Politics
Boima’s Rio World Cup Diary: FIFA Standards
Day nine of our Rio correspondent's World Cup diary wonders who the tournament is for and what the protesters demand.
Neymar and Brazil’s racial politics
Why did Neymar — the one time he was asked about discrimination — respond: “Never, neither inside nor outside the field. Because, I’m not black, right?”
The legacy of the ‘German Bob Geldof of development aid’
Why don't western friends of Africa not put pressure on their corporate and political elites to do more to combat hunger?
Why is the Wall St Journal trash-talking Ghana’s Blackstars
Every four years, this Ghanaian-American writer has to brace herself for the predictable slew of American media reporting about Ghana.
The Recalibration of Tribalism
Do White South Africans constitute a tribe and if so, are they guilty of tribalism?
Narendra Modi’s ‘Africa’ policy
Under Modi, Africa will not just be a continent where India expands its economic footprint, but also builds, protects and projects its power.
Making Something More Racist
Responding to criticism of a Dutch blackface Christmas character, supporters come up with a dumb plan.
Narendra Modi’s New India
For the first time in 25 years, India will be governed by a single party with no real opposition.
Are ‘mixed-race’ kids a new thing in the Netherlands?
The hype around 'mixed race' families ignore that it is not a new phenomenon, but been a central part of Dutch colonial history.
Paul Kagame’s Rabbi
Shmuley Boteach promotes the Rwandan dictator in the US Jewish community and to other Americans as a friend of Israel, Boteach's other foreign cause.
A question of competency
A very short introduction to Peter Mutharika, Malawi's new President.
Friendship Forever
China is building new football stadiums in Africa. If its “agenda” of stadium diplomacy has been concealed, it hasn’t really been hidden very far from view.