Various co-signatories, Author at African Arguments

March 12, 2021

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Senegal: Impunity for Macky Sall’s regime must end

A collective of Senegalese artists and academics calls for President Macky Sall to be held accountable for his crimes. Since the arrest of leading opposition politician ...

#EndSARS Nigeria Politics

By Various co-signatories

October 20, 2020

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Open Letter: African writers stand with #EndSARS protesters

Over a hundred African writers say justice must be served for victims of police brutality. As African writers across borders, we denounce in the strongest terms ...

Hopewell Chin'ono, the award-winning Zimbabwean journalist, was arrested on 20 July. Credit: Friends of Hopewell Chin'ono.

Politics Zimbabwe

By Various co-signatories

July 31, 2020

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#FreeHopewellNow: An open letter to the AU and SADC

Over a hundred African writers call on the AU and SADC to end their silence and suspend Zimbabwe. Dear African Union Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat and ...

At a Black Lives Matter protest. Credit: Jason Hargrove. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Society

By Various co-signatories

June 5, 2020

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An open letter from prominent Africans: We cannot remain silent

African artists, academics and leaders express solidarity following George Floyd’s murder and call for an increased relationship with black Americans. In these strange moments of uncertainty ...

An open letter from African intellectuals to Africa's leaders regarding coronavirus

Covid-19 Editor's Picks Society

By Various co-signatories

April 16, 2020

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COVID-19: An open letter from African intellectuals to Africa’s leaders

100 leading academics and writers call on leaders to govern with compassion and see the crisis as a chance for a radical change of direction. Read ...