Unlike Anything I’ve Seen Before
The Sudanese film, “Beats of the Antonov,” explores the connections between the bombs of oppression and the resilience of culture.
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Sheila Adufutse
Sheila Adufutse is a feminist activist and trained as a project manager.
What Binyavanga thinks of the Caine Prize
The inaugural winner of the Caine Prize for short fiction opines on the useless rivalry between Kenyans and Nigerians about who has won more Caine Prizes.
The Resurrection of Nat Nakasa
“This is Simply a Personal Statement from Me to You” On August 18th I attended the
The Economist has a slavery problem
To repeat: The Economist magazine has had a “Slavery Problem” since 1843.
What’s the matter with … R.W. Johnson
And why is the London Review of Books giving Johnson, a rightwing South African liberal, a regular platform to espouse his rantings?
What would Mandela do
The South African struggle suggests that sports boycotts are effective at forcing change. For white South Africans (and their apologists), sporting isolation was a bitter pill to swallow.
Prayer in the time of Ebola
in places like Lagos where the healthcare system is inadequate and health workers constantly on strike, people rely on prayer.
Telling “the African story”
We often hear political and business leaders and Africanists talk about the need to "tell the African
The Naked Woman on Mandela Square
Her nudity wakes us up, either in protest or solidarity to the fact that everything is not okay in South Africa.
Let’s talk about racism in Colombia
Mainstream media (and therefore, the majority of the population) in Colombia believe that racism is just a problem of a “few bad apples.”
The Redemption Trope in South African Cinema
The politics of three prominent South African films: the classics ‘Come Back Africa,’ late-1980s ‘Mapantsula’ and Oscar winner ‘Tsotsi.’
The promise of revelation
James Matthews has the distinction of being one of the first Black Consciousness poets and publishers in South Africa. He is the subject of a documentary by director Shelley Barry.
What is happening to Mombasa, Kenya?
Historically known for a relaxed pace of life, Mombasa on Kenya's coast has also been a
The winners and losers of the platinum strike in South Africa
Will the trade union that organized the strike will unify and rally workers outside of the ruling alliance.
White Schools in postapartheid South Africa
“Former” white schools propose color blindness to tackle racism against its new black students, invariably leading to alienation and discomfort on the part of the latter.
Africa and World War I
The story of Africans’ involvement in World War I is largely unheard of outside of academia.
It’s time to drop the “world music” label
The progressive rock of The Brother Moves On is a great case study for why the category of “world music” is at best dated, and at worst problematic.
Africa’s Last Colony
Western Sahara is the only non-self-governing territory on the African continent awaiting decolonization.
The World Carnival Sound
Once a month Hipsters Don’t Dance will bless Africa Is a Country with their top 5 World Carnival tunes.
5 Questions for a Filmmaker–Akin Omotoso
Award-winning South African/Nigerian filmmaker Akin Omotoso is the director of the feature films “Man on Ground”