Asante Sana: The soundtrack to revolution
The writer, a student in New York City, on the emotional experience of living the Zimbabwe #NotCoup in real time online and away from home.
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Cuba and the Black Pacific
A deeper look at the contemporary Cuban Hip Hop scene with Luna Olavarria Gallegos, one of the producers of the Afro Razones project.
George Weah’s biggest goal
Weah is poised to become Liberia's next president. What will a Weah administration look like, and how will he govern?
Thomas Sankara’s Star
Sankara’s enduring popularity rests not only on his words, however much they resonate with today’s disenchanted and angry youth. It is also based on his deeds.
The Dutch disease (and its prescription)
Even in spite of a recent history of reactionary backlash, the movement against #ZwartePiet (Black Pete) has had some success.
The Cyril Ramaphosa model
The election Monday night of Cyril Ramaphosa as president of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress…
The short life and times of Mamadou Saliou
For many young Africans, going abroad is seen as the only solution to help their parents struggling to make ends meet.
The New Testament
Much of black youth culture in South Africa celebrates constant self-invention, and is built on the gospel of entrepreneurship.
The Return of Muammar Gaddafi
Nostalgia for Gaddafi reflects a depressing understanding of African politics which rules that a dictator is better than a chaotic political void.
The wanderers from Niger
Nigerien band Anewal eschews explicit politics and sings mostly of harmony and brotherhood.
How not to talk about corruption in South Africa
How media and anti-corruption campaigns reinforces, or fail to adequately address, racialized and ahistorical accounts of corruption as a problem in South Africa.
The politics of national sovereignty
What does the Catalan independence movement mean for African separatists?