Politics
Israel and the asylum seekers
If Israel doesn't send asylum seekers back to the countries they fled from, it deports them to "third countries."
Taking Blackface to Court
What the Amsterdam court ruling against blackface figure Zwarte Piet really means.
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.