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I have always loved what I do—and I take pride in doing it well. But I’ve never allowed work to come at the expense of what matters most: my family.…

Sports tourism: The key to economic development in Africa

Sports tourism can provide opportunities to jump start tourism and travel economy post COVID-19, harness community togetherness, accelerate cultural and…

For Africa’s Manufacturers, Going Green May Offer Profits

The days of smokestack economies are slowly winding down. As evidence of climate change mounts and governments take urgent action…

For Africa’s Manufacturers, Going Green May Offer Profits

The days of smokestack economies are slowly winding down. As evidence of climate change mounts and governments take urgent action…

Small cannabis producers the losers in policy changes across Africa

Cannabis is a drug crop with a long history in Africa. Alongside coca and opium poppy, it has been subjected to international control for…

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Opportunism and egos: The story of Zimbabwe’s MDC

When Zimbabwe’s largest post-independence opposition party the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) was launched in September 1999, it was as…

The many silences of Heath Streak

His love for cricket and his country drew him back to both time and again but it would also be…

Africa’s smallholder farmers need support. Here is why

As Africa’s farmers work to adapt to climate change, global leaders must do their part by keeping – and extending…

How international actors encourage coups in Africa

The 82 coups Africa experienced between 1960 and 2000 were devastating for the continent—contributing to the instability, corruption, human rights abuses, impunity, and…

Why Africa cannot afford a second Cold War

For centuries, colonial powers, and then superpowers, viewed Africa exclusively through the prism of their economic, security, and geopolitical interests,…

Dancehall star Winky D and Zimbabwe’s internet politics

Winky D has used his music to highlight the growing frustrations of Zimbabwe’s youth and government failures, much to the…

Burna Boy is not a politically conscious ‘African Giant.’ Here’s why

Recently, Burna Boy has been unabashedly courting Western appeal

What South African and UK hospitalisation data tells us about how deadly omicron is

By David Pryce Recent official South African medical reports and countrywide COVID data have indicated that since early November, when…

Is Ghana tired of democracy?

The push to criminalise Ghana’s LGBTQI+ community flouts the country’s constitutional principles argues Victor Nsoh Azure

Start-up helps Zimbabweans find critical meds via WhatsApp

The MIS service is essential and will not only save lives. but time and money as well in a country…