Founded in 2018 by choreographer Yaya Sanou, this unique Burkinabe contemporary dance troupe relies on "Vibra-Signe," a dance technique for the deaf and hard of hearing created by the company's founder.

South African women willl commemorate the achievements of the 1956 Women's March on Sunday. But they say their fight for freedom is unfinished.

By PATRICK MAYOYO pmayoyo@gmail.com Political history occasionally produces moments that fundamentally reshape expectations. Such moments are characterised not merely by the emergence of a new leader, but by a convergence of public mood, demographic change, political fatigue and an appetite for renewal. Few elections in modern democratic history have captured the public imagination quite like the United States presidential election of 2008. The victory of Barack Obama, then a first-term United States Senator from Illinois, transformed assumptions about political leadership, party establishments and electoral possibility. It demonstrated that even in one of the world’s oldest constitutional democracies, political history can change with remarkable speed when an unusual combination of leadership, organisation and public sentiment converges. More than a decade later, the phrase “Obama Moment” has entered the vocabulary of political analysis far beyond the United States. It is freque...

Kiharu MP, Ndindi Nyoro. PHOTO/UGC. BY MUHOHO FRANCIS Kiharu MP, Ndīndī Nyoro, stands as a revealing mirror of Mount Kenya’s contemporary leadership crisis. The Member of Parliament is not a leader in the traditional or transformative sense. Rather, he resembles a discotheque performer of economic rhetoric—animated, visible, and constantly in motion, yet ultimately detached from the structural realities he claims to address. He frequently brandishes spreadsheets, speaks fluently about bottom-up economics, and tweets gross domestic product figures as though he alone discovered the arithmetic of development. Yet the fundamental question remains unanswered: where is the parliamentary Bill that translates these assertions into binding law? Where is the motion designed to dismantle the entrenched coffee cartels that continue to impoverish farmers in Kangema, Mathira, and Othaya? Where is the legislative intervention aimed at breaking the dairy sector monopolies that determine the pr...

In recent years, Lake Baringo in Kenya’s Rift Valley has risen to levels not seen in decades. Scientists say extreme rainfall linked to climate change is behind the surge, submerging communities and bringing dangerous wildlife closer to people, with attacks on the rise. Laurent Berstecher has more.

In tonight's program, a grim new milestone in the fast-growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo as cases surpass 4,000. Also low rainfall and failing pipes leave taps dry in the Gabon capital. Finally rising water levels at Lake Baringo in Kenya push communities into closer contact with crocodiles, leading to increased attacks.

Learn how to perform Social Media Network Analysis using practical tools such as NodeXL, Gephi, X Analytics, Meta Business Suite and Telegram API. This guide explains how businesses, researchers and marketers can analyse their own channels and competitor networks, identify influencers, measure engagement patterns and understand online communities.

Cyberespionage is becoming a growing concern for African businesses as attackers increasingly target corporate data, credentials and digital infrastructure. New research highlights rising spyware, password-stealing malware and advanced threats across the region, showing why cybersecurity has become a strategic business priority.

Taiwan on Saturday dismissed as “ridiculous” a Chinese directive requiring ships to obey Beijing’s traffic control instructions while transiting the Taiwan Strait ahead of Typhoon Dolphin, rejecting what Taipei called an attempt to assert authority over waters it considers international rather than Chinese territory. The dispute surfaced even as the storm itself pounded Japan’s Okinawa […]

By Prof. MarkAnthony Nze The Account: What Women Reported and Who Was Listening 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴. Sit in a general clinic in Enugu or Ikeja for a morning and count how many women present with vulvar itching, and then count how many are asked what they […]