The Kalahari cattle market
Land, landlessness and the German genocide of Namibians at the turn of the 20th century.
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How to cover Eritrea
Eritrea has expelled all international correspondents and banned local private newspapers since 2001. One consequence is
More than a Weekend Special
African war criminals face The Hague. As for U.S. war criminals, they get to paint victims of their illegal wars—those whose bodies they broke into subjects of art.
Making Somalia great again
Xenophobia has emerged as a rare consistent and core aspect of President Trump’s foreign policy, directed
The uncompromising Zoë Wicomb
Zoë Wicomb's fellow South African, JM Coetzee once wrote: "For years we have been waiting to see what the literature of post-apartheid South Africa will look like. Now Zoe Wicomb delivers the goods."
How do we talk about rebel groups?
Seeking to interrogate unhelpful media (and official) narratives that permeate everyday discourse and obscure the truth about these terrorist organizations is important.
The President has left the country
What Nigerians know about President Muhammadu Buhari’s health (he's been in London for more than one month) comes from leaks and anonymous sources.
A sympathetic critique of Thomas Sankara
The judgment that Sankara was a hero rests in part on what was politically possible in Burkina Faso in the early 1980s.
The crisis around Lake Chad
The world's most extensive humanitarian crises is currently playing out in northeastern Nigeria and around Lake Chad.
Art in dark times
Interview with historian Dan Magaziner about his new book, The Art of Life in South Africa, about one of the few art schools training black art teachers under Apartheid.
Repackaging Third Way liberalism
Vox's glossy presentations, crisp design and slick animations serve neoliberalism easily digestible to younger people and conducive to social media shares.
Africa’s First Lady
Winnie was everything Africans - and African women in particular - were not supposed to be.