Soft targets
What was behind the assassinations in the 1980s of two key anti-apartheid figures: Swedish Prime Minister, Olof Palme, and senior ANC official, Dulcie September?
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Nollywood’s political struggle
How has Nigeria’s film industry responded to the protests of #EndSARS?
Our distance from dirt
Can we move from temporary shame about our endless consumption of unethically sourced jewels and smartphones to concrete action?
Murder as order
The Ugandan government quells public unrest with violence. What won't it do in the name of "security"?
A hug that listens
Angolans have made themselves in and out of Angola, in conversation with the world; they carry with them the deep look of permanent uncertainty. But also take with them the smile of resistance.
Um abraço em escuta
Ekwa Msangi, realizadora Tanzaniana-Americana, mostra a história de muitos imigrantes com a experiência de uma família angolana de imigração.
Unfinished liberatory agendas
How Kwame Nkrumah and Julius Nyerere’s approaches to gender politics, help reshape feminist visions for reclaiming a developmental state.
The strange case of Portugal’s returnees
White settler returnees to Portugal in 1975, and the history of decolonization, can help us understand the complicated category of refugee.
The Real Housewives of Nollywood
Nigerian cinema is obsessed with films about the wealthy. Can class politics shine through?
A slaughter in Kumba
What will it take for the decades-old regime of Cameroon’s President Paul Biya to address the root cause of the country’s senseless conflict?
Deep and comprehensive dependency
A new report from the Transnational Institute suggests free trade does nothing but drain Tunisia’s wealth.
Angola’s veterans
Recent changes affect the daily lives of ex-combatants and other soldiers who struggle to reintegrate into society a decade after the end of the war.