Julius Nyerere
latest news & developmentsAfrica must rise, for good
Our simple argument is that the Second Scramble for Africa shouldn’t happen on our watch when we have so much at our disposal to avert this age-old plunder. It is a shameful…
Africa’s voice and power must be underpinned by dignity
For many African public intellectuals such as Steve Biko, Leopold Senghor, Kenneth Kaunda, Julius Nyerere and Kwame Nkrumah, political independence represented more than the…
ANC at 114: From Morogoro to Moruleng
The Morogoro Consultative Conference, convened under the quiet but resolute leadership of Oliver Reginald Tambo, was no celebration. It was a reckoning
Xenophobia and the beggaring of neighbours
South Africa is quick to forget ubuntu or its own destabilising role when it comes to regional policies
OPINION | Protect ideas of pan-Africanism
There needs to be a consolidation of the African identity away from the lens of Western civilisation
OPINION | Africa Day 2022 comes amid a divided continent
Despite the articulated goals by Africa’s founding fathers such as Kwame Nkrumah and Julius Nyerere for the United States of Africa, it seems the ideals of Africa’s unity only…
What your president’s style says about their politics
African leaders’ sartorial choices have been communicating their political orientations for centuries
Evaluating the African Charter, 40 years on
Africa is nowhere near achieving the promises of the African Charter, which only underscores its importance
Kenneth Kaunda: The man behind the statesman
Zambia’s founding father left a lasting legacy
Zambia’s Kenneth Kaunda was the last of Africa’s ‘philosopher kings’
The liberation legend died on Thursday at a military hospital in Lusaka, aged 97
Burundian refugees in Tanzania face increasing danger
Human Rights Watch has documented cases of Burundian refugees being tortured and forcibly returned by Tanzanian authorities
Malawi celebrates independence day, but the first president left his mark
The historical record shows that Malawi’s difficulties under Hastings Banda were evident at the very moment of the country’s founding
Festac, the ANC and the arts
Keorapetse Kgositsile played a vital part in elevating the position of the cultural worker
Open letter: Mr Biden, America must lead the next global catastrophe
Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis was a textbook example of what not to do, you will have to do it all differently
US presidential campaign 2020: The Democratic conundrum
As Super Tuesday looms, there are five candidates left in the Democratic race. But the party must ensure it selects someone who will be able to defeat incumbent Donald Trump