Israel’s Uganda Plan
Fantasizing about transferring refugees to third countries, has long been a project of the Israeli state and its policy makers.
History
The founding father of African history in France
Jean Suret-Canale changed the face of African history for African activists, students and intellectuals.
Hiding in Plain View
Many believe slavery was a "black page in history." This is a false representation of history and insulting, given the legacies of slavery are so present today.
Mali’s Elections: First Thoughts on Round Two
It's worth remembering that the outcome of this election will represent stability more than change.
Little Stan Greenberg is Dead
South African political party, the DA, pivots its election campaign around claiming Nelson Mandela. Who came up with this?
What’s wrong with the Germans?
German reality shows that travel to Africa have the feel of colonial era ethnographic films in how they perpetuate the image of the ‘primitive other’
National Geographic explores Zimbabwe’s pre-election pulse
Two initial thoughts on Alexandra Fuller’s “Breaking the Silence: Oppression, Fear, and Courage in Zimbabwe” in
Restaging the Death of Patrice Lumumba
The merits of restaging 'Une Saison au Congo,' Aimé Césaire's history of the life and death of Patrice Lumumba, in London, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor.
The New Yorker Goes to Mali
I do know a bit about Mali, but I hardly recognize The New Yorker's Jon Lee Anderson’s version of it.
Mandela Day
The writer, an American graduate student at the time, goes in search of Nelson Mandela to tell the story of Mandela's alma mater, the University of Fort Hare.
A Season in the Congo
A review of Aimé Césaire's 'A Season in the Congo' (Une Saison au Congo) at the Young Vic theatre in London.
Nigeria’s drama filled history
The historian Max Siollun wants to present Nigerian history as something more than a mechanical rendering of dates and facts.
Eating Nando’s in Gaborone
One of the most striking features of Botswana's capital city, is its malls.
Have some sympathy for the poor suffering bosses
Miners at multinational Lonmin platinum mine at Marikana in Rustenburg, South Africa, speaking to (South African)
White Dictators
Here's a list of white dictators, including real world ones, who were either African or operated on the continent.
Nelson Mandela is around like never before
Mandela’s significance can be understood through his ability to concede that the concept of the post-apartheid could not be entrusted to messianism or figureheads.
Three Books on Nelson Mandela
The American public radio network, NPR, asked me, in anticipation of Nelson Mandela's birthday, to recommend 3 books its listeners could read on his life and legacy.
Black History in Amsterdam
Discovering that history lessons are best learned when you look up whilst walking through the small streets of the Netherlands' commercial capital.
The District on Cape Town’s “Fringe”
What it means to belong in post-apartheid urban space and how to reckon with history.
The battle over the 27th of May in Angola
Why the ruling MPLA wants to control how we remember the murder of dissidents killed right after independence.