Zimbabwe/Uganda: AFCON - When Banter Turns Toxic

With AFCON in full swing, emotions are running high for supporters of their national teams. But is this an excuse for some of the derogatory and offensive remarks made by… Read more »

Zimbabwe: What Do You Think About Return of the Zimbabwean Dollar?

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe announced the re-introduction of the Zimbabwean Dollar replacing the multiple currency system in use since 2009 when hyper-inflation forced the country… Read more »

Egypt: A Four-Seater Sling 4 Plane, Built and Piloted By Students, Will Attempt a Cape-to-Cairo Trip

South African teenagers will attempt to fly across the continent on a four-seater Sling 4 plane that was assembled by a group of 20 students from a kit manufactured in South Africa… Read more »

Nigeria: Prepclass Is the Entrepreneurial Story of Trying Until You Succeed

Entrepreneurship is difficult even when a concept is sound. Many entrepreneurs have had to pivot and make a fundamental change to their business if their product or service failed… Read more »

Africa: Football Fever - AFCON 2019 Is Under Way!

The Total 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by the North African country of Egypt, is the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations. Read more »

Africa: Kofo Akinkugbe, Head of Sub-Saharan Africa's First Certified Smart Card Manufacturing Plant

Kofo Akinkugbe is the founder and CEO of SecureID Nigeria Ltd, a market leader in smart card technology and digital security. The company is a world-class manufacturing facility… Read more »

Sudan: Protests - Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fire

The political situation in Sudan remains tense and precarious. Reports say 128 people have been killed and more than 300 critically injured since June 3, when the military… Read more »

Cameroon: How Twitter Has Been Used in Anglophone Crisis

In many instances, social media appears to be amplifying violence, creating a culture of impunity when perpetrators are not held accountable, and increasing insecurity and… Read more »

Africa: When They See Us - the Story of All Black People

The hit series "When They See Us" on Netflix and the racially biased incident that just took place in Phoenix, Arizona, are reminders that the vision of the majority of white… Read more »

Africa: Smart Havens Africa Providing Affordable Housing

The Ugandan social enterprise Smart Havens Africa is helping vulnerable communities acquire homes affordably and sustainably. In this way, founder Anne Rweyora, one of the… Read more »

Africa: Botswana Decriminalises Homosexuality

Botswana has decriminalised homosexuality. The country's High Court overturned a colonial-era law which punished homosexual conduct by up to seven years in prison. The… Read more »

Somalia: First Female Mayor Appointed in the City of Beledweyne

Somalia's first female mayor has been appointed in the city of Beledweyne in central Somalia. Safiya Hassan Sheikh Ali Jimale's historic appointment was facilitated by Mohamed Abdi… Read more »

Africa: African Union Honours Africa's Fallen Heroes and Heroines

In celebration of this year's Africa Day, the African Union honoured African soldiers, "heroes and heroines" from its member states who lost their lives in the quest for peace and… Read more »

Nigeria: Three Nigerian Teenagers Are Fighting to End Child Marriage

In a campaign dubbed "Raise the Age", three Nigerian teenagers are fighting for the removal of a clause in Section 29 of the Nigerian constitution. The clause stipulates that "any… Read more »

Kenya: High Court Rejects a Petition to Decriminalise LGBTQ Laws

The Kenyan High Court rejected a petition to declare sections 162 (a) and (c) and section 165 of the Penal Code unconstitutional. The three-judge bench ruled that the laws do not… Read more »

Kenya: Ngugi wa Thiong'o Awarded 2019 Erich Maria Remarque Peace Prize

East African literary icon Ngugi wa Thiong'o has been awarded the 2019 Erich Maria Remarque Peace Prize for Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language in African… Read more »

Africa: Pan-African Jurisprudence Is Needed for the Liberation of Africa

Kenyan lawyer, intellectual and Pan-Africanist Dr Willy Mutunga has been arguing for a new dimension to be added to the fight for the total liberation and emancipation of the… Read more »

Africa: Pilgrims Return to Africa's Oldest Synagogue for the Lag Baomer Festival

Countless pilgrims converged at Africa's oldest synagogue, in Tunisia, where one of the last Jewish communities in the Arab world lives, for the annual Jewish pilgrimage and Lag… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Photographer Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko Raises Awareness of Albinism With Her Latest Exhibition, Titled "White Ebony"

Nigerian photographer Yetunde Ayeni-Babaeko had a photographic exhibition, White Ebony, at the Temple Muse and hosted by SMO Contemporary Art. The exhibition highlighted the daily… Read more »

Africa: What Is It That We Celebrate On Africa Day?

As another Africa Day has come and gone, ask yourself this question: What exactly were we celebrating? Read more »

Africa: Africa Day Workshop in Dunoon Tackles Xenophobia

Violent crime against immigrants was discussed at an information session hosted by the Institute for Healing of Memories and with the Claremont Main Road Mosque in Dunoon on Africa… Read more »

Africa: Inspiring Action On Africa Day

Africa Day presents an opportunity to discuss challenges from the perspective of opportunity, says Dr Richard Munang. Read more »

South Africa: At 21, Itumeleng Ntsube Is South Africa's Youngest Ever MP

South Africa's youngest legislator ever, 21-year-old Itumeleng Ntsube of the African National Congress, was sworn into office on 23 May as a member of the National Council of… Read more »

South Africa: Kenya Agreement to See Teaching of Kiswahili in South African Schools

Kenya and South Africa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide a foundation for the introduction of Kiswahili as an elective language in the South African educational… Read more »

Kenya: Binyavanga Wainaina Speaks - 10 Quotes From the Pre-Eminent Writer

We mourn, remember and celebrate Binyavanga Wainana an influential Kenyan writer, who was also a beacon for the LGBTQI+ community. We remember Binya with these 10 quotes selected… Read more »