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Eritrea marks 25 years of independence from Ethiopia this month. It is now one of the most underdeveloped countries in the world and is...

Stockholm, 24 May 2016 Sexual Violence in Africa: Reversing the Trends In honour of Africa Day 2016, three Right Livelihood Award Laureates from Africa are speaking out to...

Prologue: Since the publication of "The Lords of Poverty" much has been written, but little has changed. The colonial "AID" business, whereby the internal...

By almariam An old African proverb says, “An ant can kill an elephant.” The ant is said to get into the elephant’s ears and trunk and gnaw...

  Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the launch of The Conversation Africa. We would like to thank you, our readers, for your support. The website went...

By Eugenio Giorgianni “The Kasaï Nightingale” was on stage, a flamboyantly dressed stage animal as always, when he collapsed from a sudden illness. The drummer...

  The former Kenyan Prime Minister admits that “every Kenyan” including himself has had to pay bribes, and that he has also “been offered...

By Steve Humble We all know that it doesn’t matter whether you’re rich or poor. You can still be gifted. Opportunity is the key....

Sadly, we have lost another great of Congolese music – Papa Wemba. Papa Wemba was born Shungu Wembiado in 1949. He came to musical prominence...

April 26, 2016 The foreign aid arena in Africa has traditionally been dominated by the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. However, over...