• Mohamed Issouf Ag Mohamed
• Mariana Bracks Fonseca

In Mali, Wagner militias are terrorizing the Fula, Tamasheq (Tuareg), and Moura population.

• Zukiswa Wanner

South African writer, publisher and curator Zukiswa Wanner explains why she is surrendering her 2020 Goethe Medaille.

• Khanya Mtshali

Are Nelson Mandela's personal belongings sellable family heirlooms or heritage artifacts of national significance?

• Ignacia Cortés Rojas
• Simon Adetona Akindes

Chile’s march to a progressive constitution and egalitarian transformation has stalled. What can movements in the Global South learn?

• Wits Palestine Solidarity Committee

South Africa’s Wits University likes to vaunt its anti-apartheid credentials. So why is it cozy with Israel and Zionism?

• Makena Maganjo

Israel’s strategy of economic partnership and development support to Kenya is a bid to legitimize its ailing international reputation.

• William Shoki

Africa Is a Country is happy to announce our collaboration with The Nigerian Scam podcast.

• Florian Bobin

Fermée depuis juin 2023, l’université de Dakar est devenue le symbole de l’effondrement de la démocratie sénégalaise.

• Florian Bobin

Closed since June 2023, the University of Dakar has become a symbol of the collapse of Senegalese democracy.

• Niamh Ní Bhriain

The struggle of the Palestinian people has become central in the global movement against US imperialism.

• Oyelumade Oluwakemi

Student organizing is resurging in Nigeria. But to have any impact, students must connect with struggles beyond campus.

• Israel Campos

Press freedom under President João Lourenço is in bad shape.

• Israel Campos

A precariedade da liberdade de imprensa em Angola sob o mandato do presidente João Lourenço.

• Mohammed Elnaiem

It is no surprise that even today, Europe only feels guilt about the episode of the Holocaust and not the principle of genocide which made it possible.

• Daniel Paget

Anti-authoritarian struggles on the continent aren’t just fighting for democracy, but they are also reimagining it.

• Sa’eed Husaini

Despite liberalizing the economy to the detriment of the majority, Nigeria’s president has faced little opposition in his first year in office.

• William Shoki

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.

• Juan Acevedo-Ossa

South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel is the latest example of its ability to act as a normative superpower, exceeding even the great powers in shaping global moral discourse.

• Maher Mezahi

On this second day of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, we’re bringing you a playlist exploring some of the most iconic songs in African football.

• Sohela Surajpal
• Justin Winchester

South Africa is asking the International Court of Justice to declare that in its war against Gaza, Israel has breached its obligations under the Genocide Convention.