Seeking fantasies across the sea
By centering the African migrant perspective, a new film challenges Western images that cast hundreds of thousands of individuals into the generic role of desperation.
Continental
Children are the first to die
There is a particular historical pattern of colonial settler genocide that links Africa to Palestine.
An electoral autocracy
In India, popular movements, not elections, will bring transformative change.
A sojourn in Sharjah
Reflections on the 16th edition of the Sharjah Art Foundation’s annual March meeting.
Untangling the roots of Empire
The coterie of billionaires and foreign aid agencies intent on transforming African agriculture have mostly upturned people’s lives.
Seria a guerra em Gaza um genocídio?
Da Namíbia até a Armênia, e de Ruanda à Bósnia, os perpetradores de assassinato em massa afirmam estar agindo em legítima defesa.
Is the war on Gaza a genocide?
From Namibia to Armenia, and from Rwanda to Bosnia, the perpetrators of mass murder said they were acting in self-defense.
Is the UN system still relevant?
We are failing every day to force a ceasefire and stop the genocide. But failure is not an option. We must refocus this moment.
When we say apartheid
We need to envisage a future where colonial privileges between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean sea are completely dismantled.
What are academic boycotts for?
Far from democratic institutions, a study of Israeli universities reveals that they are, in fact, directly and actively complicit in Israeli apartheid and racial rule.
Whose Biennale is it anyway?
The theme for this year’s Venice Biennale, the ‘olympics of the art world’ is ‘Foreigners Everywhere.’ But beyond representation, what are the barriers to participation?
Post-Afcon blues
Who else sorely misses the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations? Re-live the excitement from the stands in a short video by the AIAC team.
When a black viking meets a black slave trader
What do computer generated images tell us about the evolution of coloniality and racialization in the AI era?
Filling in the gaps in the study of African sports
To celebrate 20 years of research on sports in Africa, the SportsAfrica network will publish a series of monthly articles on Africa Is a Country drawing on their members’ research.
Preenchendo as lacunas no estudo do esporte africano
Para celebrar 20 anos de pesquisa sobre esportes na África, a rede SportsAfrica irá publicar uma série de artigos mensais no Africa Is a Country, baseando-se nas pesquisas de seus membros.
Quando eu digo África
Por que as histórias sobre o sofrimento africano são tão persistentes?
When I say Africa
Why are stories about African suffering so persistent?
Climate as border
Although little evidence suggests a direct link between climate change and mass migration, Europe is using “climate migration” to militarize its borders.
The new antisemitism?
Stripped of its veneer of nuance, Noah Feldman’s essay in 'Time' is another attempt to silence opponents of the Israeli state by smearing them as anti-Jewish racists.
La femme fatale africaine
Africa Is a Country is partnering with AfroWave Echoes to present their quarterly playlist of African music.