Zimbabwe: Book Review - New African Poetry Turns History Pictures to the Wall

Old Love Skin, a pan-African poetry collection, finds new voices summoning divinity where they please, and turning history pictures to the wall to fill in the blank negatives with… Read more »

Africa: Benin's 30m 'Amazon' Statue Honours the Women Warriors of Dahomey

The Amazons of Dahomey are the only documented female army in modern history and one of the world's unresolved curiosities. As the West turns their story into fetishised cinema,… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Outlandish Public Debt Albatross

Kenya is struggling with its public debt, a heavy burden to the long-suffering citizens. Debt servicing currently sits at 65% of the total national budget. For every 100 shilling… Read more »

Kenya: Meet Kenyan Creative Polly Irungu, the First Official Photo Editor for Office of VP Kamala Harris

The White House visual storytellers help shape public perceptions and craft the impressions that become fixed in the collective imagination. Visual archives are, therefore, a… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Book Review - the Conflicted Legacy of Solomon Mujuru

Blessing-Miles Tendi writes with thorough commitment. The Army and Politics in Zimbabwe came out of approximately 150 in-depth interviews with Solomon Mujuru's military and… Read more »

Nigeria: 'Love, Damini,' Burna Boy's Latest Album Is the Highest Charting Nigerian Album in History

African Giant Burna Boy is topping international charts with his latest album. The personal letter to his fans inspired by his life, is a fusion of sound, featuring popular… Read more »

Kenya: Digital Archiving - Stories for Future Generations

A digitisation project in Kenya is asking what other ways memory can exist. Can it exist in music, fashion, or landscapes? And how much is lost by not tapping into the collective… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Jah Prayzah's History... As Told Through the Zimbabwean Griot's Best Albums

A roaring and smoking mbira song, one for the party animals, a Nollywood pity party to confuse the crush outside your league, and a two-season coup soundtrack - Jah Prayzah created… Read more »

Zimbabwe: "Hip Hop Is an Aggressive Genre" - Holy Ten Interview

Holy Ten, also known as "the leader of the youths" is making a case for Hip hop as Zimbabwe's next big genre, urged on by adoring legions of Generation Z and the decline of… Read more »

Africa: Biotech Collaboration Paves Way for First African-Owned Covid-19 Vaccine

Last year South Africa became the first African mRNA Vaccine Manufacturing Hub. At the time, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it was necessary for Africa to start… Read more »

Kenya: A Kenyan-Based Tech-Enabled Recycling Company Is Disrupting an Exploitative Sector

The informal plastic recycling sector in Kenya does not fairly compensate waste pickers making it a very exploitative circular economy. Mr Green Africa is changing that by… Read more »

Africa: Pride Month - Contemporary Artists Exploring Queer Africa

Artists move the dial when exploring the nuances of humanity. Their work helps us change perspective and have emotive dialogue about difficult themes. Here are some African visual… Read more »

Kenya: Tracking the Gender Equation in Kenya's August Elections

Globally, only 25 percent of all national parliamentarians are women, and only 4 countries have 50 percent or more women in parliament. In Kenya, the statistics are no better. Read more »

Nigeria: Historic Nebula Winner Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki Came for Everything

Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki's Nebula-winning story "O2 Arena" is a biopolitical dystopia in which oxygen has become a commodity, with all the possible class implications. Read more »

Nigeria: Meet 2022 Goldman Environmental Prize Winner Chima Williams

Environmental lawyer Chima Williams worked with two communities to hold Royal Dutch Shell accountable for disastrous oil spills in Nigeria. The organisation is now open to legal… Read more »

Africa: Kendrick Lamar - the Black Mecca and Hip-Hop Pan-Africanism

Kendrick Lamar recently visited Ghana, promoting his new album and reportedly shooting a documentary. State officials celebrated the visit in the context of Beyond the Return,… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Ndebele Novelist Tsitsi Nomsa Ngwenya Is Seeking the Ancient Paths

Tsitsi Nomsa Ngwenya is one of the more prominent writers writing in Ndebele. Her new novel, Zalabantu Ziyebantwini', came out this month. It will be followed by her fourth book,… Read more »

Africa: Google Translate Learns 10 New African Languages

Ten of the new language additions on Google translate are African languages including Lingala, Twi, and Tigrinya. There are now 133 languages supported by a technology that is… Read more »

South Africa: Is Climate Change to Blame for Kwazulu-Natal's Flood Damage?

With every second city and town projected to suffer increased flooding, South Africa must be better prepared. Read more »

South Africa/Uganda: David Obua's South African Legacy

The Ugandan footballer paved the way for his countrymen when his skills on the pitch got Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates vying to sign him in the mid-2000s. Read more »

Kenya: Elsa' Is the Story of Kenyan Comedian and International Star Elsa Majimbo

Elsa Majimbo's meteoric rise to stardom shows no sign of letting up. The Kenyan Instagram star has gone from short funny videos to fashion collaborations, a designer Alphabet Book… Read more »

Africa: No Support, No Say - the Hypocrisy of Anti-Abortion Laws

Anti-abortion laws do not stop abortions from happening they decrease access to safe abortions. Does the pro-life agenda of 'saving lives' outrightly ignore preventable maternal… Read more »

South Africa: SA Is Unlikely to Host the Rugby World Cup Again

The affluence of potential host nations appears to be influencing World Rugby when it comes to selecting preferred candidates to host its lucrative global showpiece. Read more »

Malawi: Resource-Curse - Opaque Mining Deals in Malawi

Lack of implementation of mining laws has created a lacuna for foreign companies to exploit mineral resources illegally and unsustainably, violate the rights of communities,… Read more »

Kenya: The Bad, Dangerous and Ugly Days of 'Nairoberry' Are Back

Criminal incidents in Nairobi are on the rise. The infamous dangerous, ugly and dark days of "Nairoberry" are back. With elections looming, the Jubilee government has all its guns… Read more »