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Urban expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa and the need for daily mobility
Those who exclude any groups of people from God’s kingdom choose to ignore the teaching of Jesus.
Dhamaal music and dance reveals a rich and complex mixing of cultures that is shaped by history.
These vibrant writers embrace the open road and claim spaces that were denied them during apartheid.
Through their mastery of the environment and target selection, the Badoo cult gang was able to unleash terror among residents.
Archaeological discoveries show the different options that have solved human problems over time.
Mwili, Akili na Roho represents 50 years of art from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania – from 1950 to 2000.
Cole was a master of portraying the violence of apartheid through scenes of everyday life.
Nigerians and Ghanaians have all claimed authorship of Jollof rice. But a new book points out that the “Senegality” of this dish is established by the reference to “Jolof”.
African Catholics are growing in number. They are also reinventing and reinterpreting Christianity.
John Chilembwe features on Malawi’s banknotes and is remembered in a public holiday every year. But he is little-known elsewhere.
Afrobeats truly conquered the globe, influencing music styles, packing out stadiums and lifting awards.
Research shows that religious people who actively participate in religious gatherings tend to have a more positive experience of Christmas, with expectations largely fulfilled.
A grand new memorial park walks a fine line - between teaching about slavery and becoming a tourist trap.
There was a significant shift towards African football as a business rather than football as development.
Water is sacred in many religious traditions, holding power that can also be dangerous.
Infrastructure projects are an enticing promise for a better future – but they can also evoke a violent colonial past.
To qualify for the World Cup, Nigeria’s football structures need to link up with schools and build diverse support.
The first speech sounds were uttered about 70,000 years ago and not hundreds of thousands of years ago as is sometimes claimed.
New survey shows poor earnings from music streaming made worse by the digital divide and a lack of policy.
Interventions against intimate partner violence may work better if they target the mechanisms that make empathic women more vulnerable.
Studies show South Africa did a lot right when it hosted the football World Cup. Qatar can do the same if it learns from South Africa.
Challenging myths about heterosexual white South African men, Prinsloo published four books of short stories in 12 years.
The activist is today the subject of songs, sculptures, an annual lecture and even a new musical.