In Benin, women are the backbone of voodoo celebrations, integral both on the front lines and behind the scenes. Their roles in organising rituals, preserving sacred knowledge, and maintaining ...

“Among these tales, one figure stood out: Mami Wata, the powerful water spirit whose legends flow through the hearts and minds of countless African communities.” Translated to “Mother Water ...

Nick Dutton is Co-Founder and CEO of Mami Wata, a premium African surf brand based out of Cape Town. Launched in April 2017, the brand is sold globally. Prior to this, Dutton worked in London at ...

Trump suggests land justice in South Africa is a threat, but many US land seizures are all necessary and just.

February 7, 2025 • The rebels continued advances in eastern Congo despite their own announcement of a cease-fire. The U.N. secretary-general called for them to lay down their guns and agree to ...

An Integrated, Prosperous and Peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena.

Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution to a conflict in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed rebels’ rapid ...

A new ecosystem of publishers, bookstores, literary magazines and festivals is promoting African writers and changing the stories told about the region. By Abdi Latif Dahir Abdi Latif Dahir ...

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday aimed at freezing assistance to South Africa over a controversial law that allows the government to seize farmland from ethnic minorities ...

The show offers insight and moves people to help protect the environment. This weekly show looks at biodiversity conservation, the energy of tomorrow, alternative resource management and the ...

Keanu Ferreira launched Ferreira Fresh, a South African fruit and vegetable supplier, in 2016 from the back of a hotel kitchen in Johannesburg. The founders of Ziweto Enterprises have capitalised on ...

WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order vowing to stop “aid and assistance” to South Africa over “human rights violations” including a land reform act ...