After Morgan Tsvangirai — the future for opposition politics in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's splintered opposition appears poised to be out-maneuvered by the ruling ZANU-PF in elections later this year.
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Searching for white genocide in South Africa
The plight of white South Africans has clearly become the flavor of the month on the far-right.
Why is the cultural life of Black Panther so derivative?
In the Global North, Africa never inspires radically new terms of representation. It always presents itself as an entity grounded in an anthropological reality.
The young Walter Rodney
Long before Walter Rodney wrote 'How Europe Underdeveloped Africa,' he was profoundly shaped by his studies in Jamaica.
Colouring in the All Blacks
Why would a group of black, mostly coloured, South African rugby supporters openly root for New Zealand teams over their own.
Black America’s Africa
Black Panther arrives as black America diversifies, but the US becomes more isolationist. It's not beyond many African Americans to reflect nativist tendencies.
The war on smugglers
Nigerian Twitter: “If you want to help Libya slaves/immigrants, don't bring them back home. Help them reach their destination in Europe"
I have a problem with ‘Black Panther’
Anyone committed to an expansive concept of Pan-African liberation must regard 'Black Panther' as a counterrevolutionary film.
The ghosts of Adwa
The Ethiopia inscribed with anti-colonial meanings after its victory over European colonialism in 1896 was a colonizing state itself.
South Africa’s Transition from Zuma to Ramaphosa
Jacob Zuma's nearly decade long regime competed with Thabo Mbeki as the worst presidency of South Africa's short post-apartheid order.
The folly of ‘wait-and-see’ politics in Zimbabwe
The attitude that Zimbabweans need to give Mnangagwa a chance and not be quick to criticize, is what led to Mugabe's dictatorship.
A man of the people: Morgan Tsvangirai
Tsvangirai’s legitimacy was born out of his trusted representation of workers’ interests and the charismatic force of his personality.