• Boluwatife Akinro
• Joshua Segun-Lean

Few black thinkers and creatives in the United States seem able to grapple with the implications of their Americocentrism in relation to Africa.

• R. Joseph Parrott

The films of Robert Van Lierop and Margaret Dickson chronicled anti-imperial struggles in Mozambique.

• Remi Brulin

A radical critique of the discourse on terrorism and, specifically, of repeated Israeli and US claims to moral superiority in the fight against “terrorism,” is long overdue.

• Hisham Aïdi

Malcolm X is a powerful optic through which to understand America's post-war ascendance and expansion into the Middle East.

• Rishi Nath

Ed Pavlic's new novel follows two lovers trading Chicago for Mombasa.

• Abraham T. Zere

An US congressional delegation to Eritrea—the first in 14 years—which included Ilhan Omar, got little attention in mainstream media. Why?

• Drew Thompson

Ozier Muhammad captures, for black American audiences, the expressive possibilities of Africa's liberation struggles.

• Joeva Rock
• Jacob M. Grumbach

The involvement of far right and conservative think tanks in developing Trump's Africa agenda.

• Christopher J. Lee

Political 'tribalism' has for far too long been seen as an African problem. It is also an American problem, reflecting parallel legacies of colonialism.

• Alex Park

Africa, for Donald Trump and his National Security Advisor John Bolton, is a place to risk a little and chase some glory. US media just parrots it.

• Boima Tucker

Harlem rapper Sheck Wes's star rises in the shadow of Dapper Dan and Cheikh Amadou Bamba.

• Alex Park

Pith helmets and jodhpurs aside, Melania Trump went to four African countries to promote her "Be Best" education initiative. What's that about?

• Scott Remer

American liberals’ continued refusal to engage seriously with the global collapse of the postwar liberal order.

• Andreana Prichard

The disfunction with American voluntourism and Christian outreach in Africa, that in some cases have led to abuse.

• Rishi Nath

Brooklyn, Biggie Smalls and Hari Kunzru’s White Tears.

• Daivi Rodima-Taylor
• Zadi Zokou

The complex, and at times strained, relations between African-Americans and African immigrants in the United States.

• Marta Moreno Vega

New York City's Caribbean Cultural Center seeks to “document and present the creative genius of African Diaspora cultures.” 

• Joeva Rock

Is the US military on its way to Ghana to set up base? What do Ghanaians think.

• Shona Kambarami

How the celebrated film Black Panther stacks up in its depiction of decolonized African feminism.

• Chris Paterson

Most people are unaware that U.S. troops are active in almost every African country.