As ill health besets the Nigerian film and theatre legend, a tribute is in order. In his career he has always placed his country and industry first.
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A new approach to urban planning is needed to restore hope in African cities. There are three keys that can help unlock this.
The master of abstract art proved that black ‘township artists’ from South Africa could become leaders of international styles.
Shonekan’s enduring legacy is in the business world and not the political arena where he remains a footnote in Nigeria’s history.
There is more to ethnic identity than ancestral location or settlement pattern, language or family history.
Fetching water entails physical hardship that can often lead to mental agony and can sometimes even threaten a woman’s safety.
Hosting the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament is hugely important for Cameroon - politically, economically and on the pitch.
Set in the music wars of Lesotho, the new novel by the South African author tells of a wandering minstrel whose hit song leads to his downfall.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu didn’t stop his fight for human rights once apartheid came to a formal end in 1994. He continued to speak critically against politicians who abused their power.
Woven throughout the backstories of these characters is the loss of loved ones, lack of resources and the desperation to get out of economic hardship.
Academics reflect on books on topical issues in Nigeria that they read in 2021.
Her celebration of black life, black beauty and black humanity through her films and music was subversive.
Tanzania might be in the news for producing East Africa’s first Nobel laureate for literature, but there are other compelling authors that also merit attention.
For her, art was a weapon in the struggle and a tool for education. She used every opportunity to build movements and to archive experiences in writing.
African wood species are clearly suitable to make violins. They produce an instrument with a beautiful, though slightly different sound.
Lamine Diack’s life revolved around politics and sports.
Problems limiting the growth of the sector aren’t self-inflicted. They’re firmly rooted in the country’s development agenda.
The objectification of women’s beauty measured by competitive processes, linked specifically to the body, strengthens patriarchal norms.
The new novel by Nigerian icon Wole Soyinka is at once satire, political thriller and tragedy. It is the work of a great writer that marks the destruction of postcolonial reason.
Skin lighteners are being used more than ever before, especially in urban areas and among men.
TikTok has exploded in popularity among young people in Nigeria. Here’s why it’s such a hit.
The practice of blaming and stigmatising rape survivors has devastating consequences. It silences them and protects rapists. It discourages survivors from accessing healthcare and pursuing justice.
Despite a succession of different challenges, Bgoya’s approach has been consistent.
China has been very successful at crime control while South Africa has neglected rehabilitation and failed dismally at resettling ex-offenders.
Lesotho’s famo music is known for the use of accordions - and gang violence. In Wayfarers’ Hymns, Zakes Mda explores this tradition.