The making and unmaking of permanent minorities
Mahmood Mamdani’s new book asks how communities that have been enemies can heal. But does it succeed?
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Decolonization can’t just be a metaphor
Decolonizing museums requires more than knowledge exchange and lending back stolen artifacts.
Against war: Africa in the new world disorder
The war in Ukraine indicates a new world disorder, where great powers fight for primacy and Africa continues to be exploited.
Germany’s new scramble for Africa?
Germany’s military shift represents the country’s belated entry into a “colonial present.“
Confront the principle, not episode
It is no surprise that even today, Europe only feels guilt about the episode of the Holocaust and not the principle of genocide which made it possible.
The University as a Place to Think
How we harness knowledge to the ethical injunctions we uphold against marginality, pain or suffering, on a global scale.
The battles over land in Namibia
The land issue is the most divisive issue that Namibia has experienced since independence.
Transnational eugenics
Few works sufficiently recognize the truly transnational character of the eugenics movement, and how colonial Africa served as the launching pad for it.
Resisting the new green colonialism
A proposed green hydrogen project in Tunisia prioritizes European energy needs over local sovereignty.