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William Shoki

William Shoki is editor of Africa Is a Country. He is based in Cape Town.

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Business as usual?

This month, Algeria quietly held its second election since Abdelaziz Bouteflika was ousted in 2019. On the podcast, we ask what Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s second term means for the country.

On Safari

On our annual publishing break, we ask: if the opposite of “weird” is normal, what if normal is equally problematic?

Just Us for Palestine

Africa Is a Country is proud to present a partnership with the popular South African podcast Just Us Under a Tree. On this episode, the Just Us crew analyze South Africa’s case against Israel at the ICJ.

On Safari

On our year-end publishing break, we consider: what is the work and role of little magazines like our own?

Free Palestine

The horrific violence against civilians, both Palestinian and Israeli, are overwhelmingly the product of Israel’s occupation and siege. But we can and must condemn all of it, while steadfastly opposing Israeli apartheid.

On safari

On our annual publishing break, we’ll be pondering what the responsibility of the African intellectual is today.