COVID-19 in Africa: Youth Perspectives – Aya Chebbi
Image Source COVID-19 is affecting many young people in various ways including health, education and socio-economic impact. The reality of…
Political and Social Commentary
America cannot lecture Africans on human rights
Image Source Seated in the unenviable squalor of my modest, sparsely furnished living room, deep in the southern end of…
The looting and impoverishment of Africa relate to U.S. violence at home
Image Source On April 30, hundreds of armed protestors stormed the Michigan state capitol building in the United States. The…
How ancient African societies used social distancing to manage pandemics
Image Source Every so often, a pandemic emerges that dramatically alters human society. The Black Death (1347-1351) was one; the Spanish flu of 1918…
The World’s Three Oldest Mathematical Objects are From Africa
Nic Bothma/EPA Yes it’s true. Before there was a Greece, before there was a Romulus or Remus, before there was…
Never Underestimate the Grit of Malawians to Survive the Coronavirus
Ever since an expatriate tourism adviser labeled Malawi the “warm heart of Africa” in the 1970s, Malawians have worn the…