How African Muslims Civilized Spain
Four hundred and eight years ago today King Phillip III of Spain signed an order, which was one of the…
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Telling Positive African Stories Through Photography
An interview with Senegalese photographer Abdoulaye Ndao. Telling positive African stories through photography from Design Indaba War, hunger, poverty were…
Returning to the Home that is no More There
An interview with Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (b. 1938), a Kenyan writer, is one of the most prominent…
Why the World Needs to Know About Western Sahara’s Seemingly Endless Struggle for Independence
An interview with a Sahrawi Journalist and Activist. By Amira Ali. In 1975, Morocco, under King Hassan II, invaded Western…
Ndidi Emefiele’s Art Addresses Societal Expectations of Women in Nigeria.
From Northern Nigeria, Ndidikanma “Ndidi” Emefiele is a multimedia artist whose portraits of black women with larger than life heads…
Kenya’s Impending Ban on Plastic Bags
A regional ban on plastic bags is likely to come into effect after Kenya, which had been adamant, outlawed the…