Browsing: Africa

Pan-Africanist musical icon Bob Marley was born on this day, 6 February, in 1945 on a farm in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica. Sources say he was…

Our revolutionary forefathers, such as Ghanaian leader Kwame Nkrumah (1909-72), featured in this week’s Wednesday’s Wisdom, knew that the freedom of the Congo is integral to…

What is wrong with the DRC? In this clip (from the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit in 2021), US economist Jeffery Sachs breaks it down, challenging Western…

This week’s proverb – from Ethiopia – reflects both the magical transformative power of falling in love and its dangers. It’s an insight that also applies…

Nigerian singer Tems has cancelled her upcoming concert in Kigali, Rwanda, which was scheduled for 22 March at the BK Arena. She says she made this…

Global attention has locked on the rapidly escalating situation in the mineral-rich eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim they…

Why is the free movement of Africans across the continent so challenging? For years, there have been appeals for African countries to relax their visa restrictions,…

Dwindling global resources and a booming world population might be one way to look at this week’s African proverb – or is it a reminder that…

Africa’s most iconic animals saw a steep decline after the arrival of colonisers. Coincidence? Our Facts of the Week explore the issue. Your insights are always…

Is ‘Soundtrack to a Coup d’État’ the most important documentary of 2024? For Africans who understand the necessity of Pan-African unity, it just might be. Director…