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Fatima B. Derby
Fatima B. Derby is a Ghanaian feminist writer and queer activist.

Eating Staten Island Crow

Political theater

The Assault on Patriarchy in Tunisia
Women participated in all parties, and prominently so, including the party of the undecided and the party of those boycotting the election.
Independence day in Zambia

Mr Balotelli

Photography. Nico Krijno

Revisiting the “Gay Marriage Map”
Homophobia in Africa often gets discussed as a one-size-fits-all, with little room for nuance.

Not what the mainstream image is
If you can’t get Coldplay’s stadium rock out of your head, try these 10 (well, eleven) tunes.
Occupy Africa

Malawi Prison Blues
Here’s a list of writings to read for those looking for a speed-read on recent events and to understand the longue duree of how Malawi got here.

The Meme Edition
Lone Stars Shining

Gandhi in Somalia
A mild mannered historian and anthropologist takes over as President of an autonomous Somali republic.

The Chronic

The Dutch Disease
The media in the Netherlands have a schizophrenic relationship with South Africa, either fixating on Afrikaners, descendants of Dutch settlers, or fabricating a history of Dutch anti-apartheid zeal.
Music Break. Sayat Demissie

Photography. Sam Buk

'Developing the First World'

The Sudan Report
Omar al-Bashir has a bigger problem than the ICC: Ordinary citizens, including the middle classes, taking to the streets against the effects of austerity on their lives.