Africa Political & Social Issues

The Creole people of Sierra Leon represent a nation of liberated slaves that forged a free society from the ashes of their former lives. Theirs is a story of hardship and resilience in the face of overwhelming geopolitical oppression.

A magnificent African wildlife reserve has been brought back from the devastation of war.

Africa's projected future economic growth may well stem the tide of migrants to Europe.

In 1896, Britain and Zanzibar engaged in a conflict that lasted all of 38 minutes.

Debates on whether Britain should be sorry for their conquests in Africa is still on. While many are demanding apologies, others remain kind of indifferent. But should the British feel remorseful about their role in colonization or not? What do you think?

Several technologies focused on resolving African and global challenges have been developed by some innovative African scholars and entrepreneurs, and many people probably don't know about them.This article shares a few examples

The terms "Hutu" and "Tutsi" refer to ethnic groups in the Great Lakes region of Africa, particularly in countries like Rwanda and Burundi which have seen a the episodes of both co-operation and conflict and this article throws light upon the same.

The year 2023 marked 60 years after Kenya’s independence. This article commemorates that milestone by highlighting the thoughts of the founding father of the nation on that day.

The Kenyan economy is bulging with numerous new opportunities for investors. Many existing sectors merely require improved efficiency and better public relations to compete with other global giants.

A reflection on the treatment of Oscar Pistorius, who murdered his girl friend.

Dudes some aged above 40 in Nairobi are still living at their parents houses. They have no job and they will still loiter around and come back to demand food from their aged mother. Their work is to smoke, abuse all forms of drugs and lazy around with no hope in life.

The ANC government adopted a neo-colonial socio-economic paradigm, that has, degenerated to patronage-based corruption that marginalized the poor Africans - now facing a Low Intensity Intensity War

The Akamba language has some of the most archaic word roots in the Bantu family. Its strong relationship with Kikuyu is not in doubt since the two languages are intelligible.

Amapiano’s popularity has transcended South Africa’s borders since 2017. The genre has garnered attention from global stars.

If you follow Bible prophecy (or even if you don't) the Russian-Sudan connection and relationship developing in the conflict will end with Sudan under Putin's control. There is a reason why Sudan will join Russia in the attacking Israel in Armageddon.

Meinertzhagen's treatment of Africans make him stick out like a sore thumb. In his era, the British administrators of the part of the East African Protectorate, that was to become Kenya, were trying to ‘pacify’ Africans and take their land. Meinertzhagen killed them and took their livestock as well.

Trader Kivui is reported to have given the name of the mountain as “Kinyaa.” Krapf transcribed name in the Roman alphabet as Kegnia later varying to Kenia. The British settled on Kenya and the name lived to see an independent country, Kenya.

a comprehensive breakdown of the many ways that children's rights are infringed, including as child labor, child marriage, sexual

StatiSense report briefly reads "South West Men and Women are the happiest or somewhat satisfied with their life in Nigeria. The least happy are South East Men and Women."

Why President Buhari failed as the democratically elected president of Nigeria and why Peter Obi may do better if elected.

These are the main challenges faced by Nigeria today, along with some ideas about how we got here and what we can do to move forward.

The African family system of the Pondo people should be kept in historical, cultural, and traditional perspectives. It is laid out in its specific traditional, cultural, and historical reality.

It is common in America to make an entire community out as one group rather than acknowledge their individual differences. "Black Panther" hints at some of these differences.

Child marriage is still common on the African continent. Learn statistics and the factors contributing to them.

Today is vastly impacted by all the yesterdays. European imperialism shaped Africa into what it is today socially, politically, economically, and even geographically.

If you're not into history, you may not know much about Nelson Mandela. Here's a brief guide to tell you who he was, what he did, and why many consider him to be a truly remarkable man.

This article will take a personal look back at the Soweto uprising against apartheid that began on 16 June 1976 and eventually led to Youth Day in South Africa.

This article discusses five West African presidents who got assassinated, including Thomas Sankara, Murtala Mohammed and Sylvanus Olympio.

This article explores how the youth unemployment rate in Africa leads to social malaise and political instability.

Curious about what's going on in Ethiopia? Check out this overview of the civil war in the Ethiopian region of Tigray.

Politicians are like insects that are easily attracted by the sweet scented smells of plants’ pollen grains and nectars. Like the “Nectar in Plant-Insect” mutualism, what also attract politicians into politicizing issues of national importance are mostly influenced by the political points.

This Homily By Fr. Ken Evurulobi, President of MARYSROSE signifies MARYSROSE sincere and resolute efforts to come to terms with the demands of Social Justice and authentic Liberation in Nigeria through Evangelism and the practice of the new Liberation Theology.

The term pandemic when associated with Africa tends to be synonymous with mass death and uncontrollable disease, worse than elsewhere in the world. However, a contradictory narrative is portrayed by the current pandemic outcome and future demographic projections for the continent.

Which country has the highest number of female parliament members in the world? The answer might come as a surprise to you. It is actually an African country with more than 60% women in the parliament. In this article I write about how it achieved that through gender quotas and the question.

In 2050, every fourth person will live in Africa. It’s not just Africa's economies that are growing; the continent's population is expected to expand to 2.5 billion, while the rest of the world's population has almost stopped increasing.

This article takes a look at gender equality in Africa and how plural legal systems betray women's rights.

It has not gone anywhere and surely did not give us a break to recover. Most South Africans are tired of the dark and most depressed of the ongoing darkness that covers all of us.

Thomas Sankara was a good man, a leader, and an African nationalist. He was murdered because he was pulling Africa through and out of century’s long suppression

The 1976 generation of school children brought down the almighty Apartheid regime. They did it with sticks, stones, petrol bombs and roadblocks. and becoming ungovernable. A Revolution exploding..

The Co-Chairs for the Kigezi Orphan's Home in Uganda are getting the word out that they need our support to keep the smiles, hope, and dreams alive for these children.

African historical and cultural identity, has been distorted through use of political economy shows its lacks, deficiencies, interests, needs, desires, passions, tastes, ideals, motives, values, etc.