The making and unmaking of permanent minorities
Mahmood Mamdani’s new book asks how communities that have been enemies can heal. But does it succeed?
Congo
The music of the Nyayo era
Tracing the music, from 1978 to the 2000s, that defined the rule of former Kenyan president Daniel Torotich Arap Moi.
Everything ends with a song
The author, French: "When the game is over in Russia, I’ll go play another at the field down the street. I’ll find a song to sing on the way."
Patrice Lumumba (1925–1961)
"Africa will write its own history and in both north and south it will be a history of glory and dignity" (Lumumba, 1960)
The Fourth Way
President Joseph Kabila, in power since 2001, knows young people in Congo want him gone.
Kabila’s impasse
The Congo is a generous purveyor of African stereotypes, often making it difficult to see the politics through the thickets of hyperbole.
Congo as Poverty Porn
What can we do for 'the worst place in the world'? Surely this play in London, is not the thing.
No Victims and No Culprits
Congo needs fewer metanarratives from the West and more of Radio Tele Manika.
Congo blues
Until Joseph Kabila publicly recuses himself from running for a third term, many Congolese will be suspicious of any dialogue proposed by the government.
The Congolese Oil Curse
Those extracting value from the DRC's soil over last 20 years show they're willing to do anything — including 6 million deaths — to satisfy global commodity markets.
The Congolese Burden
'Beauté Congo' wonderfully represents Congolese contemporary art, yet fails to completely evade European colonial baggage.
The failure in understanding the Congo
The new documentary film, "We Will Win Peace," skillfully debunks many myths behind conflict minerals in the Congo.
The ‘Brazil of Africa’
That's not a compliment. It is about how development institutions are financing land grabs in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Dave Chappelle’s mother worked to free Congo
Yvonne Seon, later a college professor, thought Lumumba was a “decisive leader” that “cared deeply about his people."
Three separate films
'Virunga' is an important film, even if it lacks perspectives from local stakeholders.