• William Shoki

Global South countries are leveraging competition between China, Russia, and the US to address multifaceted crises. Is it enough? Tune in to our discussion on the AIAC Podcast.

• Emilie Guitard

The second 'Black Panther' film is a fierce critique of the West's (neo)colonial adventures in Africa and the Americas.

• Mathijs Cazemier

For French President, Emmanuel Macron, recruiting various African intellectuals turned out to be a key asset in trying to shift the Françafrique narrative, while simultaneously protecting French interests on the continent.

• Grace A. Musila

An anthology brings together 27 international scholars to deepen our understanding of popular culture on the African continent.

• Bhakti Shringarpure

What happens when black and brown authors write about white people? Although novels by Chinelo Okparanta and Mohsin Hamid tread into this risky unknown, they do not go far enough.

• Alessandro De Cola

What foot does Italy’s neo-Fascist prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, stand on to lecture France on its monetary colonialism in Africa?

• Carlos Lopes

The former executive secretary of the UN Economic Commission on Africa, makes his case as to why Africa should take advice on development politics and knowledge from Asia.

• William Shoki

The 2022 Men’s World Football Cup is in its knockout stages, so the Africa Is a Country podcast catches up with some of the most exciting events so far in the tournament.

• Carol Thompson

The changing structure of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) threatens the food security of the Global South.

• Łukasz Stanek

What can historians of Eastern Europe learn from Ghanaian responses to the Russian invasion?

• William Shoki

The 22nd FIFA Men’s World Cup, held in Qatar, is getting political. This week on the AIAC podcast, we discuss the sport and the politics with Tony Karon and Sean Jacobs.

• Hanan Al-Alawi

Political encounters between the Arab Gulf and Africa span centuries. Mahmud Traouri's novel 'Maymuna' demonstrates the significant role of a woman’s journey from East Africa to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

• Gargi Bhattacharyya

More than class solidarity alone, more than a technocratic climate justice, a reckoning with empire is necessary for our collective survival.

• Mona Hakimi

It’s not common knowledge that there is Iran in Africa and there is Africa in Iran. But there are commonplace signs of this connection.

• Yarri Kamara

Climate negotiations have repeatedly floundered on the unwillingness of rich countries, but let's hope their own increasing vulnerability instills greater solidarity.

• William Shoki

Whether or not Twitter survives should be irrelevant to those committed to building a democratic public sphere.

• Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso

How might refugee as well as forced migration studies benefit from the movement to decolonize all aspects of African Studies?

• Khanya Mtshali

Although films like 'The Woman King' offer us a small glimpse into the past, they cannot give us the full story.

• Shimrit Lee

The author of 'Decolonize Museums' assembles a list of essential reading on the past, present and future of museums.

• Suad Musa

African women exercise their right to migrate, but also face dilemmas on their way to the unknown. We need policies that protect them.