All the colors of jam

• Naledi Yaziyo

I had told many half-truths before, but those little lies were cute compared to this, the first time I told a big lie.

The importance of reading ‘Khwezi: The Remarkable Story of Fezeka Ntsukela Kuzwayo’

• Sisonke Msimang

The Jacob Zuma years were especially damaging for re-introducing South Africans to political leaders who did not fear shame.

Discourse on colonialism

• Philip Janzen

Today marks ten years since Aimé Césaire’s death. What would he have thought about the state of the former French colonies today?

No more caricatures

• Sean Jacobs

Engaging seriously with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s life could help us understand how South Africa got where it is and where it’s going.

Sounds of wisdom

• Thembi Mutch

The Sauti za Busara festival in Zanzibar aims to show that music is much more than a collection of tunes.

Winnie Mandela and the people’s doctor

• Jon Soske

The murder of Abu Asvat has clouded Winnie Mandela’s legacy. Their deep friendship symbolized what could have been in the struggle for freedom.

The double consciousness of Paul Gilroy

• Sindre Bangstad

Striving to be both European and black requires some specific forms of double consciousness — Paul Gilroy in The Black Atlantic.

Unthinking refugee studies

• Keren Weitzberg

What use are academic categories when they reinforce conservative concepts scholars seek to challenge?

You strike a woman, you strike a rock

• Michael J Braun

Does Julius Malema’s EFF in South Africa do better by its local party machinery–especially its women officials–than the ANC

What is Uber up to in Africa?

• Camilla Houeland

Uber’s usual tricks — to provoke price wars in an attempt to increase their share of markets, evade taxes, and undermine workers’ rights — are alive and well in Africa.

Set the world on fire

• Keisha Blain

How black women shaped black nationalist and internationalist movements in the twentieth century US.

Action on land reform lags behind debate in South Africa

• Ben Cousins

Land reform dominates public debate in South Africa. But it comes with a lack of data and a clear policy.

Refugees and peace in the Central African Republic

• Enrica Picco
• Roger Duthie

It is key that peacemaking in the CAR prioritize inclusion of minorities, especially Muslim and Peuhl Central Africans.

The boundaries of how we think of the Global African Diaspora

• Dr. Marta Moreno Vega

New York’s Caribbean Cultural Center and African Diaspora Institute seeks to “document and present the creative genius of African Diaspora cultures.” 

Entrepreneurs in Africa need a strong state to thrive

• George Kibala Bauer

The tale of two presidents

• Samson Kaunga Ndanyi

When rain falls on a leopard, it does not wash off his spots. The same can’t be said of Kenya’s media and the opposition after Uhuru Kenyatta’s crackdown.

Wokeness and the professional outrage machine

• Hussein Badat

Social media group-think derails any chance for a progressive political movement.

No platform for Apartheid

• Michael Bueckert

30 years ago, free speech advocates were more willing to tolerate far-right voices than oppose them. It’s now happening again.

Pythons and lily pads

• Joeva Rock

Is the US military on its way to Ghana to set up base? What do Ghanaians think.

African in Berlin

• Musa Okwonga

Living in the city that hosted the 1884 conference where Western powers divided up Africa for themselves