How do we talk about rebel groups?
Seeking to interrogate unhelpful media (and official) narratives that permeate everyday discourse and obscure the truth about these terrorist organizations is important.
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The crisis around Lake Chad
The world's most extensive humanitarian crises is currently playing out in northeastern Nigeria and around Lake Chad.
Opening Angola’s past to public debate
The stories of those who fought on the frontlines, were imprisoned, or wanted to establish real democracy after independence in Angola.
The failure in understanding the Congo
The new documentary film, "We Will Win Peace," skillfully debunks many myths behind conflict minerals in the Congo.
Angolan Cinemas: Past and Present Tense
Cultural spaces and historic patrimony have not fared well during Angola's post-war reconstruction and development.
Perpetrator or Victim?
A decade after the ICC opened its investigation in northern Uganda, it lays its hands on a suspect in that conflict: a former child soldier.
The Other Afripolitans
Malitia Malimob, rap music and the less glamorous stories of African migration to the United States.
Literary Sudans
The online retrospective, “Literary Sudans," is intended to highlight the two Sudans as sites of literature and culture.
#Kony2005
The writer revisits his notes from 2005 when he visited Acholiland, the site of a conflict between the LRA and Uganda's military.
The Vice TV Guide to Liberia
At minimum, VICE's work demonstrates there are stories to tell about Africa that can reach an audience beyond public television.