Population, migration, and the social forces reshaping the continent.
The U.S. Department of State has introduced new regulations to stop "birth tourism", the practice of giving birth in the country to obtain American citizenship for a child. In the latest immigration control measure, the United States said Thursday it would no longer issue temporary visitor visas
Donald Trump's rhetoric against immigration continues to rear its head as the Trump administration announced plans to impose further travel restrictions to 7 countries. The travel restrictions will not apply as absolute travel bans for the people in the selected countries but restrictions are more likely to be
Liverpool City is set to introduce plaques and signposts to highlight slave history and connections across the city. According to reports, the move is to give an "honest account" of places connected to the slave trade. The United Kingdom city of Liverpool has a history of the slave
Having navigated the ranks of track, rugby and flag football in the past; exceptional athlete & prominent influencer Santia Deck recently announced her latest win - a multi-million dollar contract with the Women's Football League Association (WFLA). There has never been a deal like this for a woman
Senegal's Sadio Mane has been crowned the Confederation of African Football's (Caf) Player of the Year. The excellent forward who plies his trade with Liverpool Football Club scooped the award ahead of his teammate Mo Salah, who had won the award in the previous two years
Authorities in Niger have arrested at least 335 Sudanese refugees, accusing them of burning down a refugee camp just outside the city of Agadez in the north of the country. Officials said the camp was burnt down after nearly 1,000 refugees protesting in front of the United Nations High
National Geographic has unveiled its 2020 list of best travel destinations across the world, Chad, Egypt, and Botswana represent the African continent. The list seeks to give travelers insights into where they should consider taking a ‘trip of a lifetime’. Zakouma National Park, Chad The Zakouma National Park is a
The irony is in the British Empire, it was primarily missionaries who did the initial work of alphabetizing African languages and reducing them to their written form. Even more perplexing was the British government's attitude towards African vernaculars. The British Secretary of State for the Colonies set up
In an act of pure intelligence and innovation, a South African inventor, Lucky Netshidzati, has created smart gloves which have the capability of turning South African sign language into voice an text. He was born to deaf parents and spent a significant part of his life trying bridge the communication
Botswana is offering free antiretroviral therapy and drugs to both citizens and non-citizens. The initiative is commendable in regard to bad treatment that most migrants are exposed to. The Southern Africa country has extended its free antiretroviral therapy initiative to migrants and sex workers. According to reports, more than 30,
Rapid urbanization in Africa has been accompanied by a myriad of problems. At the core of these urban problems is the issue of transport. The arrangement of transport systems in African cities has caused headaches for local authorities. There is an absence of the proper infrastructure to cope with the
You need not look further than some of the music's great genres such as rock, soul, and hip-hop to understand the impact it has had on the world music scene. All Music has African origins. The success of the Ndlovu your choir or The Lion King soundtrack is
It is 2019, women in African are still subjected to catcalls, shouting and ridicule when they supposed "underdress" and do not "coverup". Chief among the comments is that the women are dressing in an uncultured manner, it's apparently not African, the "decent"
African startups are harnessing the potential of Africa's rapid urbanisation which by the end of the century, is estimated to have13 of the world’s 20 largest cities in the world. Globally, urban start-ups like Uber and Airbnb are drawing in billions of dollars in venture capital while
Its the Solomon era of famine in a camp where mothers are shunning the role of a caregiver in the face of extreme hunger. Claudia, a 20-year-old woman, has been at the Adagom refugee camp since she arrived in Nigeria on October 2018. She escaped the crisis in Cameroon, pregnant
In its quest to unravel the next big superstars via digital platforms across the continent, a South African based Non-Profit Organization, Centre for the Advancement of Participation in International Relations (CACPIR) is set to launch “Search Africa" competition. It is Africa’s first purely digital music competition to be
