After a messy break-up, Mangi loses his job and finds himself destitute in downtown Johannesburg. That’s where his transformation begins.
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The participants all said they often felt anxious and hypervigilant when commuting.
Repatriation of looted African art is no longer a marginalised topic, but reaps few rewards.
The name Africa was given to the continent by European explorers, exploiters, slavers and colonists. It ignores the indigenous people and their accomplishments.
Kigali city’s master plan erases social memory in urban spaces.
Mambo’s Chicken regularly uses chicken breasts and thighs to objectify women. What does that say about men?
Kenya’s first post-independence president used his writings to present himself as a leader of an exceptional sort.
Despite being crucial to Sierra Leone’s agricultural sector, women lack access to land. The bora custom is making things worse.
83.6% of the 367 residents in the survey said that they did not want the historic town’s name to be changed.
Youth citizenship is a fluid identity that stretches beyond disappointment, protest or voting.
The Long Shadow of German Colonialism tells of a brutal history, and how this past lives on today.
Kenya must keep adapting its development programmes - and move beyond just high altitude running academies.
For Olympic sports to thrive, the government must commit and find additional financing, notably through the private sector and sponsorship.
The International Olympic Committee has recognised that athletes use their social media accounts to build their personal brands.
Ordinary Whites in Apartheid South Africa is a new book that explores how apartheid monitored and shaped white life, and how all classes of white people were complicit.
Wigs are popular fashion accessories for Nigerian women. However, many are laden with heavy metals and pesticides.
Combining elements of traditional and modern music has created rhythms that are unique to Senegalese music.
While a few new residential developments improve racial mixing, most other developments do not.
Ghana has long attracted African Americans who have suffered racial injustices in the US.
Ghana’s supreme court will rule whether the anti-LGBTQI+ bill is constitutional. The proceedings are being broadcast live on television, a rarity. .
These social media posts aren’t just for fun – they’re a way to fight back against discrimination and show the world that queer love is powerful and important.
Social media platforms need to open up data to Africans and researchers in the global south.
African clubs must learn from the success of Al Ahly and Esperance.
LGBTIQ+ life in Angola can be traced to before colonialism, though it has not been well documented. A recent project brings these stories to life.
Christianity is evolving. Mainstream churches like the Methodists and the Catholics are losing ground to indigenous and pentecostal groups.