Will the colonized ever speak?
New French film on decolonization in Africa and Asia incapable of avoiding the Eurocentrism the filmmakers wanted to steer clear of.
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The best solution is coexistence
War, peace, and cooperation among herder-farmers in northeastern Uganda.
The unfinished business of the Tunisian revolution
Meryam Joobeur’s film, Brotherhood explores Tunisia's outsized role in the Syrian conflict.
Postcolonialism does not exist in France
It is no longer shocking to witness the prejudice among French institutions and intelligentsia against Africa and Africans.
The art washing of Sindika Dokolo
The art world largely Isabel dos Santos’s husband despite him being caught up in large scale corruption.
Is Heineken brewing a better Africa?
Multinational corporations are considered motors for development in Africa and the Dutch beer giant Heineken is often cited as one of the best examples. The reality is different and distressing.
Colonial revisionism; German edition
The German far right party AfD has extended its revisionism of German history to the colonial era.
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There is no one way to talk about migration
Beyond news headlines, African artists complicate common migration narratives.
Laundering Isabel dos Santos
“African corruption” is only African as regards its victims. Its perpetrators are institutions and individuals from across the globe.
Where will neoliberalism end?
The question is not how, or where, or when neoliberalism will end, but if it will, and what the left will do about it. The case of South Africa is instructive.