Society
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How white are the newsrooms working on Africa? We asked them.
All the international outlets that responded agreed that diversity is important, but do they practice what they preach? International newsrooms that report on Africa ... -
Trickster or survivor? The rise of the muyaaye in Uganda
Presidential hopeful Bobi Wine is seen as one. So are many hustlers, thieves and thugs-for-hire. But what is a muyaaye? “Eh!, I remember in ... -
It’s time to confront anti-Blackness in Asian-African communities
For decades, Asian-Africans were both victims and agents of colonial racism. This history still reverberates today. When I reflect about being Asian-African, I often think ... -
We must continue to scale up malaria programmes, despite COVID-19
Malaria deaths could double if the fight against coronavirus detracts from anti-malaria efforts, warns Sierra Leone’s Health Minister Alpha T. Wurie. In 2014, Sierra ... -
What travels along the Jollof Road?
For three months, a few colleagues and I travelled across West Africa discovering the many things that bind us together…alongside Jollof Rice. This essay ... -
The hidden costs of getting a UK visa
Perhaps by laying out the financial and emotional toll of getting a visa, the UK Home Office will be forced to see me as ... -
“Why are you breathing in Europe?”
Cameroonians can’t move freely in Africa. We get profiled in airports beyond the continent. And that’s if you can get a passport in the ... -
A passport is a privilege in Zimbabwe
My passport is one of my most prized possessions. You can’t always get another one even if you have the money. This is the ... -
“Are you sure you still want to go?” Travelling on a Sudanese passport
As an Arab-African, Muslim, female, solo traveller, identity is one of the first stumbling blocks to getting a visa to go anywhere. This is ...
