While social media has amplified calls for social justice in long-ignored parts of the world, it should only be the beginning of our activism.
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Lessons from Lesotho
With a coalition government likely after South Africa’s elections in May, many are looking at the West for examples of coalition politics. South Africans, however, should look next door.
From Salt River to the sea
When the the Palestinian Men’s National Team played an exhibition match in Cape Town, South Africa, it might as well have been a home game.
Filling in the gaps in the study of African sports
To celebrate 20 years of research on sports in Africa, the SportsAfrica network will publish a series of monthly articles on Africa Is a Country drawing on their members’ research.
Labor pains
Today, the Nigeria labor Congress barely commands the respect of Nigerian workers.
And do not hinder them
We hardly think of children as agents of change. At the height of 1980s apartheid repression in South Africa, a group of activists did and gave them the tool of print.
AFCON 2023
Our coverage of the 2023 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d'Ivoire.
This year’s AFCON in Côte d'Ivoire showed that it’s not just the politics of the football that matters, but the politics of the vibe as well.
For Nigeria to return to the peak of African football, it needs deeper introspection about how the country functions today.
Culture
When I say Africa
Why are stories about African suffering so persistent?
The new antisemitism?
Stripped of its veneer of nuance, Noah Feldman’s essay in ‘Time’ is another attempt to silence opponents of the Israeli state by smearing them as anti-Jewish racists.
The affective politics of AFCON
This year’s AFCON in Côte d’Ivoire showed that it’s not just the politics of the football that matters, but the politics of the vibe as well.
Being young and African in elite America
A new film follows the lives of four African students at MIT, where youthful idealism gets tested by the realities of American racism and inequality.
La femme fatale africaine
Africa Is a Country is partnering with AfroWave Echoes to present their quarterly playlist of African music.
Palestine
From Salt River to the sea
When the the Palestinian Men’s National Team played an exhibition match in Cape Town, South Africa, it might as well have been a home game.
The new antisemitism?
Stripped of its veneer of nuance, Noah Feldman’s essay in 'Time' is another attempt to silence opponents of the Israeli state by smearing them as anti-Jewish racists.
Never again should be for anybody
South African writer, publisher and curator Zukiswa Wanner explains why she is surrendering her 2020 Goethe Medaille.
Who’s afraid of academic boycotts?
South Africa’s Wits University likes to vaunt its anti-apartheid credentials. So why is it cozy with Israel and Zionism?
Politics
Climate as border
Although little evidence suggests a direct link between climate change and mass migration, Europe is using “climate migration” to militarize its borders.
Keep eyes on Sudan
The indifference towards Sudan’s suffering can be traced to a disturbing pattern deeply rooted in antiblackness.
Ecowexit?
Caught between pro-West loyalists and anti-West populists, West Africa’s regional bloc has come apart.
Imperialism in black face
Kenya’s plan to send 1,000 police officers to Haiti undermine’s the country’s fragile sovereignty.
Wagner’s war on civillians
In Mali, Wagner militias are terrorizing the Fula, Tamasheq (Tuareg), and Moura population.
PODCASTS
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