Representation holds the power to rewrite a narrative by shaping who belongs and who leads. Comic book legend Stan Lee once said, “I think it would be great to do stories about every ...

Last month marked a year since young Kenyans started their "Gen Z" protests in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Initially, the ...

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) is deeply alarmed by the violent repression of peaceful demonstrations held in Lomé, Togo.

U.S. warplanes struck Iran’s nuclear sites in a dramatic escalation—just the latest in a long, bloody pattern. From proxy ...

Every Saturday, students gather at the African American Museum to learn about history and then pass it on. In a basement classroom at the African American Museum in Dallas, students gather every ...

The holiday to mark the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued on June 19, 1865, as Union troops arrived in Galveston at the end of the Civil War. General Order No. 3 declared that ...

Lagos and Alexandria are seeing a decline in purchasing power halfway through 2025, but other cities are seeing an increase.

The promise of African soft power Celebrated by global audiences, African cultural and creative industries could become the continent's next gems. Yet this engine of growth and jobs still faces ...

A personal remembrance of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who saw freedom in language, power in mother tongues, and poetry in memory.

In about 30 years since 1995, the representation of women in parliament has increased from 9.8 percent to 27.1 percent. These gains have come with friction, but to deepen and sustain the advancement ...

But perhaps most important, today’s Christian right has allies in the upper echelons of power. Several of Africa’s most influential leaders, including President William Ruto of Kenya and Abiy ...