
Jonathan Jansen’s Lopsided View of Fees Must Fall
South African students have confronted us with a range of political, economic and intellectual questions to be answered – not merely posed a problem that needs to be managed.
South African students have confronted us with a range of political, economic and intellectual questions to be answered – not merely posed a problem that needs to be managed.
Jonathan Jansen channels the worst versions of average center right American ideas in debates about transforming South African universities.
The "business model" of Bridge International, the organization which claims to solve Africa's education problems, comes under scrutiny.
Over the past fifteen years, global health has emerged as one of the most prominent faces of American influence in Africa.
Military-to-military relationships have become the dominant mode of U.S. engagement with the African continent, overwhelming cast as institutional partnerships.
Since the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), by the operatives of the Nigerian
The Gulf States and Israel benefit tremendously from the authoritarian order that has kept the region underdeveloped and unfree for decades.
Twitter a while back: ‘Robert Mugabe is old enough to be Muhammadu Buhari’s father.’ Robert Mugabe,
Igbo nationalist groups have the right to self-determine whether they want to be part of Nigeria or form their own independent republic.
Politics in many parts of Africa is often understood through a metaphor of eating – a
The Soweto Uprising, Tupac, Walter Rodney, Jeremy Corbyn, Latin American telenovelas, etcetera, all part of this week's Weekend Special.
Rwanda’s constitution was changed in 2016 to allow Kagame to stay in power until 2034. He may govern forever. He also has his fans.
There seems to be no limit to Europe’s and USA’s willingness to accept and even support
Ugandans make for good soldiers-for-hire, Radiohead and aparthied, the state of Left American politics and other Weekend Specials.
Jeremy Corbyn has led Britain's Labour Party since 2015. There is no one else in British politics remotely like Corbyn.
Ordinary Kenyans are tired of the drama of party politics, and are hungry, job insecure and live under the threat of police bullets.
This is the first opportunity for Gambians since independence in 1965 to have a broad-ranging public conversation on its future.
Opportunities like China’s One Belt One Road Initiative cannot simply be ignored, but should be engaged with critically.
After nearly fifty years, the real impact of the Biafran war on Nigeria remains to be measured, free from political gamesmanship.
The author, in exile from Eritrea, attempts construct a profile of the country's longtime leader.