Lagos gone to seed
The Nigerian drama 'Òlòtūré,' about sex work and sex trafficking in the country’s commercial capital, which premiered on Netflix, is mostly uncomfortable. And not in a good way.
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How not to write about the Rwandan genocide
How Rwandan history is told — and who does the telling — is important as it determines who is able to participate in conversations about the past.
The privatization of healthcare in Kenya
In Kenya, only the rich and politically connected can afford decent healthcare. Everyone else is a major illness or a road accident away from ruin.
How not to save the planet
In this, the first of a series of posts, we critically look at the implications of climate policy in the most powerful Western country for Africans.
GMOs for Africa?
Rather than addressing food scarcity, genetically modified crops may render African farmers and scientists more, not less, reliant on global markets.
Study notes on Nigeria’s youth revolt
Was the #EndSARS protests a victory or a defeat for the country's popular masses?
History class
What might Black Lives Matter learn from Africanist scholars who have studied inequality outside the US, especially in Africa?
The regulatory chill
The shadowy world of bilateral investment treaties urgently needs African alternatives, especially if we want to combat climate change.
The right to be different
Could Côte d’Ivoire one day become a safe haven for LGBTQI+ communities in West Africa?
Coming to America?
In the shadow of the US election, this Tuesday on AIAC Talk, we talk African immigration to the United States with Abraham Zere and Aya Saed.
Hustler mentality
Kenya's Deputy President, William Ruto, wants to be president. He projects himself as a go-getter. But there is a more sinister story behind his hustler narrative.
Ethiopia’s war of narratives
The current political conflict, now a civil war, in Ethiopia partly has its roots in disagreement among elites on how to narrativize Ethiopian history.
Des OGM pour l’Afrique?
Plutôt que de pallier l’insécurité alimentaire, les cultures génétiquement modifiées risquent de rendre les agriculteurs et les scientifiques africains plus, et non moins, dépendants des marchés mondiaux.
Toppling statues as a decolonial ethic
The blitz on monuments signifies not the abandonment of history, but rather the rejection of a narrative of modernity created by the heirs of global plunder.
Diego Maradona, anti-imperial symbol
For the peripheries and proletarians of the world — most of the world — Maradona is a symbol of defiance against the football aristocracy, corporate bosses and empire itself.
The Ethiopian model
This week on AIAC Talk: How Ethiopia helps us make sense of the nature of the African state. Tune in Tuesday at 19:00 SAST, 17:00 GMT, and 12:00 EST on Youtube, Facebook, or Twitter.
The media’s crisis on Ethiopia
Western media coverage of Ethiopia’s political crisis turns a blind eye to the grassroots movement behind the protests.
Kenya’s electoral authoritarianism
The former Chief Justice of Kenya on why only a popular movement to defend the constitution can counter corruption and inequality.
Removing a dictator
How did popular music become the battlefield of Uganda's future? And what are the consequences?
Murder as order
The Ugandan government quells public unrest with violence. What won't it do in the name of "security"?