repression

Graffiti on coffee bags in an art gallery.

Art under siege

From Nairobi to Khartoum, Kampala to Addis Ababa, a new digital magazine maps how the interconnected forces of political repression, class exclusion, and patriarchy are shaping artistic life across Africa.

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Ruto’s Kenya

Since June’s anti-finance bill protests, dozens of people remain unaccounted for — a stark reminder of the Kenyan state’s long history of abductions and assassinations.

Ali Bongo loves America

Gabon's unsavory Life President came to visit the US. Probably to discuss oil deals. He became collatoral damage in the US right's media war against Barack Obama. So less time to focus on Bongo. So a win for him then.