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Jemima Kakizi, a Rwandan curator and visual artist, discussing with a guest in front of an installation artwork featuring colorful sculpted figures set against a dark background, during The Testimony of Now exhibition in Kigali, […]

Poetess Hafsat Abdullahi posing for a photo during the recording of the That’s What She Said podcast in Lagos, Nigeria. Photo courtesy: That’s What She Said. One of Nigeria’s most popular Gen-Z slam poets, known […]

South Africa’s Meerkat Radio Telescope array (Image Source: Africa InSight) After years of investments, African telescopes are emerging as global leaders in frontier astronomy. From South Africa’s MeerKAT capturing the universe’s most distant gigamaser to […]

Image: bird story agency A single-dose oral treatment for sleeping sickness is pushing Africa closer to eliminating one of its most persistent tropical diseases. After decades of complex and often dangerous therapies, a three-tablet, one-day […]

Alice Djiba (right), founder of InfoElles, discussing with her colleagues in her office on September 25, 2025, in Dakar, Senegal. Photo: Penda Thiam, bird Story Agency. The boutique media agency known as InfoElles is challenging […]

Defining the Sovereign Future 22 January 2026 The Accra Reset is a Head-of-State sponsored strategic initiative conceived to address persistent structural conditions confronting many countries of the Global Majority: the erosion of practical sovereignty despite […]

Image: Mud houses like this one heat up considerably in the Kenyan midday heat; the metal roof can reach temperatures exceeding 55°C. If it is painted white, its temperature only rises to around 46°C, as […]

The national president of Nigeria’s Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Abdullahi Usman Aliyulistening attentively during a conference. Photo Courtesy: JONAPWD 2026 is shaping up to be an important year for inclusivity activism […]