Place names, along with other urban symbols, were used as a tool of control over space in many African countries during the...

As the 16th president of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu inherits an economy that is grappling with inflation, chronic unemployment, extreme poverty, crumbling infrastructure and insecurity. Nigeria’s...

A powerful new book on Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has just been published. Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage is at once a double...

Souleymane Cissé is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest African film-makers of all time – and the world’s most prestigious...

China will no longer be the world’s most populous nation. India’s population will overtake it this year at an estimated population of 1.42 billion....

Nigerians will soon determine who their next president will be in a general election. Polling is due at the end...

Angelique Kidjo, the energetic singer-songwriter and activist from the Republic of Benin, represents a rare African phenomenon. In many respects,...

As Nigerians inch closer to the February 2023 presidential election, the seventh since the current wave of liberal democracy formally...

When it comes to teaching young children about the world, parents may feel that some topics – like politics and...

The Nigerian state has come under severe security stress in recent times. It has faced multiple national security threats: jihadist...