Born Thomas Urbain, the son of a freed slave became an adviser to Napoleon III and was the inspiration behind the French ...

Dynamic weapons of soft power, the cultural and creative industries have the wind in their sails on the African continent.

This jewel of experimental cinema tells the story of an educated Nigerian in San Francisco at the height of the Black Panther ...

Five weeks after the Nigerien government ordered US troops to leave the country, the US Wednesday announced a meeting with ...

This year’s 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival is fast approaching, running from 14-25 May. The Africa Report takes a ...

In a formal cease-and-desist notice, the Congolese government has criticised the tech giant for using “illegally exploited” ...

African countries are using a variety of strategies to protect their currencies, from isolating exchange rates to putting ...

Kenya plans to construct a new $2bn (KSh264bn) international airport in Nairobi to relieve pressure on the Jomo Kenyatta ...

The governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has gone public on alleged illicit financial impropriety under his predecessor Okezie ...

Ukraine is waging a diplomatic charm offensive in Africa, opening embassies, donating grain and even deploying special forces ...

Australian mining group BHP has proposed a $39bn takeover of its British rival Anglo American. But on one condition: the deal ...

Fifty years ago, an Australian diplomat got into trouble when she exhibited the works of struggle artists (black ...