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* Lead photo: Ademola Lookman said ‘don’t let your failures weigh you down so they break your wings’ after being crowned best male player at the CAF awards. Photograph: Jalal Morchidi/EPA …

It used to be argued that Africa has no space and capacity to look after its heritage,” he says. “If there were those who did not believe in the vision …

Picassos were among artworks hanging in Ladies Lounge exhibition that closed after a court ruled it must admit men Lead photo: Mona’s Ladies Lounge creator Kirsha Kaechele and supporters before …

Caption: The John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History in Lagos ‘pops with colour and sound’ in a dazzling departure from the colonial mode. Photographs by Ademola Olaniran and Jide …

Director Tolu Ajayi, in his feature debut, is reasonably detailed about these corporate machinations, leaning on the societal pressure for illegal kickbacks that undermines the country’s progress and people’s personal …

By Kenneth Mohammed In an exclusive interview, Akinwumi Adesina, head of the African Development Bank and ‘optimist-in-chief’, says the outlook is good for a continent with both the workers of …

The movement born at a New York block party in 1973 is now global, an instrument for learning and a weapon for protest By Nels Abbey ‘Hip-hop’s 50th birthday is …

By Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah In her writing, she depicted bold African women; in her activism, she nurtured and inspired people everywhere IT sounds ridiculous to say that I have been …

EMMANUEL Macron is facing a backlash after threatening to cut off social media networks as a means of stopping the spread of violence during periods of unrest. Élysée officials and …

The Kenyan novelist’s life and work has intersected with many of the biggest events of the past century. At 85, he reflects on his long, uncompromising life in writing By Carey …