Robert Mugabe: As Divisive In Death As He Was In Life
Robert Mugabe, the former president of Zimbabwe, has died. Mugabe was 95, and had been struggling with ill health for some time. The country’s...
European Governments Play Politics With Refugee Lives
On June 10, Matteo Salvini, Italy's new far-right interior minister, said he would not allow the MV Aquarius to dock on the Italian coast....
Five ways Black Panther explored decolonial themes
Marvel’s Black Panther is more than just a superhero movie. It is groundbreaking in every aspect, delving topics untouched in mainstream cinema - let...
Being Lesbian In Nigeria: ‘Under The Rainbow’ Doccie Tells The Human...
Queer Nigerians exist and are as complex and human as everybody else. This is the message behind Pamela Adie’s documentary ‘Under The Rainbow’. The...
Mutual benefits or exploitation: the China-South Africa relationship is complicated
South Africa has been a key beneficiary and partner of China's expansion into the African continent. In the second in a series on Sino-Africa...
Black Panther’s Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira on Woman Leadership in...
Last week Friday, February 16, was the South African premiere of Marvel’s Black Panther. Actors Danai Gurira and Lupita Nyong’o were in attendance Monte...
COP27 explained by experts: what is it and why should I care?
COP27 is the 27th Conference of the Parties (countries) that signed up to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The convention was...
10 reasons why mobile rocks in Africa
Mobile use in Africa is expected to increase 20-fold in the next five years. Despite unreliable electricity and a lack of physical connectivity, Africans...
“Health and education must become a concern for Africa,†says UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) released its latest report looking at the population growth of young people in Africa and what implications this...
Mozambican farmers fight plan to turn savannah into soybean farm
Mozambican farmers and activists are fighting back against a much-touted plan to turn large tracts of savannah into soya bean farms, to supply feedstock...
Malawian fishers are killing their livelihood with mosquito nets
Malaria remains a leading killer disease in Southern Africa, with Malawi having one of the highest prevalence rates at 33%, according to the Malaria...
West Africa has high levels of Illicit Financial Flows but what...
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development released a report on illicit activities in West African states. The report, titled Illicit Financial Flows: The...
Is #BlackHogwarts the best trending topic of all time? Of course...
If you were born in the late 80s or 90s, chances are you’re part of the Harry Potter generation. We all know the story...
Egypt’s Failed Arab Spring Revolution: A Warning For Zimbabwe
The dramatic military coup in Zimbabwe last week indicates that President Robert Mugabe's days are numbered. Despite his claims otherwise on national television, there...
What you need to know about the brand new “African passport”
The passports will first be given to AU heads of state and government; ministers of foreign affairs; and the permanent representatives of AU member...
Zimbabwe: How A Fuel Price Hike Sparked A National Shutdown
For the past three days Zimbabweans have filled the streets of Harare and Bulawayo in protest of a sharp fuel increase, which is the...
LGBT Malawians face discrimination and hostility when seeking healthcare
Dressed in a red checked shirt and a pair of camouflage shorts, sporting his signature mohawk hairdo, 18-year-old *Precious is already seated in the...
Black-On-Black Colonialism: The Divide Between Francophone Cameroon And Anglophone Ambazonia
The struggle of the people of the English-speaking region of Cameroon made international headlines again last month when seven activists received prison sentences, ranging...
Listening to the voices of the oppressed: lessons from India and...
The Other Universals Project aims to bring together scholars from all over the world to interrogate the question of oppression and discrimination by focusing on...
The people of Togo are fighting back against despotism
Protests have erupted recently in Togo. The protests started up in September and have continued into this month. People are unhappy with the current...
