Africa

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says Somalia’s factions can find peace, political Islam need not be violent and democracy can grow. Here’s his exclusive interview with the Observer: The drive from Mogadishu airport to the presidential home at…

Musa Hasahya Kasera says his vast family includes 12 wives, 102 children and as many as 578 grandchildren. Musa Hasahya Kasera has so many children he can’t remember most of their names. The Ugandan villager…

Nigeria says it wants primary school teachers to conduct lessons in local languages instead of English, which is currently used. But how practical is that in a country where more than 600 different tongues are spoken? Kareem Abiodun…

A man in southern Senegal has set himself the ambitious task of planting five million trees over the next five years. This visionary project came to Adama Diémé when he returned home to the Casamance region in 2020 after a few years…

Kobina Ackon, popularly known as Wode Maya, is Ghana’s first YouTuber to hit over a million subscribers. His channel creating positive African content has won him followers and a fortune. AT JUST 23 YEARS OLD, AMERICAN YOUTUBE megastar…

Queen Elizabeth II is said to have had a special place in her heart for Africa, and she was on the continent during some key moments in her life. The then-Princess Elizabeth was lodging at the now-closed Treetops Hotel in a rural part…

My name is Precious Joseph. I am 27 years old. I am an orphan, but I have four older brothers. I became orphaned in 2004 at age nine. My education stopped after secondary school. There was no means to further. It actually started like a…

In the wonderfully chaotic neighbourhood of Noailles in downtown Marseille, France, I came to the unfortunate realisation that it is much easier to learn about different African cultures when living abroad. This paradox hit me in the…

"I was given in marriage at 17, my husband was 35. I didn't love him, he was mean to me. He was beating me, forcing me to sleep with him. He was hurting me a lot. Until I said to myself, enough is enough. I couldn't go on with him. That…

Nigerian Kunle Adeyanju has finished the treacherous journey from London to Lagos on a motorbike in his campaign to raise awareness and raise funds to end polio in Africa. He arrived in Lagos on Sunday after covering over 12,000km…