On Sunday the socially conscious will get a chance to have their little grey cells both stimulated and entertained at an event organised in partnership with English PEN. The evening, titled Gay Africa, will offer a chance to discuss some of the issues surrounding human …
Activists will today gather outside the Ugandan embassy in Trafalgar Square at 12.00pm to protest against the African country’s proposed law to make homosexuality a crime punishable by the death penalty. The “Anti-Homosexuality Bill”, which includes provisions to imprison for life anybody caught having gay …
Is this astonishing creature the first immigrant the Daily Mail has been pleased to see? It’s a hummingbird hawk-moth from Africa; they’re about two inches long and hover above plants while drinking nectar, much like their avian namesake. The moths have been around in the …
Throughout March we’re exploring the collections of our Museum of the Month, the Horniman in Forest Hill. Oba Ewuare was the first great ruler of the Empire of Benin, bringing the ancient West African kingdom to supremacy in the 15th century. His rule coincided with …
Khat, the enervating plant masticated across much of the Middle East and Africa, is contributing to serious mental health issues among London’s east African communities, according to a report. The somnolent stare of the regular khat-chewer is a familiar sight for anybody who has travelled …
