 05

• Africa: Breaking Down the Academic Paywalls, in Africa Too

  Across Africa, academics and researchers face financial barriers that keep them from accessing the same knowledge their peers elsewhere in the world can afford. Read more »

April 03

• Africa: The Enough Project Focuses On Worst Cases in Africa

  There is good news out of Africa. Some of the world's fastest growing economies are African. International investment is growing. Read more »

April 02

• Zimbabwe: With a Radio Ban, Mugabe Sharpens the Old Enemy's Weapon

  Even 33 years after Zimbabwean independence, President Mugabe remains a harsh critic of the white colonial government's system. But through the latest radio ban, he is imposing the... Read more »

March 29

• Cote d'Ivoire: Registering Births Now Possible Via SMS

  Approximately 66 percent of births in sub-Saharan Africa go unregistered, reports UNICEF. In Ivory Coast, however, mobile technology is offering an innovative way to bring that... Read more »