Fela Kuti’s legacy plays out in music, in politics and even in food, with Nigerian restaurants paying homage to him on their menus.
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Women smallholder farmers need digital platforms to sell their crops, support to get crops certified as organic, and communal places to process food.
The fragile state of Nigeria’s police contributes to the persistence of insecurity, particularly banditry, in the northern region.
The latest peace deal between the two neighbours provides concessions and demands that are perhaps easier said than done.
Netflix’s interest in Africa is more about business than telling nuanced stories about the continent.
From the late 1950s a new generation of African writers challenged colonial systems and used their work to imagine a new world.
He won global fame for his politically charged films about the fight for independence in Algeria and was central to building the country’s film industry.
Women are wearing local fabrics in western designs; men are wearing western fabrics in local designs. This reflects the city’s cosmopolitan outlook.
Addis Ababa’s willingness to work with regional rivals in the Middle East shows its practical approach to foreign relations.
Investing more in agriculture, especially with external financing, offers the biggest gains in raising incomes and reducing poverty.
Women only really emerged in Tunisia’s male-dominated rap scene with the revolution in 2011. And they’re rapping about much more than just patriarchy.
Economic crises since the 1990s led to a sharp rise in Zimbabwe’s informal economy, hence some call the country a nation of vendors.
Fact-checking is seen as an effective strategy to combat misinformation and disinformation.
Online harassment of journalists is becoming a serious problem in an age of social media.
Hundreds of ancient fynbos species could regrow and restore a former pine plantation on Cape Town’s Table Mountain, but only if the remaining pine trees are removed.
Zulu custom opposes divorce except in very particular circumstances. But King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has turned to the courts to end his marriage.
A South African court judgment makes it clear that accusing someone by name is not necessarily harassment.
The native people of South Africa revered baboons, but they became part of occult beliefs and suburban fears.
Between the 10th and 15th centuries, the gold market boomed, especially in Egypt, Persia, India and China. Southern Africa played a crucial role in meeting demand.
Romance fraud is a popular crime in Ghana and Nigeria.
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