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The study reveals a consistently biased and negative depiction of sex workers by news media in Nigeria.
Lumumba Hall residents are more generous and trust each other more than Livingstone Hall residents do.
The ancient Greeks had the same problems with populism, hate speech and fake news as Twitter does today.
Banned 45 years ago, and its author detained, the Gikuyu language play Ngaahika Ndeenda profoundly shaped the literary legend.
English has failed often as the main language of court in proceedings - this impacts testimony and must be addressed.
‘A camera is more powerful than an AK47,’ said the veteran photojournalist, who was also famous for his jazz photos.
Harare aims to join a growing list of African cities hosting high profile events to sell local art and bolster artists.
Lifting awards at film festivals is just the start of the journey for documentaries like The Last Shelter (Mali), No U-Turn (Nigeria) and No Simple Way Home (South Sudan).
Blood Sisters is untypical of Nollywood’s normal fair in a number of ways. It chooses thrill over romance and challenges taboos.
The final in Casablanca puts Caf at a crossroads about host nations and venues for matches.
Music has often been used as a political tool to urge Kenyans to forget the sins of colonial and post-colonial regimes.
The jazz star says he wants his piano to speak in his isiZulu language, and that his music is born from spiritual concerns.
Women in more prestigious jobs than their husbands were seven times more likely to experience physical and emotional violence, compared to women ranked lower than their husbands.
The Afrobeat star used music to promote and preserve his Yoruba culture - while entertaining diverse global influences.
Obese persons are regularly associated with laziness and inactivity in Ghanaian society.
Undoubtedly, barbarity lies at the epicentre of modernity.
Dilomprizulike’s startling vision has both mesmerised and befuddled art critics and audiences by equal turns.
Kenya’s LGBTI community continues to face the deadly consequences of homophobia, transphobia and biphobia.
A significant number of Rwanda’s LGBT community experience hostility. This includes at work and when trying to access health services.
Senegal’s colonial heritage has been interpreted to conceive an African future, turning colonial heritage into an archive of a possible Afrotopia.
Gomis was the last surviving founder of Orchestra Baobab, Senegal’s most famous band.
The album Follow the Sun shows how South African jazz draws from diversity to speak fluidly across borders.
The famous writer turns 70 this year. She is driven by how South Africans see and hear one another.
Heritage sites are sources of historical pride, indigenous knowledge and cultural identity.