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The controversy over female athletes being tested for testosterone levels is not just a contested scientific issue but also one of human rights.
Portraying the world of Yahoo Boys – or internet fraudsters – is a growing trend in Nigerian literature. The novels provide a scathing critique of economic exclusion.
While some German museums are returning some of the famous Benin Bronzes, most remain in museums in the UK and the US even as calls for restitution grow.
For parents, skin colour is often a difficult subject and dealing with it through storytelling can be a useful aid.
One way to break the cycles that return offenders to prison is through the way society treats ex-offenders, providing them with basic human needs such as employment.
Although Ghana has not been affected by religious conflict, the ways youth from the Muslim minority relate to their nation is an important question.
Gallerist and writer Robert Huggins and his wife, the artist Helen Lieros, have passed away. But their lives are a testament to what kind of impact one African art gallery can have.
Schooled in music through church, he was driven by a fierce sense of belonging to Lesotho where he was born, and neighbouring South Africa.
The renowned playwright saw theatre as a link to the wider community - and ultimately our common humanity.
For over 50 years Tshola was loved by audiences around the world for his rich baritone voice, which he used to inspire and to speak political truths.
An exploration of Pillay’s life dispels the notion of weightlifters and body builders as lacking political agency. His legacy created opportunities for other sports people.
Nine immigrants founded a cricket club in 1934 in Rhodesia. The Sunrise club survives to this day, part of Zimbabwe’s national culture.
Theatre is able to create a space for discussion about how and why women experience physical and emotional violence.
The public politics of African writers has been in the spotlight again due to the bitter disagreement between Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Akwaeke Emezi over transgender issues.
South Africa’s greatest composer was uniquely shaped by his early years of singing at traditional Zulu weddings and working in jazz bands and church choirs.
We should remember him as just another ordinary human being who did extraordinary things.
There is something beautiful about African languages carrying science, fictionalised of course, into imagined futures.
The protests paved the way for healing, vitality and a new vista of productive life.
Etant donné l'impact des joueurs africains sur le football européen, il est surprenant que peu d'entre eux réussissent une reconversion, une fois leur carrière sportive sur le terrain achevée.
Although the organised leagues were considered more prestigious, they were indirectly sustained by the unorganised structure of gambling games.
By providing insights from different disciplines, a new book uncovers new themes in the history of Yoruba people of West Africa
For Peterson theoretical reflection went hand-in-hand with practice; knowledge had to be made in and outside the academy.
Mzilikazi Khumalo was a brilliant linguist with a stellar career in music. These achievements are extraordinary considering the obstacles he faced throughout his career.
Given the impact of African players in European football, it’s remarkable how few are able to secure jobs in football in Europe after their playing days end.