Rwanda’s formal system of honouring national heroes, which was introduced after the liberation struggle and the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi draws from deep-rooted traditions of recognising courage ...

Nigeria’s influential rights activists and educators, the late Tai Solarin expressed concern about the preference for colonial languages ...

A landslide last week collapsed tunnels at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead.

The M23 rebel group still controls Goma, a year after taking the main city in eastern Congo. Life has returned to normal, but ...

At the National Heroes Mausoleum in Remera stands a tomb without a name or remains. Known as the Unknown Soldier, it serves ...