Best of 2020: The top books by African writers
From fiction and non-fiction to essays and poetry, we bring you some of the continent's most exciting reads from 2020.
Letter: Obama’s story cannot match civil war hero’s epic journey
From Miguel Monjardino, Azores, Portugal
Letter: There’s a word absent from today’s free speech debate
From Peter Gartside, Royston, Hertfordshire, UK
Black Lives Matter: Activists demand #EndSARS protesters' release
shareSharenocloseShare pagelinkCopy linkAbout sharing image copyrightGetty Images Prominent Black Lives Matters activists and celebrities have written to Nigeria’s president demanding justice over the treatment of people during protests against police brutality. The group, which
How to reignite Africa’s growth and avoid the need for future debt jubilee
In ancient times, debt jubilees were customary after wars or dramatic events. By wiping out debts, these jubilees sought to avoid polarization and social tensions. Today, the massive dislocations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic provide justification for the international community
Social media’s struggle with self-censorship
Within hours of the publication of a New York Post article on October 14th, Twitter users began receiving strange messages. If they tried to share the story—a dubious “exposé” of emails supposedly from the laptop of Hunter Biden, son of
In The Era of Trump — Six Things Every African Journalist – Blogger Must Know
It is critical for those who advocate on behalf of the African continent, African bloggers and journalists especially, to take a stand and fight for the continent we believe in. African bloggers need to have a voice on the internet, just as the military has a voice on the military affairs of a nation, or…
Fascinations with Captain Phillips, Lost Boys highlight ‘Danger of a Single African Story’
It is becoming apparent that Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie is a hero, if not a literary star, among today’s generation of young Africans. Adichie’s “The danger of a Single Story,” a Ted Talk she gave in 2009 about the single African narrative portrayed by the media that focuses solely on poverty, destitution, and hopelessness,…
Pew: Africans more optimistic about the future than their counterparts in Asia, Middle East
News that the African continent is making progress continues to pour in. Not only is the continent making progress economically and politically, optimism by the African people is playing a role in this as well. In a recent Pew Research Center survey of eight African nations, the research found out that Africans were more optimistic…
After Westgate Siege, Denverite Remains Encouraged by Resilient Spirit of Kenyans
September 21 marked a day of shock and confusion for many people in Kenya when news spread of an attack at the Westgate Shopping Center in Nairobi’s trendy Westlands neighborhood, an area frequented by many foreigners. A total of 67 people were reportedly killed in the siege that lasted about four days. Terrorists tortured, killed…