Author: Dennis Kahohi

Today we celebrate the birthday of the brilliant conscious poet and godfather of rap, Gil-Scott Heron (1949-2011). This brother left a permanent mark on music, poetry…

Niger is the first African country in history to eliminate river blindness! Officially known as onchocerciasis, infected black flies by rivers pass on the parasitic disease…

On 7 August 2023, Air France suspended all flights to Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, shortly after an anti-imperialist coup brought President Abdourahamane Tiani to power…

In 2019, South African surgeon Mashudu Tshifularo made history by becoming the first doctor to perform a 3D-printed middle-ear transplant, successfully restoring the hearing of a…

In the 1940s, psychologists Kenneth Bancroft Clark and Mamie Phipps Clark conducted the Doll Test, a landmark study to assess the psychological impact of segregation on…

Africa is transforming. Our people have woken up. We no longer accept exploitation by our former colonisers and reject economic and political bondage. But while the…

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently attacked Cuba’s international medical brigades. On 25 February, the Miami-born Cuban announced any country’s officials found accepting Cuban medical…

Europeans have attempted to distance themselves from – and avoid accountability for – their atrocities during the centuries-long slave trade by propelling narratives that it was…

Thinking too highly of yourself while downplaying the capabilities of others can lead to serious consequences. Just look at Kenya’s President William Ruto, who misjudged the…

Kenya is an IMF loan junkie, and the unpleasant side effects of a missed hit could be about to be felt. The East African country is…