These last days I have come to understand that we need to be cautious about how we judge people because of their looks. Listen, people are naturally fashionable. They love fashion and if you... Read more

Desmond Tutu is remembered with so much joy and affection by so many different people around the world today, that it may seem hard to imagine a time or place when he was viewed, not as a co... Read more

South Africa was where the new Omicron variant was first identified, and cases there have taken off rapidly. This is starting to be seen in other countries, and the World Health Organization... Read more

Ghana’s legendary rap originator, Reggie Rockstone has made interesting revelations concerning the slave trade and its consequences on Ghana and Africa in general. In a post on social... Read more

Koforidua, the Eastern Regional capital for some time now experienced several emergences of pubs and drinking spots in most parts of the city. The emergence of restaurants and fast foods del... Read more

Ten of Fred Ssegawa’s children may never go back to school again. Locked out of formal education since March 2020 by Uganda’s strict coronavirus containment measures, they have b... Read more

Just three days ago we witnessed the rejection by the Parliament of the NPP government’s budget presented by the finance minister. After the rejection, many on the NPP side have claime... Read more

When we think about the different ways we can reduce our carbon footprints, our sex lives are not usually at the top of the list. Yet web searches for sustainable products such as vegan cond... Read more

(A reaction to Finance Minister’s Directive for the Youth) Dear new, young Entrepreneur, As Finance Minister has said the payroll is full and that you should go into Entrepreneurship, I welc... Read more

Cameroon’s five-year conflict could be taking a significant new turn with reports that its English-speaking separatist groups are getting help from an armed group in neighbouring Niger... Read more

It’s 10 years since the Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, was killed by rebels during an armed revolt. In the unrest which has beset the country since his downfall, Libya has staged two... Read more

It could not have got off to a much better start for Jumia’s historic stock market listing. The hoopla on the day it became the first Africa-focussed tech firm to list on the New York... Read more