On AIAC Talk: Decolonizing African literature
How do we decolonize African literature? AIAC talks about it with Bhakti Shringarpure and Lily Saint. Stream it live Tuesday on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter.
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Sean Jacobs
Sean Jacobs, Founder and Editor of Africa is a Country, is on the faculty of The New School and a Shuttleworth Fellow.
AIAC Talks: The global rise of the right-wing
This week, on AIAC Talk, guests Chelsea Stieber and Christopher McMichael talk growth of right-wing nationalist movements and their ideological roots. Stream it live Tuesday on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter.
AIAC talks Malawian elections and feminist justice
This week's livestream, focuses on Malawi, as well as feminist justice. Stream on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter. Subscribe to our Patreon for the archive.
Nkrumah’s legacy on AIAC Talk
This week on our livestream show, we focus on the legacy of Kwame Nkrumah. Stream it live Tuesday at 12:00 EST on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, or subscribe to our Patreon for the archive.
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Our inaugural class of Africa Is a Country Fellows
Funded by Shuttleworth Foundation, we will support original work by 10 fellows. It makes real our goal to construct “a world where Africans are in control of their own narrative."
Point of order
How Julius Malema's Economic Freedom Fighters drive political conversations in South Africa.
On safari
We are not just marking the end of 2019, but also the end of a momentous, if frustrating decade for building a more humane, caring future for Africans.
The Coloured Gangster
In Cape Town, gangs have come to dominate social and economic life for the city’s mostly coloured working class.
Happy new year
In 2018, we hope to continue translating scholarly debates and high-level political and cultural analyses into accessible language.
Marikana and the end of South African exceptionalism
South Africa's problems are no longer specific to the apartheid legacy, but about more global issues of poverty and inequality.
The search for football talent in Africa
Two of Africa's standout talents at Russia 2018--Moussa Wague and Francis Uzoho--were shaped by a football academy in Qatar. A new book tells that story.