Revolutionary intellectuals
History will reward those thinkers whose ideals and actions remained aligned with the people.
Ghana–the lynchpin in Israel’s attempt to woo Africans
Israeli propaganda in Ghana, and elsewhere in Africa, is aimed especially at evangelical Christians.
How to not photograph Nigerian women… again
On The New York Times’ tone deaf essays portraying the Nigerian women who managed to escape Boko Haram’s captivity.
Wanlov The Kubolor and the spirit of forward thinking
More than a decade after his first hit, Wanlov the Kubolor remains a fiercely creative, independent and critical deconstructor of all things commercial.
The rise of the gangster state in South Africa
President Jacob Zuma oversaw a rise in political violence across all sectors of South African society.
Africa is a Radio
We have a new co-host for the INTL BLK show. Francesca Harding joins Chief Boima for the fourth episode recorded in Los Angeles, California. Our guest is Angolan media personality and activist Mel Gamboa.
Digital Africa
A study of Reuters suggests news media is not a simple mirror to the world: News content is a crafted, cultural product.
If media claims to be a tool for deepening democracy and development in Africa, why is it necessary for protesters to resort to burning and barricading?
China is developing a media footprint in Africa, via providing digital TV services and a global news channel.
Having learnt from years of extolling “technological revolution,” isn’t it time we ask the right question(s) about data in Africa?
How to change the erroneous perception of Africa as technology backwater. Go look, for example, at what the "Maker Movement" is doing in Ghana and Nigeria.
Culture
Senegalese cinema does not exist
Wolof-centered television may be a beacon of hope for Senegal’s waning cinema culture.
This mother of mine
On Mother’s Day — a dedication to hardscrabble mothers.
Neoliberalism’s children
Nigeria’s young, rich and glamorous are the Trojan Horse for the pains of neoliberalism.
One day we will find a language for this
New Warscapes volume explores travels and lives of migrants and refugees beyond mainstream portrayals.
National Geographic’s mea culpa isn’t enough
A deeply colonial institution, with a shameful history, struggles to reinvent itself.
Karl Marx's 200th Anniversary
Marxism and Islam in Africa
Marx could be used by people fighting for social justice and who at the same time were deeply religious.
Is there a Left in Nigeria?
Most contemporary observers of Nigerian politics would be surprised to learn that the Left has been a significant part of the country’s postcolonial history.
Karl Marx was right
The mainstream is waking to the prescience of the old man's ideas.
The Prophet Karl Marx
Few intellectuals have changed the world in such practical ways.
Politics
Beyond the smoke and flames of protest
Reporting on protests in poor communities where the mainstream media lacks, social media picks up the slack. This isn’t always a good thing.
What’s behind Tunisia’s growing military?
In post-uprising Tunisia, the western backed military is hampering the country’s transition to democracy.
It’s only business — how private education companies Ruin Education in Kenya
Private education companies have sought to cash in on the development game.
An overripe fruit will eventually fall off the tree
Artists played central roles in the protest movement that ended dictatorship in Burkina Faso.
On May Day, what is there to celebrate in Africa?
On International Workers’ Day, we provide a sweeping assessment of the strengths, weaknesses and potential of African trade unions.