What Was the Harlem Renaissance? The Harlem Renaissance was one of the most important cultural and intellectual movements in Black history. Emerging during the 1920s and early 1930s, it was a period of extraordinary artistic, literary, musical, and political expression led by African Americans in the Harlem neighbourhood of New York City. More than a...

Credit: BBC Human Rights Watch has accused authorities in South Africa of failing to respond adequately to a renewed wave of xenophobic attacks targeting African and Asian foreign nationals. In a report released on Wednesday, the rights organisation said vigilante groups have carried out violent attacks, intimidation, and harassment with limited intervention from law enforcement...

Zimbabwe has entered a historic chapter after President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed Elizabeth Gwaunza as the country’s first female Chief Justice. The appointment comes 46 years after independence and marks a major milestone for women in Zimbabwe’s legal and political institutions.  Gwaunza succeeds former Chief Justice Luke Malaba, whose tenure ended after reaching the constitutional retirement...

Yoweri Museveni, now 81, has officially been sworn in for a seventh consecutive term after his disputed January election victory in Uganda. His continued rule extends a presidency that began in 1986, placing him among Africa’s longest-serving leaders. For many Africans, the event raises a troubling question: why does political power remain so difficult to...

Uganda is facing renewed political debate after parliament passed a controversial new law aimed at protecting the country from what authorities describe as foreign interference. President Yoweri Museveni has praised lawmakers for supporting the measure, presenting it as necessary for national sovereignty and stability. Supporters of the law argue that foreign influence in domestic affairs...

Thomas Sankara was born in 1949 in Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta. Trained as a military officer, he became known for his sharp political awareness and commitment to social justice. In 1983, at the age of 33, he came to power through a popular revolution, becoming one of Africa’s youngest heads of state....