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Tauya Chinama on Pluralism and Tolerance in Zimbabwe

November 12, 2024 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Tauya Chinama talks to Scott Jacobsen about the challenges faced by humanists and freethinkers in Zimbabwe and surrounding countries. Read more

Mubarak Bala’s Sentencing: Tolerant Pluralism and the Imperative of Islamic Reformation in Northern Nigeria

May 30, 2022 | by Leo Igwe | 0 Comments

The sentencing of Mubarak Bala demonstrates the need to reform how Islam is practiced in Northern Nigeria. Read more

Metamodernism: An Enlightenment For Today’s World

May 11, 2020 | by Ẹmeka Ịkpeazu | 0 Comments

Much talk of the Enlightenment is rooted in Eurocentric and archaic thought. What is needed is a continuation of the Enlightenment beyond the 16th century. Read more

Nationalism and the Left: African Socialism

May 7, 2020 | by Katie Barker and Dan Fisher | 0 Comments

As part of examining the legacy of left-wing nationalism, Katie Barker and Dan Fisher look into the history of African Socialism. Read more

Unveiling Witchcraft and Pastoral Responsibility in Nigeria

November 29, 2019 | by Leo Igwe | 0 Comments

Responsible Christians should condemn paranoia over witchcraft such as that spread by the Guardian (Nigeria) this year in their series Unveiling Witchcraft. Read more

Siya and the Springboks: The Racism Haunting Rugby in South Africa

November 7, 2019 | by Takudza Mazwienduna | 0 Comments

There is a spectre of racism haunting the South African rugby victory at the world cup final. Attitudes towards team captain Siya demonstrate this. Read more

Okinibi: The Witch-Hunters of Aodoka, Nigeria – a Report by Leo Igwe

September 30, 2019 | by Leo Igwe | 0 Comments

The Okinibi, or Night Spirits, brutally murder those accused of witchcraft in the Aodoka community, Central Nigeria. Leo Igwe reports. Read more

Robert Mugabe, Flawed Heroism and the Hypocrisy of Western Powers

September 8, 2019 | by Kato Mukasa | 0 Comments

Some have tried to portray Robert Mugabe as a hero. Was his land redistribution well-handled, and can we as Africans be proud of him after his death? Read more

Catholic Africa and its Discontents | Leo Igwe

September 6, 2019 | by Leo Igwe | 0 Comments

The dark side of an increasingly Catholic Africa has been overlooked by news reports on growing Catholicism in the continent. Read more

Witch Hunting Requires An International Response

July 26, 2019 | by Leo Igwe | 0 Comments

Acts of torture and killing of alleged witches continues with impunity and with States not bothering safeguard their citizens, the UN must step in. Read more

Category: Africa