Sudan in Berlin
"Berlin isn't Germany. Just like that website you write for—it's really its own country."
20 Article(s) by:
Caitlin L Chandler
Caitlin L. Chandler is a senior editor at Africa is a Country and a writer and journalist.
Brave new world
As Western government enforce stricter policing of non-native bodies, who who are the activists who will stop them?
Europe’s refugee colonialism
EU countries outsource their “migration problem” to mostly authoritarian or unstable regimes. 24 African countries already receive funding to “stem migration.”
The world already has a refugee crisis
The media's focus on the European "refugee crisis" obscures the fact the bulk of refugees are in camps in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Does the Gates Foundation do more harm than good?
When you have as much money as the Gates Foundation, you can buy your way into some pretty powerful places.
Europe’s Eritrean “Problem”
Eritrean refugees — one of the largest groups seeking safety in Europe — have been a primary target of those wanting to close Europe’s borders.
Dispatch from Berlin
“What is the difference between refugees and ‘normal’ citizens besides the fact that the former had to flee from their homes? There is none.”
Confessions of three humanitarians
Side-eyeing the UN for abusing its privilege and wasting financial resources on business class flights, and then secretly coveting becoming part of the UN.
The hierarchy of refugee stories
In sharp contrast to the coverage of Syrian refugees, Western media barely register the escalating Eritrean refugee crisis.
There’s something about “ghetto pranks”
Youtube “ghetto pranks" are meant to expose poor black people as "naturally" and irrationally angry.
The first Kenyan mockumentary about NGO’s
"The Samaritans" explores the absurdities of the NGO world. The main characters work for "Aid for Aid," a fictitious NGO that “does nothing.”
Israel calls them infiltrators
Meron Estefanos Meron speaks to us about her ongoing work with Eritrean refugees and migrants, many who live in Israel.
Escaping categorization
Ethiopian photographer Michael Tsegaye doesn't want to be pigeonholed. Neither does he want his country to be. So his art actively works against that.
Development always comes with a political agenda
An interview with the leaders of a viral online campaign originating in Norway aimed at exposing European ignorance about the foolhardiness of humanitarianism in Africa.
It’s Africans’ turn to help Norwegians
A campaign by a Norwegian student group wants fundraising causes not be based on exploiting stereotypes. Also that aid be based on real needs, not “good” intentions.
Bono’s Big Ideas for Africa
Please, no more articles claiming to discuss African issues, but which are just rock stars turning up at US universities spouting nonsense.
Documenting Tuberculosis
In 2009, 1.7 million people died from TB globally, including 380,000 people living with HIV. The majority of deaths were in Africa.
Typecasting Binyavanga Wainaina
In "One Day I Will Write About This Place," Wainaina wants to create a life uniquely his own.
Jeffrey Gettleman, Our Man in Kenya
Is the New York Times' correspondent in East Africa, a journalist or just someone relaying stereotypes?
He must be American
A true competitive selection process may have turn up the best possible candidate as head of UNICEF and not power politics.