Nigerian photographer Michael Oyinbokure challenges stereotypes about migrants
His art photography presents what immigrants bring with them, their resilience, inventiveness, and enduring connection to their homelands.
Mónica’s story: the woman shipped from Ghana to Portugal in 1556 to stand trial for using traditional medicine
Standing before the Inquisition in Lisbon, Portugal in 1556, Mónica Fernandes, a woman from the coast of modern-day Ghana, was accused of casting malevolent spells and making pacts with demons. Her crime? Seeking a traditional Akan remedy for a simple cat bite.
Satanic panic: 5 ‘occult’ crimes that gripped South Africa’s imagination
My new book "The Devil Made Me Do It" shows how beliefs in the danger of the occult perform a social function across race and class. In the book I discuss numerous cases of so-called occult crime over the years and across communities.
Resilience and Resistance: Women’s Stories from Africa
In the heart of an African vibrant country, where the sun scorches the earth and tradition runs deep, countless women wake each day to battles unseen by the outside world. They carry burdens heavier than the weight of their footsteps, the burden of inequality, the weight of silence, and the chains of expectation.
Forbidden Touch: Navigating Desire Where Purity Culture is Upheld as a Virtue
In societies where purity is upheld as a virtue and marriages are arranged by families, some young Women risk everything, escaping home in the dark to follow their hearts, challenging the norms that Confine them.
“The Tough Cop” – A New Book by Jared Ojuok Portrays the Tough Challenges of Urban Policing
“The Tough Cop,” is a gripping and intense portrayal of law enforcement in a challenging urban setting. Set in a crime and graft plagued city, the adrenaline packed novel follows the journey of Chief Inspector Judy, a seasoned police officer known for her unyielding commitment to justice. As Chief Inspector Judy wades through the torturous underworld of crime, she is faced with personal and professional bottlenecks that test her resolve and integrity.
African novels are being translated to English in a bold new trend. We review Ignatius Mabasa’s The Mad
Now it appears that a shift in the movement of stories across languages is underway. Works first written and published in African languages are increasingly being translated into English for a broader readership.
World maps get Africa’s size wrong: cartographers explain why fixing it matters
The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 signatures.
Europe Bans TPO in Gel Nail Polish
On September 1, 2025, the European Union enacted a sweeping ban on the use of Trimethylbenzoyl Diphenylphosphine Oxide (TPO), a widely used photoinitiator in gel nail polish formulations, marking a significant shift in cosmetic regulation.
How Nollywood films help Kenyan housemaids make sense of their lives
At first Nollywood films were screened in informal video-halls in poorer Kenyan communities, offering a unique going-to-the-movies experience. But in the first decade of the new millennium, TV stations began screening them. In Kenya, Nollywood was most popularly known as “Afrocinema” on TV, and it was soon a daily affair.