Lilian Thuram’s burden
Why should black players have the burden of calling out racism, while white players don’t feel compelled to do the same?
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Elliot Ross
Elliot Ross was a member of the editorial board of Africa is a Country.
P-Square are Investigative Journalists
For a while now we've been toying with the idea of starting a Tumblr called "Shit The Nigerian Elite Wastes Nigeria's Money On." Since the country's vast piles of cash are certainly not being spent on decent public health or education, improving the woeful national power supply or preventing planes from falling out of the sky, the super-rich in Nigeria have got to spend it on something.
Who will make the great Sankara biopic?
We don’t want to see a film about what might have been, however seductive that aspect of Burkina Faso’s history is. But what was achieved.
Why didn’t the New York Times publish the exposé they commissioned of virulent racism against Africans in Israel?
We've written plenty on this blog about the worsening levels of violent racism against Africans in
Aimé Césaire is a country
Aimé Césaire was one of the greatest poets of the last century. His writing was so
Palestine Scores
European football officials may have missed it, but Palestine already scored several goals in this season’s UEFA Champions League.
Two responses to Mindy Budgor, “Maasai warrior princess”
Yesterday we reluctantly posted on Mindy Budgor, memoirist and professional attention-seeker who's telling anyone who'll listen
The Love Affair between Nigerians and Arsenal
The love affair between Nigerians and Arsenal is an enduring one. Other English teams are also
Monday morning quarterback
The first of our weekly posts on football’s goings-on, focusing on the politics of money, identity, and the power struggles shaping the game.
What does Tony Blair want from Malawi?
Until recently, Tony Blair had never visited Malawi. Last summer there was a lot of international
At the Protests for Trayvon Martin
The focus should be on white people. Why have so many of us chosen not to demonstrate?
There will be no hiding place
The UK government is now openly tweeting its contempt for people of color.
The Zebras of Northern Nigeria
The guy in the picture is Abubakar Suleiman, a 15 year-old Boston student whose hobbies apparently include
Rick Ross is a Country
Rick Ross has since deleted a tweet about landing “in the beautiful country of Africa.” He deserved all the scorn. He’s been to three African countries already and should know.
Our colonial torturers
Even after the Mau Mau case the British will never stop kidding themselves about the crimes of empire.
Joyce Banda has bigger problems than Madonna
After years of being frozen out by Bingu wa Mutharika’s administration, President Joyce Banda has restored the IMF to the top table of Malawian policy-making and pushed through a sweeping reforms at their behest.
Madonna vs President Joyce Banda
Madonna’s attempt to save face after her scolding by Malawi’s president to rehash the stereotype of the corrupt African leader rings hollow, and a bit desperate. Malawi’s President wasn’t having it.
Can African Heads of State speak
Why when African leaders meet Barack Obama, they are received in groups (unlike all other heads of state) and rarely get to speak?
The Blue Kenyan
We may not all love Chelsea Football Club (John Terry, their klepto-petro-billionaire owner, John Terry, the
Big Weekend for Jason Russell
There is nothing heroic about running a cushy, big-spending non-profit like Invisible Children that works hand-in-glove with the CIA and the US military.