Browsing: Africa

The Brits like to say that a leopard can’t change its spots – suggesting that a flawed character can’t be changed. But this African proverb about…

This week’s Facts of the Week centre on our missing artefacts – missing, that is, from Africa. We know where many of them are: in European…

When African Stream was kicked off all major social platforms apart from X, formerly known as Twitter, following baseless accusations from the US State Department, many…

We’ve all heard them talk, charming words, excellent cadence, captivating delivery….. but do they have anything to offer us beyond fiery speeches? Well it turns out…

From the pyramids and the Great Zimbabwe National Monument, to the legendary city of Timbuktu, ancient, pre-colonial African civilisation is stunning – too stunning for some…

A nice, well-kept garden looks innocuous enough, but the reasons it became popular aren’t so beautiful. We look at the thorny colonial history of the British…

Search for ‘African Stream’ on Wikipedia. Notice how the first line immediately alleges that our pan-African, anti-imperialist outlet is a Kremlin proxy? As far back as…

As we wrap up an eventful year for African Stream and the African continent, we look back at one of our favorite skits after the dreadful…

The June deployment of 400 Kenyan police officers to Haiti to further U.S interests in Haiti through occupation has gone awry. As of December, 20 officers,…

Check out this powerful moment in 1995 when Richard Williams, father of tennis legends Venus (@venuswilliams) and Serena, stepped in to protect teenaged Venus as a…