To think through and beyond the nation-state
A conversation on books, borders, and belonging with Somali-American writer, Abdul Adan.
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Miguna Miguna
Miguna Miguna is a Kenyan activist and lawyer.
Where township tours don’t go
Who produced that $30 mug you bought at Cape Town International Airport on your way home?
What is the point of African Studies?
There’s no agreement, but the vibrant discussions and interventions by African scholars give much hope that something new is fermenting in African Studies.
Who do you believe about Togo’s uprising?
On the morning of October 18th, I woke up to a message from a friend in
White privilege and hypocrisy in South Africa
Many white South Africans are doing all they can to maintain racial inequalities and white privilege. It’s a recipe for disaster. Hopefully they get it before it’s too late.
African borders don’t stop African people
Also meet the man who drove Malcolm X around in New York City and introduced him to Fidel Castro.
Follow the rules, or else…
Rwanda’s president has long practiced a zero-sum political game in which he and his cronies are the primary winners.
Malcolm X’s driver
Abdul Hakeem, in his 80s has lived in Morocco for over thirty two years, where he raised a family and runs two Aikido dojos.
Suffering and smiling
In death, Fela Kuti is being rehabilitated by Nigeria’s government. It may all be a false note.
A Handbook for Revolution
Amilcar Cabral and the liberation of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde from Portuguese colonialism.
Tangier’s Jazzmen — and their phantom producer
He rode on Tito Puente’s float during the Puerto Rican Day Parade of 1969, when the mambo king was given a key to the city
My Grandmother’s Archive
Faced with the uncertainty of the postapartheid world, my grandmother protects her children the same way she survived Apartheid: by making sure their papers are in order.
Why is the US army in Niger
Including another worrying thread of the American “war on terror” on the continent: the training of vigilantes.
The story of Zimbabwe’s once legendary health system
It would be an understatement to sum it up as a tragic tale.
The short life and times of Bhele Dlunga of Marikana
Amid the violence of August 2012, one positive feature that stood out was the resilience of the autonomous organization of workers and independent trade unions in Marikana.
Falling into an uneasy sleep
It took the writer, later South Africa’s ambassador to Sri Lanka, 30 years to talk to her mother about rape. Her mother’s rape.