Winnie Mandela and the people’s doctor
The murder of Abu Asvat has clouded Winnie Mandela's legacy. Their deep friendship symbolized what could have been in the struggle for freedom.
Politics
You strike a woman, you strike a rock
Does Julius Malema's EFF in South Africa do better by its local party machinery--especially its women officials--than the ANC
Set the world on fire
How black women shaped black nationalist and internationalist movements in the twentieth century US.
Action on land reform lags behind debate in South Africa
Land reform dominates public debate in South Africa. But it comes with a lack of data and a clear policy.
Refugees and peace in the Central African Republic
It is key that peacemaking in the CAR prioritize inclusion of minorities, especially Muslim and Peuhl Central Africans.
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.
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.
African storytime with George Clooney and John Prendergast
Clooney and Prendergast's simple story – explaining causes of political violence in Africa – breeds simplistic and ineffective solutions.
The Angolan regime’s least favorite journalist
Despite the reforms associated with Angola’s new government, the harassment of anti-corruption journalist Rafael Marques continues.
The peculiar nostalgia for the former Bantustans in South Africa
Some South Africans are looking back on the apartheid era's Bantustan homelands with reverence. Here is why.
And what for future generations in Sierra Leone?
In Sierra Leone, politicians make promises to youth in exchange for support in elections, but they rarely deliver. This must change.
The Afghanistan-ization of Africa
Minimal media coverage by international media has left Americans, and much of the world, unaware that US troops are active in almost every African country.
Addressing the genocide in Namibia
It took almost 110 years until Germany accepted the fact of the Namibian Genocide of 1904-1908.
The shadow networks that govern migration across Africa
The centrality of land in the new economic and social spaces and relations produced by conflict and displacement.
What is behind the economic crisis in Sudan?
Three factors underpin Sudan’s political and economic entanglements with the West.
When Rex Tillerson toured some of Africa’s “shithole” countries
Right before he was fired, outgoing US Secretary of State visited six African countries. Here's why.
One Percent Feminism
Neoliberalism's model of social justice: the rich prosper, but an appropriate percentage of them are minorities or women.
Burkina Faso and the realization that it is possible to win
Burkina Faso is a rare recent instance of a popular movement that managed to directly topple a sitting government.
Does China have the power to change governments in Africa?
That China influences 'regime change' in Africa became popular after the military coup in Zimbabwe.