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Woman-to-woman marriage in Africa remains misunderstood.

Features January 2, 2026

By Bright Alozie Marriage in west Africa has played a central role in shaping aspects of society, and has evolved over time. While traditional heterosexual unions dominate discussions, a lesser-known but significant practice – woman-to-woman...

Woman-to-woman marriage in Africa remains misunderstood.

Features January 2, 2026

The graves of the Kikuyu who were burned alive in Kiambaa are nowhere to be seen

Features January 1, 2026

France actively sought to erase the events at Thiaroye to hide these hours of madness.

Features December 31, 2025

Desiring whiteness. A book explores this racist history in colonial Senegal

Features December 27, 2025

I am Jesus, son of God. How may I help you today?

Features December 25, 2025

Early shoppers: how African consumers set global trade trends in the 1800s

Features December 25, 2025

The horrors of El Fasher are slowly being revealed

Features December 24, 2025

A new way forward is needed for Somalia

Opinion December 20, 2025

Kidnapping in the Sahel has become an industry

Analysis December 17, 2025

Pops Mohamed mixed old and new to reinvent South African music

Arts December 13, 2025

Trump’s racist remarks are dehumanising and spread fear among Somali’s

Opinion December 12, 2025

Many burning issues at the “headless” ICC, one of them it’s leadership

Analysis December 10, 2025

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