Culture

You can never take too much care over the choice of your shoes. Too many women think that they are unimportant, but the real proof of an elegant woman is what is on her feet.

Akuapem people in Ghana celebrate 200th anniversary of a victory over the Ashanti Empire

By DENNIS NIPAH and EDWARD ACQUAH The Indigenous Akuapem people in eastern Ghana celebrated this week their military victory over…

3 weeks ago

Nine dishes putting Nigerian cuisine on the global map

Author, food educator and culinary curator Ozoz Sokoh has devoted her career to exploring the shared cultural links between foods…

3 weeks ago

Salif Keita: Music, Xenophobia and the Limits of African Unity

This week, Malian music icon Salif Keita cancelled all future performances in South Africa, turning an entertainment story into a…

2 months ago

How Edmonia Lewis conquered the 19th-century art world

Edmonia Lewis, the first Black and Indigenous American sculptor to achieve international acclaim, is finally receiving long-overdue recognition more than a century…

6 months ago

Zimbabwe play challenges proposed constitutional changes

By Africanews A new theatre production in Zimbabwe is reigniting debate over proposed constitutional amendments that could extend presidential terms…

7 months ago

African countries feel impact of war on Iran

By Pascale Mahe Keingna One month after the start of the war in the Middle East, the consequences for African…

7 months ago

‘Peace is everything’: Women-led festival channels message of peace in Eastern DRC

Rapping in French, her voice was steady, cutting through the crowd of young people gathered in Goma. Clémence Fundiko Minja…

7 months ago

Tiwa Savage Launches Music Foundation And Partners With Berklee College Of Music

Internationally acclaimed artist and Afrobeats pioneer Tiwa Savage today officially launches the Tiwa Savage Music Foundation, a new philanthropic initiative dedicated…

8 months ago

Inclusive Growth Begins Where GDP Doesn’t Look – SME Digitisation

The 2026 State of the Nation (SONA) address reaffirmed the commitments made by the Government of National Unity (GNU) to…

8 months ago

Ethiopia experiments with ‘smart’ police stations that have no officers

Computer tablet screens glow inside a row of partitioned booths at a new-style Ethiopian police station. There is no commotion.…

8 months ago