Nigerian art work sells for $1.4m after owners googled signature
A painting by the artist considered to be the father of Nigerian modernism has been bought for $1.4m (£1.1m) at
Read more
Africa
Meghan calls for gender equality in SA universities
More support is needed for women in higher education in South Africa, the Duchess of Sussex has said. Meghan spoke
Read more
Uganda’s Solomon Serwanjja wins BBC World News Komla Dumor award
Ugandan investigative reporter and news anchor Solomon Serwanjja has won the 2019 BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. Serwanjja is
Read more
Vaccine campaign for world’s largest measles outbreak
More than 800,000 children are to be targeted for vaccination in the Democratic Republic of Congo, after a measles outbreak
Read moreWhy Africa should ‘stop eating one of its favourite foods’
Zambia’s vice-president has called for a radical change in the eating habits of the nation, saying people should ditch the
Read more
Opportunities for UK gospel artists to access African markets By Segodi Leshalabe, Global Music Link Editorial Team
Globalisation has been the buzz word for a number of years now. Every other industry is impacted, and the music
Read more
Shipped back: Why British born kids were sent to Nigeria
“Shipped back” is term used when some parents decide to send their children back to their native countries for schooling,
Read more
Burundi’s YouTube star dies of malaria aged six
A six-year-old YouTube star known in Burundi for his popular comedy sketches has died of malaria, his manager says. Darcy
Read more
Ebola outbreak declared global health emergency
The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo a “public health emergency of
Read more
African priests are now the future of the Catholic Church in the United States
In more than a decade as a Catholic priest in the United States, Martins Emeh has served as a pastor,
Read more
Beyonce features Swahili in her latest song
The next album to feature and be produced by Beyonce, the soundtrack to Disney’s new version of the Lion King,
Read more
‘West Africa’s richest 1% own more than everyone else combined’
The aid charity Oxfam says that inequality is at crisis levels in West Africabut accuses many governments in the region of
Read more
When the church takes on the state
The ongoing standoff between the Eritrean Catholic Church and the government becomes the latest conflict between church and state on
Read more
The first ever China-Africa Expo is happening today
Around 1,000 African business and political leaders are travelling to China for the first ever China-Africa Expo. The event, which
Read more
Low-income African countries ‘pay 30 times more’ for drugs
African countries with small to medium-sized economies pay far more money for less effective drugs, a leading health expert has
Read more