Julius Malema’s EFF and the South African Left
It is not often that analysts of diametrically opposed ideological tastes in South Africa agree, except about Julius Malema.
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The two mutually irreconcilable Nelson Mandelas
Both Nelson Mandela’s historical role in the South African transition to democracy and his own management of his legacy paved the way for vacuous treatments of his life.
How to own history
Five films pointing to new directions for African cinema -- by some of the most exciting young filmmakers from the continent.
Resources to sustain a movement
Will popular resistance against the one-party rule of President Blaise Compaore in Burkina Faso succeed?
Burkina Faso Is on The Boil
And can someone tell the BBC: No, Blaise Compaore is not a "peacemaker."
The Fate of la Francophonie
Do we still need an organization of France's former colonies? Whose interests does it actually serve?
The old is dying and the young ones have just been born
These young ones who have just been born do not respect authority simply because the rules say they should.
What can Africans learn from the Greek crisis?
I asked African and Africanist thinkers and commentators what they make of Syriza's approach to dealing with creditors and what wider connections they can draw to our conditions.
Cutting colonists’ heads
We talk to Togolese rapper Elom 20ce who aims to bring his politics to the masses.
Discours de Ouaga
Should Africans care for French President Emmanuel Macron's "Africa Speech" in Ouagadougou?
Ghana’s President and what the West wants to hear
Many social media users have construed Akufo-Addo’s words in the President of France's presence, as somehow radical.
Viva Amilcar Cabral
Paris-based rap group MC Malcriado--captures Cabral's appeal to the new generation.
It’s time to end the CFA franc
For France's former colonies in Africa to enjoy true independence, they need to control over their own money and budgets.
Bring Back Our History
Everyone but the Chibok girls--subjects of #BringBackOurGirls--and their families in Nigeria have moved on, but history does not march on for the victims.
‘Their champagne party will end’
In the age of renewed tyranny and illiberalism, diverse political repertoires and modes of struggle from the continent of Africa offer inspiration.
The power of telling our own stories
When we as Africans tell our own stories, we re-write the stories in the history books that our children are still taught in schools.