
What is going in Egypt?
Is this Egypt’s second revolution, a military coup, or an agglomeration of both (“Democratic Coup”, anyone)? And then there’s the media noise.
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Fatima B. Derby is a Ghanaian feminist writer and queer activist.

Is this Egypt’s second revolution, a military coup, or an agglomeration of both (“Democratic Coup”, anyone)? And then there’s the media noise.

S’manga Khumalo is the first black jockey to win South Africa’s richest horse race.

On a visit to Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second city, academic Herman Wasserman gets reminded of home and how people perceive him.
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.

On Linda Ikeji’s blog it’s all good fun until the gay-baiting begins.

The UK government is now openly tweeting its contempt for people of color.

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.

The book, “Africa’s World Cup,” is a valuable source for thinking more deeply about the meanings and legacies of the 2010 edition of the competition hosted in South Africa.

Thina Zibi demonstrates with her images the incredible innovation evident in contemporary South African design and style.

What are some Africa Is a Country editors and contributors reading during their northern hemisphere summer break?

Obama’s energy program for Africa, risks appearing tentative and small-bore, like much of the administration’s Africa policy.

Finding more multilingual literary pathways will benefit all of African—and world—literatures.

The South African photographer Gideon Mendel’s images of people affected by flooding in seven sites, including Nigeria.

The story of the Mount Zion community, largely made up of West African men collecting scrap metal all over Barcelona.

This is the second in a 3 part series of posts on sexual violence against women, focuses on the campaign strategies of groups led by men who fight gender-based violence.

Most men in South Africa share the same ideas about manhood that fuel assaults against women. The media should keep the spotlight on that.

Will Barack Obama get a frosty reception when he visits South Africa this weekend?