The Roots of Africa’s Present Condition
…Angola and Guinea Bissau. The Review wanted to interrogate these revolutionary projects as part of the
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The militant philosopher of Third World liberation
…an ‘inextricable network of sterile contradictions.’ He then stresses the need, though now delayed, to ‘besiege
Nigeria’s economy is blinking and shaking
Nigeria is Africa's largest democracy and largest economy. It also dominates this issue of #WeekendSpecials.
What Would Julius Nyerere Do?
Recent and current leaders in Tanzania like to be compared to Mwalimu Nyerere. Take current president, John Magufuli. He has been working hard to claim Nyerere’s mantle.
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…in Angola for over two years, and have since travelled there for months on end, I
MLK was a Pan-African
On the third Monday of January each year, Americans mark MLK's birthday with a public holiday. Africans should too.
Patrice Lumumba (1925–1961)
"Africa will write its own history and in both north and south it will be a history of glory and dignity" (Lumumba, 1960)
African inequality rising
Every country in Africa is today less equal than it was in 2010; for the African masses the trickle-down benefits of economic growth have been relatively small.
What happens to football dreams when they die
For the Star Boys, a West-African performance collective based in Antwerp, Belgium, the dream of playing professional football in Europe found its revival in theatre.
The special relationship
South Africa may be Kabila’s closest bilateral ally and represents a key lifeline for his continued grip on power.
The new Old Man in Zimbabwe
From the perspective of the past, there is little evidence to invest much hope in the “successful transition” trope still reverberating in the international media about Zimbabwe.
Emmanuel Macron’s Twitter fingers
The stuff we couldn't cover the second week of December, so we compiled them here in byte sizes.
Black America’s Africa
Black Panther arrives as black America diversifies, but the US becomes more isolationist. It's not beyond many African Americans to reflect nativist tendencies.
On May Day, what is there to celebrate in Africa?
On International Workers’ Day, we provide a sweeping assessment of the strengths, weaknesses and potential of African trade unions.
Neoliberalism’s children
There is very little self-made about Nigeria's young, rich and glamorous like oil magnate Paddy Adenuga and DJ Cuppy.
Ghana–the lynchpin in Israel’s attempt to woo Africans
Israeli propaganda in Ghana, and elsewhere in Africa, is aimed especially at evangelical Christians.