Yes We Can—Football and Nationalism
The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt and football’s peculiar hold on national identity.
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Miguna Miguna
Miguna Miguna is a Kenyan activist and lawyer.
What is universal about the Algerian national ‘Hirak’?
The peaceful nature of the massive protests against Algeria’s undemocratic regime signals the universal reclamation of the people’s right to perform who they are and who they want to be.
All of them must go
The Hirak, how the current contemporary liberation movement is known, gives Algerians a renewed sense of purpose.
Instagram misreads a revolution
What social media activism gets wrong about the #SudanUprising: Sometimes it may be appropriate to leave the hashtags alone and say nothing.
The unseen archive of Idi Amin
A trove of unprinted photographs and other media from the Idi Amin years in Uganda is now available for public view giving us insight to the concerns of the regime and realities of living under his rule.
Egypt’s authoritarian football
Egypt got knocked out in the Round of 16, but the hosts have been hamstrung by multiple events, including the military’s control.
Solidarity with Sudan begins at home
A guide on how to support the uprising in Sudan.
Can women’s football be a game changer?
Queer identities, widely accepted on the pitch in women’s football, may be the way to challenge gender norms in some societies.
They’re our Black Stars. We have to support them
The last time Ghana’s men’s national football team won a tournament was thirty-seven years ago. The team is beginning to feel like yet another failing state institution.
Does the deal in Sudan represent an actual democratic transition?
The power sharing agreement between Sudan’s military rulers and the opposition aside, at present there are two main possibilities for Sudan.
Making sense of regional integration in Africa
The problem of African countries’ memberships to multiple regional bodies? There’s no problem.
Is the world ready to support a Green New Deal for Africa?
The Green New Deal is surely the United States’ most ambitious vision for climate justice to date. But the climate crisis is a global one and Africa is Ground Zero.
Democracy and the left in post-apartheid South Africa
A veteran African National Congress stalwart and member of parliament speaks to Africa Is a Country about the party, South Africa’s Parliament and the dearth of left politics in South Africa.
Election frauds and new leaders
Election meddling may have sullied the reputation of Senegal as a beacon of democracy in West Africa, but a popular opposition candidate is giving hope for a new wave of Pan-Africanism in the region.
Tuning surveillance software with African faces
Is Africa following China into a techno-dystopian future?
Nostalgia for empire
Boris Johnson is in the running for UK Prime Ministers. The UK Conservative Party is particularly fond of Britian’s colonial past, but Johnson usually outdoes himself in this regard.
From Mogadishu to Toronto
The novel The Youth of God offers fresh perspectives on Somali assimilation and struggle in Canada’s largest city.
Victory over Vedanta
Zambian farmers win ground-breaking legal victory in the UK.
Skin politics in northern Ghana
What we know about conflicts over chieftaincy in northern Ghana.
Palm oil production, good or bad for Africa?
Unsustainable palm oil industry practices—the result of large-scale land acquisitions (LSLA) across Africa’s tropical belt—have resulted in a number of social and environmental concerns.