South African artist Athi Patra Ruga’s dystopia
South African artists are exploring new forms of responding to the post-Apartheid realities of their country. Beverly Andrews met one of the most exciting of …
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Uganda: Disability disabled
People with disabilities are often shunned in Africa but Uganda is one of the few countries where there is a deliberate policy to include them …
From our archives – Bongo senior: “White like a Negro”
For 42 long years, President El Hadji Omar Bongo Ondimba (pictured above and the father to current President Ali Bongo), dominated Gabon as he built …
Back to Africa movement gathers pace
Although Ghana officially launched the Return to Africa project last year, the history of Africans in the diaspora returning to the Mother Continent goes back …
Buhari vs Abubakar: Same difference?
Nigeria’s general elections are scheduled for mid-February. As always, the campaigning is reaching fever pitch. While there are many posts to battle for, the big …
#metoo in Africa
While Africa leads the world in the number of women appointed to important positions in government, reality for most women, outside the rarefied atmosphere of …