What is to be Done for Nigeria?
A conscious effort must be made - mustering Nigeria's considerable human capital at home and in the diaspora- to build alternative structures of political engagement.
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Rhodes Must Fall from Zimbabwe
Protests are important because they raise awareness. Awareness leads to dialogue. And dialogue may lead to lasting solutions.
Africa is a Radio: Episode #8
Africa is a Radio Season 2 is here! In our inaugural episode, we have added two hosts, Sean Jacobs and Elliot Ross of this site! In the first episode they have a discussion on the African media sphere, The South African student protest “Rhodes Must Fall”, and the upcoming Nigerian elections. There is also of course […]
Between Two Fires
A migrant's fight for a place in Germany.
The worst habits of American journalism
An open letter addressed to Jeff Fager, Executive Producer of the American TV news program, 60 Minutes, over its reporting of Africa and Africans.
It’s Not Just About Cecil John Rhodes
Statues of icons of colonialism continue to exist in their visibly unaltered state throughout South Africa’s major cities.
Nicholas Kristof Discovers Angola
This is now our eleventh piece on Nicholas Kristof. This needs to end. He has to stop somehow.
Africanizing Technology
The photographic record of an academic conference which key question was "How is technology rooted in a longer history of African experiences?"
The Venice Hustle
How an Italian hotelier came to represent Kenya at the Venice Biennale.
Rhodes Must Fall Everywhere
Aside from the heady enthusiasm of campus politics, is there any variable that unites these seemingly disparate campus struggles and what can they learn from one another?
Can a woman in hip hop speak on her own terms?
Burni Aman was a member of the all women Godessa hip hop group. Now she is embarking on a solo career. She is intend on speaking for herself.
The statue in the garbage bag
Watch: South Africa's 'born frees' gag on the rainbow nation pill they've been fed for the past 21 years.