The Fire This Time
To equate the rage of South African student protestors with the official brutality of the state is the bedrock of conservatism.
Politics
The Burning
The task for the new generation of South African activists is to reimagine power. That means resisting the impulse to use power in a way that demeans and cheapens and exploits.
In Rum We Trust
The filmmaker, Akin Omotoso, traveled to the 2016 NBA All Star Weekend in Toronto, Canada. This is his diary.
Jacob Zuma’s Party
The unprecedented levels of security for the opening of South Africa's Parliament in Cape Town.
It’s the economy, number one
This is number one in our new, weekly round up of economics news. Written and compiled by Grieve Chelwa.
How to say Joseph Kony’s name
Mispronouncing Kony's name speaks to how detached people in and outside of Uganda are to northern Uganda's experiences.
Our Ivanka, our America
Most of the approximately eleven million people that live and work in the United States as illegal immigrants are Latin Americans. Some work for Republicans.
Africa is still front and center at The Hague
Staying updated on the only permanent international court that prosecute individuals for crimes of genocide, aggression, against humanity and war crimes.
The resignation
France’s Minister of Justice resigns from the government, contesting François Hollande’s "terrorist law.”
The Congolese Oil Curse
Those extracting value from the DRC's soil over last 20 years show they're willing to do anything — including 6 million deaths — to satisfy global commodity markets.
Can Lesotho survive more development?
The now-public critique of development only benefiting the well-connected in Lesotho needs to be taken seriously.
Herded like cattle
Europeans generally travel effortlessly to and through Africa with their humanity intact. Why do they go to such lengths to demean us when we travel through Europe?
The world already has a refugee crisis
The media's focus on the European "refugee crisis" obscures the fact the bulk of refugees are in camps in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Treasure Hunt Politics
The location of 18th colonial ship ship and its expensive cargo renews tensions between Spain and Colombia revives unfinished business between Spain and its former colonies.
Can the Malians Speak
It has become customary to discuss Mali while simultaneously ignoring Mali.
The Return of Winnie Mandela
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, adored by the youth of Soweto in the 1980s, has gained traction in the activist imagination once more.
The Legend of John Chilembwe
Despite official neglect, the memory of Chilembwe, a resistance leader, lives on as a symbol of courage and sacrifice in Malawi.