Zimbabwe from A to Z
I is for Independence: That revolutionary moment when we as a new cowntry, ended our reliance on colonial governments for civil services, and instead, started relying on NGOs.
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Rita Nketiah
Rita Nketiah is a feminist researcher, writer and activist living in Accra, Ghana.
Will Africa’s Industrial Revolution Be Made in China?
In 2014, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told the African Union that China was planning to move a number of labour-intensive industries to Africa.
Should the African Union Run a Country?
The AU seeks an increased role in emergencies like the Ebola crisis in West and Central Africa and the civil war in South Sudan.
A Closer Look at Mexico’s Drop in Violence
The catastrophic consequences of Mexico’s militarized war on drugs, despite all the breezy media coverage.
The Audacity of ‘Somali Studies’
The recent #CadaanStudies controversy that pitted a German anthropologist, Dr. Markus Hoehne, against young Somali researchers,
Double Time
We are back with the monthly chart of the "Top World Carnival Tunes" for March 2015.
Black President
Kudzanai Chiurai, the Zimbabwean-born South African artist known for his ironic commentaries on postcolonial politics, is the subject of a documentary film by BLK JKS guitarist Mpumelelo Mcata.
Playing cricket while Black
Black players are consistently reduced to their racial identities by the South African media.
The General
Twitter has declared General Muhammadu Buhari as President-Elect of Nigeria, Africa’s biggest democracy.
The Mercenary Playbook
Why do Western media outlets still fantasize that Apartheid’s foot soldiers will be the ones to stop Boko Haram?
Paralyzed with Fear of the Past
J.M. Coetzee wondered in the late 1980s what price white South Africans are willing to pay for fraternity with Black South Africans.
Nigeria meets Brazil in the U.K.
Nigeria and Brazil have a long and intimate historical connection. Nigerian culture has provided a central reference point in
Can the Somali Speak?
The hashtag #CadaanStudies put the spotlight on the domination of Somali Studies by whites scholars.
The FBI’s obsession with African-American Literature
The agency was the “most dedicated and influential critic” of black writers, with agents writing detailed analyses of authors they were spying on.
Was Cecil Rhodes really a genius?
By studying the actions of his British South Africa Company (BSAC) in present day Zambia, starting about 1890, the answer is an emphatic: No.
So What Happens After Rhodes Falls?
One of the most scandalous statistics at the University of Cape Town: only 3% of academic staff are black, and only two full professors are black in the faculty of Humanities.
Tuareg Rock
The unexpected popularity of British rock band, Dire Straits, among North Africa’s Tuareg communities.
Nakhane Toure’s Violent Streak
Nakhane Touré's itching to make some noise. His acoustic guitar-strumming fingers are ready to shred some
Senegal’s “Mister 15%” Goes to Jail
Karim Wade, the son of Senegal’s former president, is emblematic of how Abdoulaye Wade’s family made the state their personal property.
What is to be Done for Nigeria?
A conscious effort must be made – mustering Nigeria’s considerable human capital at home and in the diaspora- to build alternative structures of political engagement.