Trapped at home in Nairobi by the Covid-19 pandemic and, like millions around the world, feeling isolated, Elsa Majimbo started posting short comedic videos to Instagram. Sitting in bed eating Read More..
Political and Social Commentary
At 27, Emma Theofelus is the current youngest serving government minister in Africa
On March 27, 2020, Emma Inamutila Theofelus became the youngest current serving minister in Namibia and Africa, following her appointment by President Hage Geingob as the Deputy Minister of Information, Read More..
Can Africa reap dividends from Coffee Value Addition?
Coffee from the African continent accounts for around 12% of the world’s production of coffee beans and within this Ethiopia and Uganda combined account for approximately 62% of the total Read More..
Cheikh Anta Diop, the man who gave the pharaohs back to Africa
“Pharaonic Egypt is an African civilisation, developed in Africa by Africans”: what seems obvious today – except, perhaps, for Nicolas Sarkozy and his “monkeys” – has long been passed over Read More..
Africa will outperform the world in economic growth, AfDB projects
Projections show that Africa’s real gross domestic product will stabilize at 4% over 2023–24, then grow at consistently higher rates than other regions. In the inaugural release of a report Read More..
The kinky! It’s part of me
The mistreatment of black women based on their hair is not new. The policing of Afro hair has been happening for centuries. In work settings, Afro-textured or kinky hair has Read More..