Thirteen propositions
President Michel Kafando is back in charge in Burkina Faso, but now what?
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Sheila Adufutse
Sheila Adufutse is a feminist activist and trained as a project manager.
The Young Lords In New York Exhibit: A timely and provocative look at a political movement
In 1970, a young man of color who was a member of a radical group was
The tale of a state in limbo
Borderlines (2015) is Michela Wrong’s debut novel. Taking the perspective of a British narrator named Paula, it
A Luta Continua
In what is a victory for media freedom, a Mozambican judge rules it is “perfectly acceptable in a democracy” to criticize your leaders.
Losing London
Ishtiyaq Shukri writes about his deportation from London’s Heathrow airport in July 2015.
Ghana Takes The Apollo
We arrived at the Apollo Theater to see hiplife superstar Sarkodie at 7:00 p.m., an hour
Awkward is the New Black
Our short film of the creator and star of “Awkward Black Girl,” Issa Rae, whose father is Senegalese and mother is African American and who spent part of her childhood in Dakar.
Broken beat in the Durban underground
The Gqom sound runs the gamut of township flavor until it teases Afro-house and eThekwini (Durban) groove without fully admitting to its Kwaito influence.
Why Should Colonialists be the Centre?
The Algerian novelist, Kamel Daoud, gives a name and a history to Albert Camus’s “The Stranger.”
Between the Volcano and the Tyrant
Political dissent erupts in Ecuador as President Rafael Correa turns on the indigenous and poor people.
A Monument for the Mau Mau at last, but no land
Kenyans choose to forget that the Kenya Land and Freedom army (also known as Mau Mau) did not fight for a monument. They fought for land.
Self preservation in Ouagadougou
Why the coup leader, General Gilbert Diendéré, is derailing the political transition in Burkina Faso.
The State of South African Political Life
Achille Mbembe argues that “decolonization” is in truth a psychic state more than a political project in the strict sense of the term.
Music Banned in Nigeria-Edition
This Weekend Music Break, No. 83, features eighteen pop songs that can’t be played on Nigerian airwaves. You can still listen on your phone or watch the videos on Youtube.
The vibrant lives of old Claremont
The preservation of nostalgia by evicted black residents of one of Cape Town’s now very white suburbs.
Ghana’s CHALE WOTE Street Arts Festival and the corporations
The CHALE WOTE Street Art Festival in Accra has grown over the last four years, expanding
How a child deals with loss
For the first time, an Ethiopian film, “Lamb,” was selected for the Cannes Film Festival. We interviewed director Yared Zeleke.
Black Magic Women
‘Black Magic Woman’, by Azizaa, from Ghana, is a feminist reclaiming of the sacred from Christianity.
Awesome Beat Tapes From Africa
The writer and musician Sabelo Mkhabela picks a selection of some beat tapes in his possession and writes about them for us.
Weekend Music Break No.82 – Catch up edition!
Africa is a Country has been on break for about a month, and in that time we've