Can religion be the reason for the Muslim world’s fragmentation?
In reality, worship (‘ibadat) really does not merely mean the performance of rituals alone, but also includes all the duties and actions required in...
Somaliland: Building a literary tradition in a land with no alphabet
By Conrad Heine
The Hargeisa Book Fair in Somaliland is hoping to revive the country’s lapsed literary tradition. Literature first flourished in the 70s, when...
Africa in 2014: 10 things we’ve learnt
From the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the schoolgirls’ kidnapping in Nigeria to the murder trial of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius and...
Soaring unemployment and problems of short term jobs
By Evelyn Okakwu
According to the National population commission, about half of Nigeria’s 167 million people are youth; most of who are unemployed.
Similarly, the National...
Digging for diversity in diamond rich Botswana
By Roderick Macleod
In Africa, Botswana is often seen as a diamond in the rough.
It’s perceived as the least corrupt country, with the longest surviving...
