Twenty-two years after its adoption across most of the continent, the Maputo Protocol has not yet delivered gender equality in Africa, but it’s still an important tool for feminist activism.
After several years in the public ear, Wael is stepping into the public eye, and she is bringing her girl band with her.
Seven months after Sudan’s partial currency change, citizens still don’t have banknotes for their daily transactions, and are increasingly turning to digital transactions and electronic banking to manage everyday expenses.
Karam Youssef has built and maintained a cultural oasis in the book business for nearly two decades, publishing Arabic language books and translations of literary quality and sociopolitical relevance in Egypt.
In over 100 recipes, British Sudanese chef Omer Al Tijani showcases regional dishes often left out of the spotlight, gathered from communities beyond the capital.
In the 1980s, Ahmed Adil Wahby came across a beautiful piece of land on the Sinai Peninsula, near the Red Sea in Nuweiba, and decided to build a beach resort that still welcomes visitors to this day.
As the North African country celebrates its 63rd Independence Day, we recount how its revolutionary Pan-Africanist ideology reverberated across the continent and beyond.
Six years in the making, the indie label’s latest compilation pays homage to the timeless cassette tape music of Libya’s ‘80s, ‘90s, and early 2000s.
With his long-time collaborators The Hics, the Sudanese American rapper bares his soul on this project, which took seven years to complete.
Built in 1905 to become Sudan’s most important Red Sea port, the city has been struggling to accommodate the influx of refugees and is now at risk of being plunged into Sudan’s ongoing war.
From Morocco’s Small X to Sudan’s MaMan, North African artists are searching for new sounds and media to respond to the socio-political realities of our time. This is the best North African and Arabic music of the year so far.
Between the hardships of fleeing their country and new social fabrics with the absence of grandmothers and husbands, doors are opening for mothers to decide against the genital cutting of their daughters.
Getting signed to Mass Appeal is only the beginning for the Moroccan powerhouse.
In May, music releases were less energetic and more introspective, powerful in their minimalism, and stepping stones towards bigger releases and projects awaiting us in the summer.
From BLM to Pan-Africanism to international solidarity, the movement’s afterlives continue to echo across the diaspora five years after its rise and fall.
For Africa Day, OkayAfrica explores a collaboration between filmmakers, and the National Geographic Society; a rekindling of the connection Africans have with the continent, its surrounding oceans, and each other.
Taking an experimental approach, the ‘Khartoum’ co-director returns to the experience and repercussions of the ongoing war in Sudan.
Libya has nearly 100,000 registered migrants and asylum seekers, but no mechanisms to welcome and support them. Tariq Lamloum tells OkayAfrica about his fight for migrants’ rights and what that means for his own life.
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