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Linguistics is the scientific study of language, how it works, how it is acquired, and how people use it to communicate. It is an important field of study for writers because without language, [...]

What is research? To put it simply: it means to investigate systematically. Why must you research? “Research is what propels humanity forward.” Research feeds our curiosity, teaches [...]

The traffic is lighter than usual today. I’m driving carefully because the rain that was beating hard on my windshield usually camouflaged the real depths of the potholes on the road. My [...]

The universal narrative about Africa is the prevalence of poverty, conflict, systemic violence, dwindling economies and corruption. Perhaps many other parts of the world find Africa synonymous [...]

I will not need to wield a pen like William Shakespeare or scream at the top of my lungs at the summit, before I can tell you that in my part of the world, people are moulded with loamy soil as [...]

The advancements in technology must have been good news to a lot of people. I mean, the feeling of having everything simplified must have brought so much joy to many. Well, it did for me too. Now [...]

I wonder if my forefathers were ever curious to know the possibility of flying above the clouds without wings. Perhaps they were too busy sharpening their spears for war to give it a thought. If [...]

Edited by Goodness Onu, Nigeria My earliest memories of Cameroon were of pains inflicted on the Super Eagles and me. I cut my teeth as a football fan during the Maroc 88 African Cup of Nations. [...]

Life is a journey of love. From the very instant we are conceived, we are the product of the love shared by two individuals, Mum and Dad. During our development from zygote to an embryo and then [...]

Everything in this twenty-first century is so fast! Too fast for my old soul which still loves the idea of travelling for months on the ocean from one continent to another. I feel more at home [...]