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How I fell in, out, and back in love with the leso
The East African wrapper is a source of pride, rich in meaning and history. But it is more complicated than that. The story of ... -
Angola’s oil could actually be the DR Congo’s. Here’s why it isn’t.
About half of the oil being produced by Angola is in Congolese waters, according to the UN convention that defines maritime borders. Angola’s politics ... -
Can a Chinese import ever be authentically African?
Kitenge is made in China, but sold, worn and inscribed with meaning in Kenya. On Gaborone Road in Nairobi’s central business district, you can ... -
Nigeria: Survey shows decrease in homophobic attitudes. Kind of.
Some findings show progress. Others paint a more complex picture. Last month, Nigeria’s most popular gossip blog Linda Ikeji republished a post from the ... -
Colonialists didn’t fail to root out Africa’s tribal politics. They created it.
In the West, rulers used notions of race to subjugate black people. In Africa, they used ethnicity. Standing in line at a Nairobi polling ... -
Cash and contradictions: On the limits of Middle Eastern influence in Sudan
Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt have been heavily involved in Sudan following al-Bashir’s downfall. But not everything is going their way. In Sudan, ... -
Stella Nyanzi: The rude vagina-poem-writing hero Uganda needs
The fearsome feminist activist is now determined to use her ongoing court case to “educate the nation”. On 9 May 2019, the Ugandan academic ... -
This is how our revolution in Egypt failed. Sudan, please be warned.
After Egypt’s 2011 revolution, the military soon acted to retake power. Today, Sudan’s military is behaving and talking in the exact same way. A ... -
Inside Cameroon’s Bunker: “Different guys had different torture techniques”
African Arguments spoke to several former detainees of the notorious prison where prisoners underwent daily torture and lived in appalling conditions. This article was ... -
Duped through dating apps: Queer love in the time of homophobia
In Nigeria, the LGBTQ community is vulnerable to extortion, making dating an often dangerous pursuit. This article was made possible by the generous “patron” ...
