Image Source In partnership with GE, African Leadership Group says its readying to build a new generation of digital leaders for Africa. The programme will enable mid-career engineers to build Read More..
Political and Social Commentary
Abiy Ahmed’s aim to ‘Pentecostalize Ethiopian politics’
Who is Abiy Ahmed, the man who has been Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018? In Addis Ababa, the question is often met with awkward silence. Yet the answer is Read More..
Meet Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga, 2021 PEN Awardee for Freedom of Expression
Image Source On 13 January 2021, the PEN Award for Freedom of Expression honored Dangarembga “for her remarkable work in fighting for freedom of expression.” Dangarembga is a novelist, poet, activist, filmmaker Read More..
Debunking four common myths about the vagina
Image Source Do you have a vagina? If you do, you’ve likely heard old tales about how to keep it “clean” or “tighten” it. Or you’ve been warned that a Read More..
Last Minute Deportations of African Migrants as Trump Administration Comes to an End
Image Source The Trump administration is continuing to deport African asylum seekers in its last few days before the inauguration of Joe Biden, who has promised a 100-day suspension of Read More..
The Congo, Afghanistan and the Limits of Outside Intervention
Image Source This year, two expansive — and expensive — international peace and security entities will pass a significant milestone. The United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Read More..