For Olympic sports to thrive, the government must commit and find additional financing, notably through the private sector and sponsorship.
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The International Olympic Committee has recognised that athletes use their social media accounts to build their personal brands.
Ordinary Whites in Apartheid South Africa is a new book that explores how apartheid monitored and shaped white life, and how all classes of white people were complicit.
Wigs are popular fashion accessories for Nigerian women. However, many are laden with heavy metals and pesticides.
Combining elements of traditional and modern music has created rhythms that are unique to Senegalese music.
While a few new residential developments improve racial mixing, most other developments do not.
Ghana has long attracted African Americans who have suffered racial injustices in the US.
Ghana’s supreme court will rule whether the anti-LGBTQI+ bill is constitutional. The proceedings are being broadcast live on television, a rarity. .
These social media posts aren’t just for fun – they’re a way to fight back against discrimination and show the world that queer love is powerful and important.
Social media platforms need to open up data to Africans and researchers in the global south.
African clubs must learn from the success of Al Ahly and Esperance.
LGBTIQ+ life in Angola can be traced to before colonialism, though it has not been well documented. A recent project brings these stories to life.
Christianity is evolving. Mainstream churches like the Methodists and the Catholics are losing ground to indigenous and pentecostal groups.
Tlotlo Tsamaase’s first novel adds to an exciting and growing body of African science fiction.
The study analyses the social media feeds of three science journalism websites: Bhekisisa, SciBraai and The Conversation Africa.
The Lemba view is that one can be indigenous to more than one place, and that more than one people can be indigenous to a single place.
Her book Daughters of Africa brought black women writers into the literary canon.
West African designers produce only the clothes that are needed, preventing waste and allowing space for creativity.
Sammy Baloji’s work allows us to revisit the DRC’s past and explore how art can help us understand decolonisation.
The viability of any music culture depends on the availability of musicians.
Tunisia has failed to capitalise on the heritage tourism potential of the ancient city and its natural surroundings.
Listening to El Medioni’s work is a deep dive into the history of north African Jews over the last 150 years, long pre-dating his birth.
The potential repeal of the ban on female genital mutilation poses a threat to the well-being of girls in The Gambia.
Important factors, such as conflict, are central to understanding a country’s degree of press freedom, development and democratisation.
The fate of several colonial statues in Africa continues to be a subject of controversy.