Septimius Severus is an intentionally anonymous intellectual voice of The African Renaissance Review (ARR), writing at the intersection of economics, history, politics, faith and civilisation. He has over 10 years practising Journalism in Zambia and Southern Africa.
26 articles
The three essays in this collection look at Africa’s Christian tradition from different chronological perspectives. The first examines the churches…
Genomics is reshaping medicine, agriculture and conservation. For Africa it also raises harder questions: who does the science, who controls…
Some scholars study history. Others make us question the stories we have inherited. Cheikh Anta Diop was one of the…
Africa’s overtaking of Europe as the home of more Catholics marks a transfer of the Church’s centre of gravity, not…
There is a warning buried in the old reggae records that Africa has never quite learnt to hear. Jimmy Cliff…
Africa has lost a journalist and intellectual whose life bridged Ghana and Egypt and whose work connected the continent’s political…
It is Tuesday night in Kabwata, and ZESCO has taken the power again. A young woman sits on the edge…
The Pacific is warming, and Southern Africa is watching. The real question is whether Africa will prepare before the crisis…
By Harrison Simumba When Quickmart’s owners announced they would sell half the company on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, the number…
African Renaissance Review | 4–11 October 2026 An African jurist took the world’s most-watched peace prize, while the Horn of…
