Aliko Dangote needs the Nigerian state to thrive
Despite what Dangote wants us to believes about the magical power of entrepreneurship, his business savvy alone is not why he made it.
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The tale of two presidents
When rain falls on a leopard, it does not wash off his spots. The same can’t be said of Kenya’s media and the opposition after Uhuru Kenyatta’s crackdown.
Wokeness and the professional outrage machine
Social media group-think derails any chance for a progressive political movement.
No platform for Apartheid
30 years ago, free speech advocates were more willing to tolerate far-right voices than oppose them. It's now happening again.
Pythons and lily pads
Is the US military on its way to Ghana to set up base? What do Ghanaians think.
Black in Berlin
Living in the city that hosted the 1884 conference where Western powers divided up Africa for themselves
Nollywood 3.0
Dare Olaitan’s film Ojukokoro gets some room to breathe in New York, after being stifled at the box office in Lagos.
A cinema of dissent
Burkinabe filmmaker Idrissa Ouédraogo was a singular talent in African cinema. His films championed marginalized people and cultures.
Nipsey’s immigrant hustle
Eritrean-American rapper Nipsey Hussle mix of immigrant and street hustle.
David Goldblatt at the Centre Georges Pompidou
The South African photographer has a complicated place within his country's photographic culture.
African story time
George Clooney and John Prendergast's simple story about African conflict breeds ineffective solutions.
The Angolan regime’s least favorite journalist
Despite the political reforms by Angola’s government, the harassment of anti-corruption journalist Rafael Marques continues.