May 2014
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country appears to be experiencing both its best and worst times. New African critically analyses Africa’s new biggest economy, Nigeria will …
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The Arab uprisings and the prospect for democratization
With the presidential elections around the corner in Egypt, political scientist and writer Hamdi Hassan takes a closer look at the Arab uprisings and their …
Sierra Leone: radiance of tomorrow
Sierra Leone’s child-soldier done good, Ishmael Beah, has published another book following on from his first in 2007, which detailed his gruesome life as a …
Spreading the gospel in France
Gospel music is undergoing a renaissance in France, after a dip from the “golden era” of the 1990s. Alecia D. McKenzie reports.
Apartheid’s artistic legacy
Denied the freedom to exhibit their work, a generation of formerly neglected artists nevertheless expressed their personal pain and the collective outrage of a marginalised …
Is Africa rising with women leading the way?
As African economies grow and more African women become empowered, millions more women are being left behind in poverty, deprivation and destitution. This was the …