What we know about Trump’s policy aims in Africa
The most senior African official in the US State Department gives a peak what Trump thinks of Africa.
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The strange history of an imperial skirmish in Niger
There is a collective national ignorance that surrounds the United States' vast military presence in Africa.
Why is the cultural life of Black Panther so derivative?
In the Global North, Africa never inspires radically new terms of representation. It always presents itself as an entity grounded in an anthropological reality.
Does China have the power to change governments in Africa?
That China influences 'regime change' in Africa became popular after the military coup in Zimbabwe.
A record Congo doesn’t want
More Congolese are displaced from their homes than Iraqis, Yemenis, or Rohingyas. according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
Tanzania, Black Power, and the uncertain future of Pan-Africanism
Why did Tanzania and Julius Nyerere become touchstones for Pan Africanism in the 1960s and 1970s?
Nipsey’s immigrant hustle
Eritrean-American rapper Nipsey Hussle mix of immigrant and street hustle.
If data is the answer, what are the African questions?
Having learnt from years of extolling “technological revolution,” isn’t it time we ask the right question(s) about data in Africa?
Ghana didn’t qualify for the World Cup, so which African team do I support?
One Ghanaian football fan wrestles with which teams to support in this year's World Cup after the Black Stars failed to qualify.
Has Africa’s May ’68 been forgotten?
In 1968, France witnessed an extraordinary student uprising which changed politics. Morocco and Senegal did too, but we seldom talk about it.
How many immigrants live in South Africa?
The UN and South Africa's Statistics Service are exaggerating immigrant numbers and playing with people's lives in South Africa.
The struggle for a minimum wage in Nigeria
Negotiations for a minimum wage put Nigeria's trade unions at the front of poor people's struggles.
What’s new? Making money off poor school children again
The latest trick is to transfer tax-payer funded aid aimed at Africa and the Middle East into the pockets of corporations and individuals.
The Education We Want
African teachers organize themselves against privatization of public education. These academics are widespread in Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda.
We know from political crises in Africa that foreign intervention is a bad idea
Foreign support for governments that benefit privileged elites and their external backers perpetuate violence and instability. It won't be any different for Latin American countries like Venezuela.
Who’s reporting Africa now?
NGOs and freelance journalists are increasingly filling the vacuum being left by a declining Western media presence. It's not all good.