Ultra-conservative pro-family groups finance campaigns to influence the policies of governments and schools.
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The nationalist art of Mobutu Sese Seko and the art nouveau style of King Leopold II both live on in Kinshasa in fascinating ways.
The interviews in this book offer firsthand insights into women’s participation in the armed struggle against apartheid.
It reads powerfully in the Shona language, and is one of two of her books newly translated into it.
Sex is all over the internet, and girls engage with it in many different ways. They shouldn’t be judged for it.
Pentecostalism is one of the fastest-growing strands of Christianity in Africa.
Christopher Mlalazi, award-winning novelist, was inspired by the stories he was told by his grandparents as a child.
Women in Makoko, a floating slum in Nigeria, face challenges funding their fish trade. Literacy and financial inclusion programmes can make a difference.
Mayat embodied principled, faith-based, socially committed, inspired leadership.
Ending discrimination against the Osu has been difficult because identifying an Osu is relatively straightforward for Igbos.
Through his poetically eloquent protest songs, the young singer-songwriter came to represent the Oromo struggle.
The judgment will also benefit spouses in Muslim marriages, which were legally recognised in a 2022 Constitutional Court judgment.
A loan deal for the Asante artefacts offers an opportunity for these objects to return home.
Ogwal’s experiences as an opposition politician are emblematic of the challenges faced by political opponents of the regime in Uganda.
The book tells the inside story of how they changed the sound of urban pop.
Ghana’s recent Afcon record does not reflect its status as an African football powerhouse.
The solo journey of a queer, black woman across the continent makes fascinating reading.
Magubane’s photographs testify to the hope that is at the heart of the struggle for a just world.
Coca-Cola has often been entangled with key political moments in Africa since its arrival in the early 1900s.
There’s a big difference between how Hollywood audiences view Black Panther and how African audiences do.
The plant’s African past provides insight into emerging issues in humanity’s interactions with cannabis.
Swahili readers who have not encountered Abdulrazak Gurnah’s work in other languages are in for a great treat.
Few film-makers imagined Black women as a primary audience. This has changed over time.
The authorities have linked sport to nation building and tourism, and thrown their weight behind football.
Aso ebi - colourful fabrics worn at social events in NIgeria - makes parties glamorous but the cost can also be burdensome.