Binyavanga’s writing was enough
A close friend remembers the Kenyan writer and commentator Binyavanga Wainaina (January 18, 1971 - May 21, 2019).
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The picture is a beginning
There’s a certain humanity in the work of late South African photographer Santu Mofokeng in how he approached his subjects and the politics of representation.
Masks off
The revival of an elite technocratic rationality is starting to undo South Africa's lockdown, now in its second month.
This is my country
The Liberian academic and writer talks about citizenship, belonging, and what unites her fragmented nation.
The most powerful man in Nigeria
The legacy of Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, who died from COVID-19, helps us understand how powerful and yet constrained Nigeria's Presidency is.
How to steal a country
Rehad Desai's film celebrates the investigative journalists who expose the corruption of Zuma's regime in South Africa, comes with a depressing note: To date, no one has gone to jail.
China and Africa: A trial by pandemic?
Recent racist incidents in China are just a manifestation of deeply rooted attitudes vis-à-vis "blackness" in China that predate and will outlive COVID-19.
Mandela and the Others
What can we learn from the 256 hours of audio recordings of the 1964 Rivonia Trial's proceedings?
The tools for defeating quackery
Why we need randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to find the best ways to treat COVID-19.
‘Planet of the Humans’ is a mess
The new documentary on the future of our planet, executive produced by Michael Moore, fails on a number of fronts. But believers in green growth could still learn from it.
Being a feminist is a journey
Afro-feminism does not make enough of an effort to connect with the African feminist movement, argues the founder of Eyala.
Announcing the Progressive International
Today is the global launch of a new exciting political alliance. We have joined their wire service, the Wire, which brings grassroots perspectives to a global audience.