The Western Journalist in Africa
The question for Western journalists is this – when it comes to Africa, why do you not tell the whole story of the humanity at work even in times of extreme violence?
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Nathan Chiume
Nathan Chiume is an Africa analyst and consultant.
Zimbabwean Activist Jestina Mukoko ‘Released’
On Sunday, Jestina Mukoko, Executive Director of the Zimbabwe Peace Project, was 'released’ from prison. Her
The Next President
Thierry Michell’s portrait of Congolese businessman-governor-football club owner Moïse Katumbi is among a few new films at the Belgian Afrika Film Festival.
The media caricature of Hugo Chávez
A BBC interview with Julius Malema, a South African political leader and acolyte of Chavez, is exhibition 1,000,003 mainstream media framing of the late Venezuelan president.
Dirk Coetzee is Dead
The legacies of Apartheid’s death squads and the South African Truth and Reconcilation Commission.
Weedie Braimah and Amadou Kouyate’s Blends
Guest Post by Robert Nathan They're not your average musicians. Sons of West African griots and
The Africa-China romance is killing Europe
A Dutch documentary film explores increasing migration and trade links between African countries, their citizens and China.
Rap Comes Home
It's quite a weekend for New York's prodigal child. Hip-Hop, that burst of youthful energy that was
Counting bodies and column inches
The Pistorius’ murder trial is a good time to review how New York Times reported on another South African killing: Marikana.
Marcus Garvey’s Africa
The historian Robert Vinson explores Garvey’s influence in South Africa in the 1920s and 1930s.
Conveying raw feelings about everyday activities
The Zimbabwean photographer, Nancy Mteki, picks her five favorite photographs and shares some words about how and where the images were made.
Kenya is More than its Election
The Kenyan people have voted. The Kenyan elections have come and not quite gone. The foreign
Searching for Redemption
In “Searching for Sugar Man,” Rodriguez the man feels more like an awkward prop in a story of white redemption rather than the star of his own movie.
Swag, Swag, #Swag
I have been a little silent lately here on AIAC. I'm gonna start posting more, although
Have a Nice Trip
How does it feel to be an African asylum seeker in Europe.
Vice and Albinos in Tanzania
Vice.com’s reductive and alarmist style of writing about the continent is not only outdated, but deplorable and contravenes responsible journalism.
Oil in the Angolan President’s Family
We ought to ask questions about Angola’s Sovereign Wealth Fund. But also about the history of Chevron, Exxon, and Conoco in the country.
Africa is a Country TV is back: We interview Kenyan supergroup Just a Band
Apart from seeing our logo superimposed on a building in downtown Johannesburg, this is a good
How not to report on Kenya’s elections
Reporting ahead of Kenya’s election by the international media can basically be placed in two general categories: optimism and, of course, no surprise, pessimism.
Big Weekend for Jason Russell
There is nothing heroic about running a cushy, big-spending non-profit like Invisible Children that works hand-in-glove with the CIA and the US military.