Africa: The Dark Continent - Does It Again

Africa is often referred to as "the dark continent" - which is foolish, really. This label is often attached to the Motherland by countries whose sky is permanently dark and… Read more »

Sierra Leone: Idris Elba Returns to His Fatherland Sierra Leone and Is Given Citizenship

Idris Elba returned to his fatherland, Sierra Leone alongside his wife Sabrina Dhowre Elba. Sierra Leone's President Julius Bio presented a diplomatic passport and citizenship to… Read more »

Africa: Lest We Forget, China Trained African Freedom Fighters

How much of the history between China and Africa do you know exists? China, in its relation to Africa looks at its past and sees itself as a trusted and consistent comrade.… Read more »

Nigeria: Adeyemi Adediran - the Nigerian Harvard Law Student Defending a Veteran At the U.S. Court of Appeals

Just six years ago Adediran Adeyemi left Nigeria for the U.S. he had envisioned facing communication limitations. His performance at the U.S. Court of Appeals where he argued… Read more »

Africa: West Africa to Abandon CFA Franc and Adopt Single Currency - the Eco

Eight West African countries have agreed to change the name of their common currency to the Eco finally cutting ties with the CFA franc.The CFA franc, linked to former colonial… Read more »

Rwanda: President Kagame Says He's Unlikely to Seek a Fourth Term

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame was at the Doha Forum 2019 in Qatar, a "platform for global dialogue on critical challenges facing our world." Interviewed by Dareen Abughaida, one… Read more »

Africa: Why I'm Annoyed About Miss Universe 2019

South Africa's Zozibini Tunzi is the new Miss Universe and the internet is rife with comments about her hair. While most black contestants opt for hair extensions or chemically… Read more »

Africa: Meet Sarah CHAN - the First African Woman to Be Manager, Africa Scouting for an NBA Franchise

Standing at over six feet, wearing jeans and a sweater, Sarah Chan shoots hoops in Nyayo Stadium where Strathmore University and Kenya Ports Authority have just finished playing a… Read more »

Nigeria: Student Taoheed Bayo Designed Nike's Afro-Yute Air Max 1 Sneakers

Nigerian native and University of Minnesota student Taoheed Bayo won the Nike BY You X Cultivator contest to deliver a unique riff on the company's classic sneaker. The future… Read more »

Nigeria: Buhari Announces Visa On Arrival for All Africans

The year 2020 will start on a high note for African travellers with Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari announcing visas on arrival for all Africans coming to Nigeria. Read more »

South Africa: 'O jewa ke eng?' Featured in the List of the Most Retweeted on 2019 Twitter Global Report

Open-ended questions like "O jewa ke eng?" and viral memes like "sco pa tu manaa" and "bomboclaat" dominated this year's most retweeted with comment list. Read more »

Nigeria: Punch Newspaper to Start Addressing Buhari By His Military Title

A leading Nigerian national newspaper, Punch, has "as a symbolic demonstration of [their] protest against autocracy and military-style repression," to "henceforth prefix Buhari's… Read more »

Zambia: U.S-Zambia Ties Strained Over 15-Year Jail Sentence of Gay Couple

Zambia' s High Court recently passed a decade and a half long jail term to two men for engaging in sexual relations "against the order of nature". The move was highly criticised by… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria, Hate Speech Bills and a Dying Democracy

With a Hate Speech Bill and a shrinking democratic space, Nigerian lawmakers have become no different from the country's military rule which saw dictatorship thrive. The final… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Land Border Closure Is Affecting Nigerian Businesses

Nigeria's borders with neighbouring country Benin Republic and Niger were shut from August 20, 2019. The main reason given for the border closure was to stop the smuggling of goods… Read more »

Senegal: France Returns El Hadj Omar Tall's Sword

France has returned to Senegal a sword which belonged to a 19th Century Islamic, and anti-colonial leader Omar Saidou Tall. Read more »

Somalia: Meet Two Young Somali-American Women Who Won City Council Seats in Maine and Minnesota

Despite ugly smear campaigns to discredit them, violent threats and racist comments 23-year-olds Safiya Khalid and Nadia Mohamed who are both former refugees still managed to… Read more »

West Africa: West African Monetary Union, End of Franc CFA?

Since 1945, the CFA franc has been the currency used by French colonies, and the usage of the currency continued after independence. Benin President Patrice Talon revealed that the… Read more »

South Africa: KFC Proposal Goes Viral - a Wedding of a Lifetime Pledged for South African Couple

A heartwarming video of a proposal at a KFC outlet in South Africa went viral on social media. The couple has finally been identified, and now corporates including KFCSA, Total… Read more »

Uganda: Police's Brutal Force On Citizens and Opposition Leaders Raises Concern

The Uganda Police has come under criticism for its use of brutal force on opposition leaders and citizens following the attack on Dr. Kizza Besigye, one of Uganda's most prominent… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Oscar Entry 'Lionheart' Disqualified Over Predominantly English Dialogue

The Academy has disqualified Nigeria's "Lionheart" from the Oscar race in the Best International Feature Film category, lessening the number of films competing from what had been a… Read more »

Africa: University of Bristol Appoints History of Slavery Professor to Interrogate its Past

The United Kingdom's first black female history professor, Olivette Otele, is set to take on the role of interrogating the University of Bristol's part in the transatlantic slave… Read more »

Nigeria: When Two Elephants Fight

Unstable relations between Nigeria and South Africa threaten the future of pan-African integration Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Imperial Palace opened to the public after more than a century

Ethiopia's 40-acre Imperial Palace compound that has housed the country's leaders and the troops for over a century has remained shrouded from the public since its establishment in… Read more »

East Africa: AS Roma Launches Kiswahili Twitter Account

Italian club AS Roma launched a Kiswahili Twitter account and many in East Africa and across Africa are loving it. The club is the first major European football club to launch an… Read more »