Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o is well known for his promotion of the use of mother tongue languages, but he...

By Daniel Boffey Two names stand out from the yellowing cemetery register: Sabo and Bitio, 24 and 20 years old, Described...

In June, Mwazulu Diyabanza stood in a Paris museum next to a 19th century funerary post from central Africa, and...

Barely three years ago, little-known Abiy Ahmed burst onto the Ethiopian political scene at the height of another tumultuous period...

By Nicholas Boston* Among the hundreds of thousands of patriots that Poland celebrates for serving in the resistance movement in World...

By Kjell Johannes Havnevik* The former Tanzanian president Benjamin William Mkapa, who died on July 24, was the country’s third president....

Nigeria, the most populous country in the African continent, is situated in the West African region. It comprises 180 million...

In the past few years, there has been uncertainty around whether the learning outcomes of South Africa’s schools are improving...

Following the recent ban on commercial motorcycles and tricycles in Lagos state, commuters in the length and breadth of the...

By Gillian Mathys*, & Judith Verweijen* An intense debate about the rural commune, or district, of Minembwe in South Kivu province in the...