Weekend Special No.2034
Twitter a while back: ‘Robert Mugabe is old enough to be Muhammadu Buhari’s father.’ Robert Mugabe,
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Abdullah Ibrahim’s ‘tawhid’
For Abdullah Ibrahim, who converted to Islam in 1968, the "most beautiful, potent aspect" of his faith is "the unity of things."
Dakar’s African Renaissance
A Kenyan scientist wonders how Senegalese found ways to blend African spirituality with Islam.
Biafra as focal point for fresh perspectives of Nigeria
Igbo nationalist groups have the right to self-determine whether they want to be part of Nigeria or form their own independent republic.
James Baldwin on Film
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 right to ‘eat’
Politics in many parts of Africa is often understood through a metaphor of eating – a
Happy Father’s Day
The Soweto Uprising, Tupac, Walter Rodney, Jeremy Corbyn, Latin American telenovelas, etcetera, all part of this week's Weekend Special.
The perennial dictator
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.
The West’s culpability in North Africa and the Middle East
There seems to be no limit to Europe’s and USA’s willingness to accept and even support
The liberating power of transgressive film genres
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.
The great opus of “Small Bobby”
Ranjith Kally (1925-2017), a legendary photographer, documented South African Indian life in famed magazine Drum.
The values of David Goldblatt
Inseparable from the photographic images of world-renowned South African photographer David Goldblatt, are values. Values, like