Monthly Archives: August 2023
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Decolonising African cinema in the time of Netflix
90% of Africa’s cultural legacy resides outside the continent; audiovisual restitution is a battle for memory as urgent as artefact restitution. When film director Alain Kassanda ... -
Africa Climate Summit: Kenya’s green growth pitch sparks justice concerns
Outcry over McKinsey’s role and unease with Ruto’s focus on finance raises questions as to whether the summit will truly be “by Africans for Africans”. African ... -
Uganda’s boda bodas: Half a century of getting to places, madly
50-odd years ago, Ali Mayende’s innovation in the border town of Busia sparked a revolution that has become the lifeblood of East African public transport. Ali ... -
Young people are the real peacekeepers in Liberia
A generation with no memory of the civil war will be voting in October – despite their abiding loss of faith in Liberia’s politicians. As the ... -
Africa’s unique path to sustainable industrialisation
As a latecomer to industrialisation, the continent faces some unprecedented challenges as well as opportunities. Economists have long hailed industrialisation as a catalyst for economic development ... -
Nigeria’s coastal communities build flood barriers with mud and sticks
As they continue to wait in vain for state intervention amid rising sea levels, people in Akwa Ibom are taking matters into their own hands. As ... -
‘One Army, One People’? The Ethnic and Regional Politics of Sudan’s Military and Militias and Their Role in Coups and Wars Past and Present
Sudan, War: Not the Last Chapter: One army, one people? The ethnic and regional politics of Sudan’s military and militias -
Niger: The resource politics of a post-colonial revolt
Françafrique, the opaque independence deal that supplied Africa’s resources to France, is being dismantled one coup at a time. Is Yevgeny Prigozhin the new master behind ... -
A mythical giant snake is helping raise climate awareness in Malawi
Sensitive campaigners are finding that belief in Napolo, a legendary multi-headed monster, is no barrier to environmental understanding and action. In March earlier this year, Mary ...
