Patrice Lumumba was prime minister of a newly independent Congo for only seven months between…
Tag: colonialism
Diego Maradona’s misguided political statement on Western Sahara
Diego Maradona is considered as the greatest footballer of all time and scorer or the…
Policing black women’s hair
The thickness and texture of my black hair was under constant scrutiny when I was…
What’s a national anthem got to do with anything?
The singing of national anthems is an intrinsic part of international and professional sporting events…
The turn to burning in South Africa
In October last year thousands of South African students marched on key sites of power…
The Empire Strikes Back (or how Africa won Euro 2016 for Portugal)
In the 109th minute of the most important match of his career, Éderzito António Macedo…
Treasure hunt: Colonial ship renews tensions between Spain and Colombia
The house of Habsburg met an end in Spain with the death of Carlos II,…
The #ParisAttacks and France’s Long History of Colonialism
In the wake of the #ParisAttacks earlier this month, lots of think pieces emerged that…
Why should the colonist and his crimes be placed at the centre of the narrative? Kamel Daoud’s ‘Meursault, contre-enquête’
Kamel Daoud (b.1970) is a journalist who lives in Oran and writes a regular column…
A Monument for the Mau Mau at last, but no land
Mau Mau heroes now have a monument, but no land. Earlier this month, they were…