Africa: Women and Political Leadership in Africa - More Work Needs to Be Done

Social and cultural beliefs remain an impediment to women's continuous rise in politics across Africa. While we celebrate a notable increase in the number of women in influential… Read more »

Morocco: Morocco Retains CHAN Title in Style

Morocco made history on Sunday when they became the first team to win CHAN back-to-back after beating Mali 2-0 in the final played in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Read more »

Africa: Remembering Sibongile Khumalo, South Africa's Divine Diva

She was a vocalist who sang in every style - from Carmen to UShaka - with equal mastery, popularising classical forms and epitomising 'the new South Africa'. Read more »

Africa: Covid-19 Vaccine - Profit Should Not Trump Public Health Needs

The search for a vaccine has re-ignited debates on the role of big pharmaceutical companies (Big Pharma) in addressing the health needs of developing countries. Read more »

Nigeria: Protest Music, State Violence and Power of People Platforms

Burna Boy's critical single "20 10 20" highlights the emancipatory triad of protest art, people power movements and social media. Young African protesters are using their own… Read more »

Africa: The Western Gaze - Why Should the West Validate African Realities?

Africa, since the colonial period has always gazed to the West, with Western countries assuming the saviour role, an attitude, approach and mentality that has refused to be shaken… Read more »

Africa: How Member States and Partners Impede the African Union's Quest for Financial Autonomy

Wavering commitment in African capitals and the continued attractiveness of the African Union to external funders risk stalling the crucial path to financial autonomy. Read more »

Africa: 'African Leaders Are Not Thinking Right' - Thomas Mapfumo

Zimbabwean music maestro Thomas Mapfumo channeled his revolutionary rasp and talked tough about Africa at the third edition of African Crossroads. The Chimurenga music legend was… Read more »

Nigeria: Brymo in a Sunday Evening Service

At Terra Kulture, which has become a constant venue Brymo has performed in, the hall is full. The stage is set: the drums, the piano, the ensemble of violinists, the base and lead… Read more »

Africa: 10 Influential Young Africans Keeping the Pan African Dream Alive

Under the theme "Re-imagining the pan-African dream -- reflecting on the past, experiencing the present and imagining the future", the 2020 hybrid edition of African Crossroads… Read more »

Morocco: Moroccan Football Lands Deal With Telecoms Giant Inwi

The Royal Moroccan Federation of Football has reached a sponsorship agreement with the telecommunication company Inwi, which will see the entity come in as the sponsor of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's VP Yemi Oluleke Osinbajo, a Man With a Tarnished Image and Legacy

When the Action Congress of Nigeria and the Congress for Progressive Change, two Nigerian political parties, bandied together to form the All Progressive Congress (APC) to present… Read more »

Nigeria: #EndSARS - Nigerian Youths Are Reopening the Files of Violence in the Country

Democracy in Nigeria has been discoloured with violence both from the police and the military. Seven months into the beginning of the fourth republic, in 1999, when the military… Read more »

Nigeria: Govt Accused of Hiring Hoodlums to Attack Protesters

The Nigerian government is in an unfamiliar territory as it grapples with the ongoing #EndSARS protests. The protests are unlike anything else the government has confronted. Young… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's #EndSARS Protests Are a Stern Warning to the Older Generation in Power

In a country of 180 million people, cut across religion and ethnicity, "Rarely does a generation have the opportunity to lead change as the one handed the youths of Nigeria right… Read more »

Nigeria: In Lagos, the Masks Are Gone and So Is Trust in Govt

One of the earliest and most prominent victims of COVID-19 in Nigeria was Abba Kyari, the long-time friend and Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. The news of his death… Read more »

Tanzania: The Lioness of Dar es Salaam

Barbara Gonzalez has no talent for bowing to the inevitable, neither does the word impossible exist in her vocabulary. At just 30, Gonzalez was appointed the CEO of Tanzania's… Read more »

Morocco: Morocco At the Top of CAF's New Ranking for Clubs

Rabat - Morocco has been ranked at the top of the Confederation of African Football's recently submitted new ranking of member associations, with 180 points. Read more »

Africa: Chadwick Boseman - in Celebration of a Life Well Lived

When posterity gets to write the history of Black icons, then Chadwick Boseman's name will forever be permanently etched in the top echelons of Black people's hall of fame… Read more »

Africa: Military Takeover Puts Popular Protests in the Spotlight

Tired of bad governance and corruption, Mali's citizens hope protests will bring political change. Read more »

Africa: Presidents Have Been Wrongly Stereotyped - What We Can Learn From Kenya

Far from the myth of the omnipotent father of the nation, big man or dictator, the Kenyan presidential system was built on divisions and uncertainty. Read more »

Africa: Africa's Attempts to Abandon Practice of Presidents for Life Suffer Another Setback

African countries need to make a concerted effort to establish a continental two-term policy. Read more »

Nigeria: Kemi Falodun Launches Pobin Project to Archive People Killed By Nigeria Police

Nigerian writer Kemi Falodun recently launched the Police Brutality in Nigeria Project (POBIN), an initiative to archive and keep alive the memories of Nigerian citizens who have… Read more »

Africa: 10 Irresistible African Gems to Celebrate Valentine's Day

Today, the flowers, chocolates and cakes have been delivered, restaurants booked, wines ordered. Who knows what other gifts to surprise the loved ones await the lucky ones. Read more »

South Africa: Dr Esther Mahlangu Works Her Magic On A Rolls-Royce

South Africa's celebrated creative artist, Dr Esther Mahlangu will unveil the 'Mahlangu' Rolls-Royce Phantom at The Melrose Gallery at One&Only Cape Town. The immensely… Read more »