The global elite’s favorite strongman
Once again, The New York Times doesn’t inform Western audiences about the complexities of governance in Africa or the agency of those who are ruled.
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Sheila Adufutse
Sheila Adufutse is a feminist activist and trained as a project manager.
African Radio’s growing and enduring popularity
Growing numbers of radio stations, across the continent, are training young people to deliver news to their peers themselves.
Morgan Tsvangirai and Opposition Politics in Zimbabwe
To understand why Tsvangirai’s MDC can’t win in Zimbabwe, it is helpful to move beyond the standard analysis of systemic electoral corruption and an unfair vote.
Dark Princess
If mainstream fashion showcases won’t open its doors to the “others” and black fashion showcases aren’t willing to show the breadth of silhouettes, then there is much more at stake than not having a dark-hued covergirl.
The Love Affair between Nigerians and Arsenal
The love affair between Nigerians and Arsenal is an enduring one. Other English teams are also
The magical disposition
Township “Living,” white people and the limits of “empathy”
On Sunday night, Aminata Touré was named Prime Minister of Senegal
On Sunday night, Aminata Touré was named Prime Minister of Senegal. True to Touré’s style, she
These are the days
These are the days when corporate America can tell U.S. workers to stop complaining. They too would be part of the 1% if only they lived in Haiti, or Kenya or Uganda.
Press Freedom in Liberia
Liberian journalists are measured against the ideals of Albert Porte, a muckraking mid-20th century reporter. These days they’re doing him proud.
Israel’s Uganda Plan
Fantasizing about transferring refugees to third countries, has long been a project of the Israeli state and its policy makers.
The Ship of Oblivion
Weekend Break Number 52 feature, among others, Buika, TV On The Radio, Alex Lomani, Ill Skillz, Tamikrest and Stromae.
5 New Films to Watch Out For, N°30
From the director and singer-actors of the 2005 film U-Carmen eKhayelitsha comes a new "opera" film.
South African photographer Kitty’s puzzling characters
The subjects, who were mostly black and Indian, were photographed around Durban by Singarum Jeevaruthnam Moodley, aka Kitty (1922-1987).
The founding father of African history in France
Jean Suret-Canale changed the face of African history for African activists, students and intellectuals.
Like a showbiz Muammar Gaddafi
The contradictions and tensions in pop legend Michael Jackson’s relationship with the African continent.
South Africa’s new youth underground?
“We’ve got Ferraris in Africa. What they gon’ say now?”, says one of the young people in a new video. Is that the ethics of South Africa’s young?
We need to talk about Jeremy Clarkson
“Top Gear” presents Africa as background to white, English gentlemanly machismo.
Will the UK ever give up on its racist immigration policy?
There have been lots of stories in the British press recently related to immigration, and these have made it clear that a sentiment still exists that is opposed to the familiar xenophobia with which the topic is usually discussed in the UK.
People are going to know who Bob Hewitt is
Bob Hewitt migrated from Australia to apartheid South Africa. There he became a champion in white tennis. He is also accused of abusing children whose families trusted him as their tennis coach.
Controversy and the National Arts Theatre in Lagos
The theater, built by the military and finished in time for FESTAC in 1977, has always been a site of public disagreement.