How ancient African terracing systems, validated by the Green Belt Movement, prefigure the 'innovative' principles of space ...

Ibrahim Mahama, the first African artist to be named the art world’s most influential figure in ArtReview magazine’s annual ...

When some of us write about decoloniality and post-coloniality, there are those that are quick to point out that it makes ...

Imprisonment had shaped the journeys of leaders worldwide, as many rose from prison cells to presidencies, turning sacrifice ...

Nigeria has not consciously addressed the question of designing the country's political philosophy based on the knowledge of its history - precolonial and colonial, the failures of the present, and ...

Along West Africa's slave coast, a painful past is being preserved — and marketed — raising questions about memory, tourism ...

The new film Magellan chronicles the life of Portuguese colonizer Ferdinand Magellan, the first person to circumnavigate the globe. Known for his voyage crossing the Pacific Ocean and landing on the ...

Historian and lawyer Dr Yaw Anokye Frimpong has praised President John Dramani Mahama for his sustained advocacy on reparations, while calling on African leaders to intensify collective demands for ...

I grew up in Malawi with Sunday school teachers who treated anything linked to “voodoo” as danger in capital letters.

The contemporary political landscape of Africa is haunted – not by the spectres of its colonial past, but by a robust, living ...

February is one of the best times to visit Cape Town, with its warm summer weather and plenty of outdoor adventures. Climb ...

The last time Morocco hosted the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in 1988, it lost by a single goal in the semi-finals ...