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Sheila Adufutse is a feminist activist and trained as a project manager.

New artistic possibilities are boundless for 360° film as the technology becomes more accessible.

The Gulf States and Israel benefit tremendously from the authoritarian order that has kept the region underdeveloped and unfree for decades.


For Abdullah Ibrahim, who converted to Islam in 1968, the “most beautiful, potent aspect” of his faith is “the unity of things.”

A Kenyan scientist wonders how Senegalese found ways to blend African spirituality with Islam.

Igbo nationalist groups have the right to self-determine whether they want to be part of Nigeria or form their own independent republic.

The latest entry of the brilliance of James Baldwin on film, “I Am Not Your Negro,” lays bare the fiction and terror of race in American life.


The Soweto Uprising, Tupac, Walter Rodney, Jeremy Corbyn, Latin American telenovelas, etcetera, all part of this week’s Weekend Special.

Rwanda’s constitution was changed in 2016 to allow Kagame to stay in power until 2034. He may govern forever. He also has his fans.


Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’ should be seen as part of the Afrofuturism genre, which offers physical and mental liberation through supernatural or non-realistic means.

Ranjith Kally (1925-2017), a legendary photographer, documented South African Indian life in famed magazine Drum.


If being Nigerian meant anything, the presidency wouldn’t be rotated every eight years between the North and South or along tribal lines.

Ugandans make for good soldiers-for-hire, Radiohead and aparthied, the state of Left American politics and other Weekend Specials.

Jeremy Corbyn has led Britain’s Labour Party since 2015. There is no one else in British politics remotely like Corbyn.

Ordinary Kenyans are tired of the drama of party politics, and are hungry, job insecure and live under the threat of police bullets.

This is the first opportunity for Gambians since independence in 1965 to have a broad-ranging public conversation on its future.

Opportunities like China’s One Belt One Road Initiative cannot simply be ignored, but should be engaged with critically.