What the world needs now: A new deal in a reformed global economic systemThings change when we take a world — rather than Western — viewWritten by Ian Inkster29 June 2022
Celebrating the Kenyan poet, Grandmaster Masese who preserved the Abagusii culture through poetry and songMasese worked his whole life to preserve the Gusii cultureWritten by Njeri Wangari28 June 2022
Nigerian highlife music scene gets a makeover by two brother duosUmu Obiligbo refreshed the past and the Cavemen modernized itWritten by Chikwado Edeh27 June 2022
Undertones: Is there a perversion of decolonial narratives in Mali?While Mali's relations with France turn sour, pro-Russian narratives gain prominence in the regionWritten by Civic Media Observatory23 June 2022
Illegal timber trade persists in The Gambia's Upper River RegionThe timber "criminals" have the backing of government officialsWritten by The Alkamba Times22 June 2022
How Flavour and Phyno pioneered the revival of Nigeria's Igbo highlife musicTheir dynamism made highlife music popular again with young peopleWritten by Chikwado Edeh21 June 2022
Celestine Ukwu: the Nigerian philosopher-musician who left his mark on Igbo highlifeHis prodigious talent was cut short in a car crashWritten by Nwachukwu Egbunike15 June 2022
How Artificial Intelligence could influence Zimbabwe’s 2023 electionsZimbabwe's use of Chinese biometric voter registration will affect election credibilityWritten by Kudzai Chimhangwa13 June 2022
Cameroonian activists win 2022 RFK Human Rights AwardsMaximilienne Mbe and Felix Nkongho have defended human rights for decadesWritten by Nwachukwu Egbunike9 June 2022
How Nigeria’s Igbo highlife music provided hope after a devastating civil warThe philosophy and lyrics expressed the identity of the peopleWritten by Nwachukwu Egbunike9 June 2022
The pioneers of Nigeria's Igbo highlife musicNigeria's highlife music has emphatically enunciated the joy of livingWritten by Chikwado Edeh, Nwachukwu Egbunike8 June 2022
Kenya's controversial Expressway speeds past budget while displacing thousandsHigh tolls keep most Kenyans from using the new roadWritten by Njeri Wangari, Richard Wanjohi7 June 2022
New laws undermine freedom of expression and press in MozambiqueMozambique will punish those who spread "false information"Written by Global Voices LusofoniaTranslated by Dércio Tsandzana4 June 2022
The history of music in Lagos, Nigeria: 1980s to the 2000s Contemporary Nigerian music, like its forebears, exists mostly for danceWritten by Dami Ajayi1 June 2022
The history of music in Lagos, Nigeria: from colonial times to the 1970s“Colonial accounts of pre-colonial music are either sparse or glib”Written by Dami Ajayi1 June 2022
Meet the new generation of Kenyan women sparking a vinyl resurgence in AfricaThe last Kenyan vinyl pressing plant shut down 33 years agoWritten by Njeri Wangari1 June 2022