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Meet ARCHiNOS, an architecture firm that is helping to restore Cairo's mediaeval and Ottoman-era buildings. >

Mathias Agbo, Jr. reflects on the importance of African ornamentation and the stories they convey. >

Ruben Cloete, a Lecturer in Bioinformatics at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa, talks smart healthcare. >

Researcher Alex Halligey explores the importance of making and knowing theatre in South Africa. >

Our second report on Cairo-based architecture firm ARCHiNOS looks at the firm’s work on conserving Sudan's ancient treasures. >

Burundian photographer Chris Schwagga uses photography as his language – and, just like words, an image can be very ambiguous. >

Design Indaba captured the archbishop's character in the Arch for Arch, a wooden monument next to 14 lines from the South African Constitution’s preamble. >

We spoke to the South African graphic designer and illustrator Sinomonde Ngwane about her popular #DearDiarySeries and more. >

We spoke to South African streetwear designer Julian Kubel about his latest, panthers-inspired range. >

The long-term Sidewalk Salon project documents the city of Cairo by looking at it from the perspective of the ubiquitous street chair. >

Photography can no longer contain the whole of Paul Sika’s vision, instead he is choosing to tell his next story in a digital, transmedia fashion. >

Filmmaker Nosarieme Garrick discusses the making of her new documentary "Alternative Nairobi" with Nataal. >

Thomas Chapman, in collaboration with Nedbank and Design Indaba, unveiled a remembrance screen for the displaced residents of Sophiatown. >

PHAU is a non-profit organisation geared towards the youth of Uganda using multiple creative platforms to reach out. >

DesignThinkers’ Robert Bloom tells us about the makeover of the busy Izhwezi Clinic and how the chief tool was empathy. >

Founded by Thomas Chapman, Local Studio is dedicated to urban transformation through design schemes that involve state, community and private business. >

As Uganda enters election season, cartoonist Snoggie's political art becomes increasingly interesting. >

Salton Massally, CTO of iDT Labs, writes about how open-source software helped fight Ebola in Sierra Leone and what this can mean for West Africa. >

This year's LagosPhoto Festival, Designing Futures, looks at dialogues on African design that focus on how we understand our past, present and futures. >

Zambia has an exciting young fashion scene, even though there are no fashion design schools in the country. Zambian art writer Andrew Mulenga reflects. >

Preventing wildlife poaching, prosthetic limbs and robotics in schools: 3D printing has multiple uses. Could it propel the “lagging” continent into the future? >