Opinion

April 12, the day set aside since 2012 as the International Day for Street Children, has come and gone. In our dear country, with its hustles and hassles, the day went largely unnoticed, barely reported and scarcely celebrated. The...

Countries make progress lifting endemic obstacles Government staffer Souhayata Haidara enjoys talking about her life in a patriarchal society. Her career is a triumph of patience and perseverance, she tells Africa Renewal with a smile and a wink. Ms. Haidara, currently...

Botswana’s 32-year-old Bogolo Kenewendo is also adviser to the UN Secretary-General on digital cooperation Bogolo Kenewendo describes herself as having been “an ordinary Botswana child with an ordinary upbringing.” Ms. Kenewendo, poised and focused beyond her years, is being modest....

“I’ve been dark skinned for many years and I wanted to experience the other side. I wanted to see what it would be like to be white and I’m happy,” says South African singer Mshoza, whose real name is...

A humanist meeting organized on Tuesday April 9 2019 happened at a very short notice and brought out the best in Lagos. One of the council members of the Humanist Association of Ghana (HAG) was visiting and the event...

In the fight for gender equality, women around the world have advanced in small and large ways. Yet for women in Africa, progress is measured in micro steps, and the struggle has a long way to go. The good news...

On September 21, 2011, the hearing room of the Code of Conduct Tribunal was overflowing with lawyers, journalists and spectators. A "big masquerade" was expected to be huddled in the dock. It was Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Tinubu was a leading...

A tweet describing the popular Nigerian journalist, Kadaria Ahmed, as "a walking corpse" who is supposed to be killed for converting to Christianity has generated widespread criticism and condemnation. Many people have asked the security agencies to arrest and...

Ifeoma is the oldest of five siblings. She does not go to school and helps her mother raise her younger ones because of her poor background. In doing that she is sent to “Aunty Regy” who lives in the...

The Mada people of central Nigeria are predominantly domiciled in Nasarawa State, with Akwanga as their seat of power, housing the paramount ruler. They are generally peace-loving people who are mainly farmers with vast, fertile and productive farmlands. Over the...