Pentecostal republic
Christian Pentecostalism has crept to the center of public life in Nigeria.
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Winnie Mandela and the historians
Historians have surprisingly said little about Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, before or since her April 2018 passing.
Exile, Return, Home?
Many will read Sisonke Msimang's new memoir for its musings on exile and home, but it is also a political telling of the complicated South African transition.
The forgotten kingdom
The links between knowing history, media and political agency in northern Ghana.
Hopes for a Green October in Sudan
What Sudan's history of protest against authoritarianism can teach the current generation.
Scenes from a youthful uprising
After years of divide and rule by President Omar al-Bashir, the youth of Sudan have united to push him out.
Magical realism in Accra
The film, "The Burial of Kojo," sparks a vital conversation about the intersections of heritage, politics, and spirituality in Ghana and in Africa at large.
Ethiopia’s capitalist turn
In a break with previous administrations, Ethiopia's new Prime Minister has declared that he favors free market capitalism as his preferred economic model.
Lumumba Lives
Patrice Lumumba became a martyr of African independence. But what are Lumumba's "political afterlives" nearly sixty years later?
Decolonizing the museum
How should Belgium's Africa Museum address its colonial past?
Election frauds and new leaders
Election meddling may have sullied the reputation of Senegal as a beacon of democracy in West Africa, but a popular opposition candidate is giving hope for a new wave of Pan-Africanism in the region.
Architectural resistance
A collective of artists and architects are working to reimagine public space in abandoned property developments in Ghana's capital city.
Cape Verde’s culture of recalcitrance
The island nation's celebrated political system was never a gift bestowed, but seized through sheer agency and hard-fought autonomy.
The identity politics of wax print
A new film by Aiwan Obinyan explores the origins and "ownership" of a now-famous cloth.
Decolonization can’t just be a metaphor
Decolonizing museums requires more than knowledge exchange and lending back stolen artifacts.
The black son shines
Masauko Chipembere's first solo album is a remarkable achievement and a timely musical reminder of the circular nature of pan-Africanist consciousness.