Africa Day is generally marked as a day for celebration, a day to rejoice at the steps taken by previous generations to fight against and eliminate the effects of colonialism,…
Budgets are rewritten in Washington and Brussels rather than in Harare, Accra or Nairobi
Berita’s Workers’ Day performance becomes a powerful meditation on migration, memory and xenophobia in a nation built through labour, movement and forgotten solidarities
Blending jazz, folk and indigenous instrumentation, Zawadi crafts a sound that reconnects audiences to heritage while confronting the politics of the present
Decades on, Kwame Nkrumah’s speeches read like a roadmap for Africa’s present challenges, from trade and unity to economic independence
The curator has created a radical meeting place where African consciousness, curation and community converge
Morley Nkosi recalls exile in Cairo, where cramped rooms, African solidarity and global politics shaped the uncertain journey to freedom
With its leader under fire after a visit to Morocco and flying the South African flag, the MK party argues that Western Sahara should be a province and not an independent country
Advocates say it is essential for unlocking the continent’s economic and cultural potential
Informed, provocative, and hopeful — Adebajo’s work resists reduction, embracing Africa’s plurality and persistent spirit
His pen exposed injustice, honoured heritage and helped free the African imagination from colonial constraint
Artists, fellow curators and friends reflect on the singular presence of Koyo Kouoh and the imprint she leaves behind
Bongani Madondo remembers Koyo Kouoh as an activist and a community worker — and curator of collective futures
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader was to have addressed a conference at Cambridge University on 10 May
Throughout his career, Tito highlighted the importance of involving young people in governance structures alongside experienced leaders
Founded on the principles of pan-Africanism 22 years ago, the AU has had its successes, but facing mounting issues of foreign funding, an inability to act on conflicts among…
The movement lacks a unified and inspiring narrative of the future it seeks to create
Experience the soul-stirring melodies of Thandiswa Mazwai’s new album ‘Sankofa’, a captivating journey through South African music and culture
After years of searching for some kind of purpose, the beleaguered institution is finally in the spotlight – for all the wrong reasons
As the country prepares for elections, the president is misusing state machinery to undermine, subjugate and repress citizens and civil society organisations
