Head Case
Via Stephen Coplan.
Further Reading
The epidemic of thinkfluencers
For this group, politics is often framed as a series of never-ending discussions about social justice: The experience from South Africa.
Will the colonized ever speak?
New French film on decolonization in Africa and Asia incapable of avoiding the Eurocentrism the filmmakers wanted to steer clear of.
The best solution is coexistence
War, peace, and cooperation among herder-farmers in northeastern Uganda.
The unfinished business of the Tunisian revolution
Meryam Joobeur’s film, Brotherhood explores Tunisia’s outsized role in the Syrian conflict.
Postcolonialism does not exist in France
It is no longer shocking to witness the prejudice among French institutions and intelligentsia against Africa and Africans.
The artwashing of Sindika Dokolo?
Coverage of the #LuandaLeaks revelations have steered clear of the art world dealings of Isabel dos Santos’s husband, and art luminaries have largely defended Dokolo’s reputation.
Is Heineken brewing a better Africa?
Multinational corporations are considered motors for development in Africa and the Dutch beer giant Heineken is often cited as one of the best examples. The reality is different and distressing.
Colonial revisionism; German edition
The German far right party AfD has extended its revisionism of German history to the colonial era. It amplifies global far-right discourses on colonialism’s “balance sheet.”
Announcing the Africa Is a Country Fellowship
Apply now to become an AIAC Fellow. Read here for details.
There is no one way to talk about migration
Beyond news headlines, African artists complicate common migration narratives.
Laundering Isabel dos Santos
“African corruption” is only African as regards its victims. Its perpetrators are institutions and individuals from across the globe.
Where will neoliberalism end?
The question is not how, or where, or when neoliberalism will end, but if it will, and what the left will do about it. The case of South Africa is instructive.
Fela enshrined
Fela Kuti’s friend, Carlos Moore, the black Cuban emigre writer, is the subject of a film about their at times difficult relationship. The result is complex.
The short, white woman with a South African accent
Urdang reflects her long friendship with fellow political exile Jennifer Davis, the anti-apartheid activist and changemaker.
Who was the woman behind Lumumba?
The life of Lumumba advisor, Andree Blouin, offers lessons about the historically racialized and sexualized representations of women of color in politics.
The pitfalls of symbolic decolonization
Mukoma wa Ngugi’s opening remarks at the launch (today) of the 2020 Writers Unlimited International Literature Festival in The Hague.
Finding a way through the deluge in Zimbabwe
The ongoing socio-political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe requires an unprecedented national dialogue for transition—a “coming together” that appears to be as challenging as the country’s history of struggle is long.
On conspiracy theories
A resurgent conspiracy theory that Nelson Mandela died in 1985 reveals the growing hopelessness in South Africa that rampant inequality is irreversible.
When bad reporting mirrors the thing it wants to criticize
A new film about Kony 2012 is a lesson in how not to fight simplification with more simplification.
‘Crazy Rich Nigerians’
Nigerians’ anger and frustration are deservedly directed to their government. But few point to the special breed of Nigerians: the “Crazy Rich Nigerians.”