Confessions of three humanitarians
Side-eyeing the UN for abusing its privilege and wasting financial resources on business class flights, and then secretly coveting becoming part of the UN.
Politics
When Germany had its own #RhodesMustFall moment
In 1967, West Germany had its own #RhodesMustFall moment. In September of that year, socialist students
Why am I insulted when people mistake me for a samba dancer?
Let me give you some snippets of what it is like to be black in Brazil: A
Political Violence: The cloud looming over Lesotho
Last week in Lesotho, opposition leaders Tom Thabane and Thesele ‘Maseribane fled to Botswana and South
Thoughts on xenophobia from a South African in Mozambique
On Mozambican TV, South Africa is divided between the people of good will with their pots of rice, and the people of Goodwill with their knobkieries and pangas.
The oil giants are coming to Tanzania
International oil giants are bearing down on East Africa. Off the coast of Tanzania, the discovery
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.