Ghana’s men’s relay team celebrates gold at the last games, in Morocco.
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Studies reveal a chequered history when it comes to the benefits of hosting the event.
African leaders meeting at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa on 18 February 2024.
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African leaders have a worrying track record of prioritising narrow domestic gains over transferring supranational, binding powers to the AU.
Nakhane (front) stars in Inxeba (The Wound), a South African film about gay love at an initiation school.
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Despite harsh laws, a growing number of African countries are representing queer life in their cinema.
Nelson and Winnie Mandela, a day after he was released from prison in
1990.
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The early Nelson comes across as a man consumed by insecurity and ambition, plagued by inner strife and anger.
Summit held on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), now the African Union (AU), at its headquarters in Addis Ababa, on 25 May 2023.
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The emergence of a pan-African voice in the fight against global warming, a global issue, could enable the African Union to regain ground on the international stage.
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By the 1950s a standard version of the language emerged, today spoken by an estimated 200 million people.
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Novelist Petina Gappah’s call for translators on Facebook has resulted in the publication of Chimurenga Chemhuka.
From left; Prime Minister of Cote d'Ivoire Patrick Achi, President of Togo Faure Gnassingbe, President of Benin Patrice Talon, and President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo.
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Africa has been relatively peaceful in terms of inter-state violent conflicts.
Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie (C) and Ghana’s founder and first President Kwame Nkrumah (L) during the formation of the Organisation of African Unity.
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The African Union compares well to other continental unions. It accomplishes more than the Commonwealth or the Francophonie.
Democracy cannot survive without free media.
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Finding the right balance between media freedom and limits remains one of the greatest challenges modern democracies face.
She traveled far and wide to support children and families around the world.
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Kittrell’s legacy shows that home economics was always about more than cooking and sewing. It’s also a reminder that issues that affect families are simultaneously local and global.
Des délégués lors d'un sommet de l'Union africaine à Malabo, en Guinée équatoriale, en 2022.
Pour progresser, les États membres doivent établir des priorités contraignantes, transparentes et applicables.
Delegates at an African Union summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, in 2022.
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Member states need to arrive at binding, transparent and enforceable priorities to see progress.
Scholar-activist W.E.B. DuBois in 1946.
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As the 20th century’s preeminent scholar-activist on race, W.E.B. Du Bois would not be surprised by modern-day attempts at whitewashing American history. He saw them in 1930s and 1940s.
Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa.
South Africa’s foreign policy under Ramaphosa emphasises economic diplomacy and ‘progressive internationalism’, which promotes global equity and ending the dominance of the global north.
Kwame Nkrumah’s political legacy is struggling to stay afloat in Ghana.
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The recurrent bickering and fragmentation within the Nkrumahist parties raises doubt as to whether they can rise to the call by Ghanaian electorate.
“Antelope”, a sculpture by Samson Kambalu, at Trafalgar Square in London with Malawian Baptist preacher and Pan-Africanist John Chilembwe in the foreground.
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John Chilembwe features on Malawi’s banknotes and is remembered in a public holiday every year. But he is little-known elsewhere.
Famed director Ousmane Sembène (centre, with trademark pipe) and a group of extras on set.
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Born 100 years ago this year, Africa’s most legendary filmmaker - and a prolific novelist -remains relevant through his beautifully crafted political works.
Nigerian star Tems performs at the Glastonbury Festival in the UK in 2022.
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Afrobeats truly conquered the globe, influencing music styles, packing out stadiums and lifting awards.
President Uhuru Kenyatta signs a treaty integrating DRC into the East African Community in June 2022.
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Kenya’s new president needs to forge closer ties with regional heavyweights to create a balance of power that favours his country.