Zimbabwe: The Invisible Trauma of Women in Zimbabwe's Liberation Struggle

The narrative of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle focuses on the heroism and exploits of men, largely ignoring the experiences of many young women in liberation camps and the… Read more »

South Africa: South African Actress Thuso Mbedu's Star Is Rising in Hollywood

Thuso Mbedu from South Africa has landed the lead in the television series based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "The Underground Railroad" by Colson Whitehead. Read more »

Ghana: Google Opens Its First Artificial Intelligence Lab On the Continent

Google's first artificial intelligence lab in Africa opened in Ghana. The Internet tech giant aims to provide researchers with the necessary tools to build products that can solve… Read more »

South Africa: Meet Major Mandisa Mfeka, Country's First Black Female Combat Pilot

Mandisa Mfeka joined the South African Air Force in 2008 and earned her wings a year after starting flying school in 2010. Now she is South Africa's first black female combat… Read more »

Africa: When Africans Mourn Disasters Beyond Our Borders

Why are so many of us, not to mention our leaders, so quick to speak out when calamity strikes in the West, but we remain unmoved and silent about our continent's own tragedies? Read more »

Africa: The Gambia's Sign Off Ratifies the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement

The Gambia has become the 22nd country to approve the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). This means that the minimum threshold has been met for the agreement to… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian-Born Musician Alex Boyé Releases Two Singles for Mental Health Awareness Month

Alex Boyé has become known for his uplifting music. Now his support of mental health campaigns has seen him being honoured for adding his voice to suicide prevention… Read more »

Africa: Countries That Carried Out Executions in 2018

Many countries have abolished the death penalty because absolute judgments are not only irreversible but inhumane. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Selmor Mtukudzi - Zimbabwe's Very Own 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Moment

Selmor M'tukudzi and her younger sister, Sandra, are keeping alive the legacy of their late, great father, Oliver M'tukudzi, while at the same time carving out their own niche in… Read more »

Tanzania: Remembering a Pan-Africanist Icon Julius 'Mwalimu' Nyerere - 10 Quotes

We celebrate an African icon Julius Nyerere born on this day in 1922. We remember Baba wa Taifa, "Mwalimu" Nyerere and pay homage to this African hero, widely respected for his… Read more »

Zimbabwe: How to Be Oliver Mtukudzi

Oliver Mtukudzi is dead but the world has hardly begun to skim the surface of his greatness. Read more »

Uganda: What Does the Sudanese Uprising Mean for President Yoweri Museveni?

Sudan's long-time leader has given in to pressure from his people, especially the youth, and vacated his position. This follows similar developments in Algeria. Which African… Read more »

Sudan: How Protesters Upped the Ante, and Forced Al-Bashir From Power

Sudanese protesters against al-Bashir's regime have scored an important victory. But there's a long way to go before democracy is restored. Read more »

Sudan: Academics Have Shaped Sudan's Political History, and May Do It Again

Sudan's academics have been instrumental in bringing regime change and negotiating transitions. Read more »

Algeria: Abdelaziz Bouteflika - Algeria's Longest-Serving President Resigns

Ailing 82-year-old Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika handed in his resignation on live TV in one of his few public sightings in the last six years. Since he had a stroke in… Read more »

Africa: Is Africa Ready for an Uprising That Will Move Her Forward?

The hashtags #AlgeriaWakesUp and #SudanUprising have been important signifiers of the fact that Africans as a people are tired of old, ineffective regimes that do not bring about… Read more »

Nigeria: University Launches First Organic Waste Power Plant

Power outages are frequent and random in Nigeria. To solve this problem, a university in Nigeria has built an organic waste power-generating plant to provide electricity to the… Read more »

Kenya: The Extraordinary World of Poet and Author Khadambi Asalache

Khadambi Asalache, poet and pioneer of modern English Kenyan literature, lived an extraordinary life. Now, more than a decade after his death, the public can view his stunning… Read more »

Africa: 20,000 Children Kidnapped by Belgium Govt

About 20,000 children born to Belgian settlers and African women in the 1940s and 1950s were forcibly taken to Belgium until the independence of each of its three colonies. Belgian… Read more »

South Africa: Thando Hopa Is the First Woman With Albinism On the Cover of Vogue Magazine

Thando Hopa, a South African model, lawyer and activist, is on the April cover of "Vogue Portugal" for their "Africa Motherland" edition. The magazine stated that the issue is an… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Do Private Schools Have a Problem?

A recent photograph posted under a series named "Extreme Reading Challenge" by one of Zimbabwe's top private schools has had widespread reaction. The question that arises, says… Read more »

South Africa: A New Language Doesn't Hamper Kids Learning. Other Things Do

The ability of multilingual children to learn and advance academically from pre-primary has little to do with their English proficiency. Read more »

East Africa: Focus East - Destination Festivals

East Africa has become a fixture on the calendar of festival tourists from across the globe. While this is to be welcomed, it also offers challenges and opportunities to African… Read more »

Ethiopia: Boeing Apologises 26 Days Later for Ethiopian Airlines Crash

After first blaming the pilot of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302, Boeing has publicly accepted responsibility for the error that caused the crash. Read more »

South Africa: Meet the Scientist Who is Attempting to Save the African Penguin

African penguins, known for their irregular markings and loud call, are in sharp decline. The species has gone from a population of more than a million at the beginning of the 20th… Read more »