The oil giants are coming to Tanzania
International oil giants are bearing down on East Africa. Off the coast of Tanzania, the discovery
Politics
Liberating Ourselves from our Liberators
The truth of our global age is that autochthony, nativism, or heritage no longer define us exclusively. So, solidarity based on phenotype or heritage is dangerous.
How the Dutch government polices unwanted black bodies
Often championed as a human rights defender, the Netherlands continuously fails miserably in politically protecting and socially including refugees.
The deal with China’s new military base in Djibouti
When are African states establishing joint military bases to secure trade routes or fight off piracy instead of diversifying the source of foreign influence on their territories?
What former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré’s July trial in Senegal means for his victims
Next month former president Hissène Habré, who ruled my native Chad from June 7, 1982 to
Hamba kahle, Raphael Tenthani
Tributes are pouring in from around the world for Raphael Tenthani, who has died in a
Vice News and the war against Boko Haram
It’s not really about Nigeria, and it’s not for Nigerians. Rather it’s a story, popular in America, about brave soldiers fighting terrorists.
The old is dying and the young ones have just been born
These young ones who have just been born do not respect authority simply because the rules say they should.
Annual NGO ranking shows that the “white savior” status quo remains intact
Teju Cole wrote that a white saviour is someone who, “supports brutal policies in the morning,
The Assassins of Memory
The South African question is far too important to accommodate an explanation that is simplistic and childish.
Burundi’s growing mess
How did Burundi go from being the hallmark of power-sharing success to an increasingly polarized country?
The people smugglers
Smugglers are in most cases merely the “poor man’s” travel agent; a deregulated, brazen, relatively cheap and lucrative travel agency for refugees and people with no passports.
The Long History of the Garissa Attacks
April. The month of the long rains was upon us, and with its compulsive deluge flowed
Baltimore Blues
Rather than spending money to fix massive inequalities, the U.S. funds militarizing the police, incarcerating black youth, and state violence.
44 Years of Walking Past Cecil John Rhodes’ Statue
The Life and Times of Mr Peter Buckton, a worker at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.
What’s at stake when Ethiopians vote on May 24th
The tragic but fleeting headlines about the plight of Ethiopian migrants in Libya, Yemen and South
Their parents are being told to ‘let it go’
In pictures: These are the faces of the Caravana 43 for the disappeared students of Ayotzinapa, Mexico.
Xenophobia and Border Imperialism
To seriously respond to xenophobic violence, start with the deconstruction of border politics and acknowledging the colonial inheritance the border represents between countries.
When Fatou Diome kicked European Union butt
Writer Fatou Diome: It's the representation that Europe does to the Other that feeds xenophobia.
The beautification of Stellenbosch University
The arrogance of apartheid-denialism at Stellenbosch University.