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On 25 May, we commemorate Africa Day: a celebration of Africa’s independence, freedom, and liberation struggle from colonial imperialists. It also marks the first union of African countries on African soil: the Organisation of the African…

On the 100th year since Nelson Mandela’s birth, The Daily Vox is interrogating his pan-Africanist legacy. The Daily Vox spoke to the Director for the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation Professor Adekeye Adebajo about the…

The Daily Vox together with Moments Entertainment hosted a dialogue where young people shared their thoughts on Nelson Mandela and pan-Africanism. Consisting of panelists from political parties such as the the Pan Africanist Congress and…

As part of the Mandela Centenary Celebrations The Daily Vox, in collaboration with Moments Entertainment, hosted a panel discussion on whether or not young people viewed struggle icon Nelson Mandela as a pan-Africanist. The panel discussion…

Most young people do not believe former South African president Nelson Mandela was a Pan-Africanist. On the contrary, the youth are quite disillusioned about the global struggle icon. This sentiment emerged from a panel debate that The…

During the memorial service for Nelson Mandela, the first democratically elected president of South Africa, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma hailed Madiba as someone that represents the best Pan-African values of freedom, solidarity, service to the…

The 27th of February marks 40 years since the death of Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) founder Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe. He was originally a part of the African National Congress (ANC) but left the party to form the PAC. Sobukwe was very…

On Tuesday, Africans from across the continent gathered in Pretoria to march to the Union Buildings calling for action against the slave trade in Libya. Flags and supporters from Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria,…

The Women Advancing Africa (WAA) Forum launched this weekend in the Tanzanian capital Dar es Salaam with a call on women to take centre stage in Africa’s economic liberation. The forum is an initiative of the Graça Machel Trust and…

This past Sunday saw the final match of the Social Cohesion Games in Soweto, launched in February by Gauteng Premier David Makhura. The tournament, played by football stars from all over the continent, was an attempt by the Gauteng…

Andile Mnxgitama launched his Black First Land First movement on May 14 in Orlando West, Soweto. Although Mngxitama placed great emphasis that the movement was not a political party, the model is that of a political party. MBALI PHALA asked…

In the past six months, over 4,500 Yemenis have been killed and over 80% of Yemen’s population are now in need of humanitarian help. South African NGO Gift of the Givers has been providing food, water and medical supplies to people…

Beats of the Antonov documents the ongoing civil conflict between the Sudan Revolutionary Front and the Sudanese government in the Nuba Mountains and the Blue Nile, largely through the community’s relationship with music. The…

It was the sort of rain that drenched your pants, an unrelenting soaking that moulds skin to cloth. I was with Al Jazeera’s correspondent Peter Greste, cameraman John Kinyua, and our fixer Jacob* in a small town called Walikale, in…