Test of time: A teacher monitors pupils as they write their end-of-year exams in the northern Sudanese village of Usli, which is home to sites of archaeological renown, some dating back to 1,500 BC. Photo: AFP image
REVIEW: The British Museum is a cemetery, a place where human remains are kept. Bones, skulls and more, some local to the United Kingdom but much, much more from its former colonies says a new book by Noah Angell.
Review: The spirit of our past stalks their corridors
Museums of colonialists are haunted – even if their own consciences are not.
Tech companies are hoarding African data. The African Union wants them to hand it over. If a TikTok user from the US or Europe wants any of their data that the platform collects, they can request it from the company. The same is not true for African TikTok or YouTube users, who aren’t even given the option to apply.
Give us our data back, says AU
Tech companies are hoarding African data. The African Union wants them to hand it over.
COMMENT: It’s easy to be sceptical of pan-Africanism. The notion that Africa isn’t just a geographical space but a metaphysical entity whose population, though genetically the most diverse on earth, shares culture, heritage and a common fate, can seem dubious. But, the idea is bred of necessity not genetics.
We must lead the world or be damned
To get us from the back of the global bus to its steering wheel, pan-Africanism needs to be internationalist too.
Borderlands: Fnideq, like other Moroccan towns near the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla, has become a beacon for Africans trying to head north.
The Last Resort: So close to Fortress Europe’s African outposts, yet so far
Fnideq, like other Moroccan towns near the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla, has become a beacon for Africans trying to head north.
Barbra Banda is accurate, brisk, creative, daring and an example of women’s sporting excellence – so it’s no surprise she has the footballing world at her feet. On Tuesday, she was named BBC’s Women’s Footballer of the Year, an award voted for by readers of their website.
The Beeb says Babs is best – no lie detected
Barbra Banda adds yet another accolade to her growing collection.
More than a month after the presidential election, Mozambicans still haven't heard from president-elect Daniel Chapo of the ruling Frelimo party. Civil disobedience and urban warfare are immobilising the capital Maputo as the country’s election dispute continues.
Mozambique: Hubris among the elites, chaos on the streets
Civil disobedience and urban warfare are immobilising Maputo as the nation’s election dispute continues.
The link between coffee and anxiety is well established. This time, however, it’s not the caffeine that is making Ugandan farmers nervous, but the government’s plans to take control of the country’s biggest cash crop.
Coup de Latte: Inside Uganda’s coffee wars
The link between coffee and anxiety is well established. This time, however, it’s not the caffeine that is making Ugandan farmers nervous
All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 184 of The Continent Coup de latte: The trouble Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is brewing. Get your copy here: https://bit.ly/TheContinent184 image
Malawi doesn’t let displaced foreigners integrate. So the residents of its only refugee camp hold a festival each year to celebrate their cultures together.
Tumaini at 10
Malawi doesn’t let displaced foreigners integrate. So the residents of its only refugee camp hold a festival each year to celebrate their culture...