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The ‘Son of a Nobody’ That Became President William Ruto Wins Kenya’s 2022 Presidential Election

Wemi MoyelaAugust 23, 2022

Kenya's deputy president, William Ruto, wins the 2022 presidential election amidst allegations of electoral malpractice and calls for annulment. Read more.

August/September 2022KenyaNews

Does ‘Creative Crowdsourcing’ Exploit Creatives? NDLEA Faces Backlash Over Logo Design Contest

Todah OpeyemiAugust 16, 2022

Critics have called a design contest launched by NDLEA ‘exploitative’. The contest, where young artists compete by submitting free NDLEA logo suggestions, has received over 100 submissions, but a spokesperson for the organization has announced that it will not be revising its approach. Read more.

August/September 2022NewsNigeria

‘Africa Deserves a Formal Apology’ Nana Akufo-Addo Is Calling for Colonial Reparations

Wemi MoyelaAugust 11, 2022

Ghana’s president has recently gone viral over a ‘reparations’ speech he gave on 02 August 2022 in Accra, Ghana. Read more.

August/September 2022GhanaNews

From Soft Life to Soft Power Reconsidering Nigeria’s Regional and Global Influence

Chukwudi UkonneAugust 8, 2022

Nigeria is currently experiencing a creative and cultural renaissance. According to a UNDP Imagine Nigeria report, Nigeria needs a new economic roadmap. One in which the creative economy is center stage. Read more

August/September 2022Editors Picks: Independence DayNigeria

‘Why Didn’t Anyone Help Him?’ In Italy, an Italian Man Has Killed a Disabled Nigerian Man

Tomisin AwosikaAugust 2, 2022

On 29 July, in Italy, a 39-year-old Nigerian, Alika Ogochukwu, was killed while trying to sell trinkets to an Italian man. Read more.

August/September 2022NewsNigeria

Afro-Literati The Nardal Sisters and the Négritude Movement

Kai MoraAugust 1, 2022

The Nardal sisters’ collective legacies underscore the significant role women played in shaping Black identity across the pan-African world and politics. Read more

August/September 2022Best of 2022International Women's Day - History

Alignment or Non-Alignment? The Role of Pan-Africanism in Fighting the Anti-Black Racism in the Russo-Ukrainian War

Karen Wangui Mwangi, Chimwemwe Fabiano and Brian KagoroJune 20, 2022

The discrimination African refugees fleeing Ukraine faced is a recurring reminder for those who believe in a post-racial world that anti-black racism is alive. Read more.

Best of 2022June/July 2022Russia

A New Global Struggle? The Long-Term Implications of the War in Ukraine for Africa

Ejeviome Eloho OtoboJune 6, 2022

The determination of Western countries to reduce their dependence on Russia for energy supplies, presents long-term opportunities for African countries, especially the major energy exporters, such as Algeria, Angola and Nigeria. Read more.

June/July 2022

Returning Lumumba 61 Years After He Was Assassinated, Belgium Will Return Patrice Lumumba’s Remains

Tomisin AwosikaJune 2, 2022

On 20 June 2022, Belgium will return the remains of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo or ‘DRC’, to his family. Read more.

Democratic Republic of the CongoJune/July 2022News

Brutish Museums Germany Wants to ‘Loan’ Namibian Artefacts to Namibia

Tomisin AwosikaMay 26, 2022

On 24 May 2022, the Ethnological Museum of Berlin announced that it will send 23 ancient items of jewellery and other artefacts to Namibia on 27 May 2022 on an ‘indefinite loan’. Read more.

April/May 2022NamibiaNews

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