Society
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How trust returned to Rwanda, for most but not all
Conflict breaks trust. Genocidal violence obliterates it. Violent conflict always leads to a wide array of devastation. People are killed, infrastructure is destroyed, and ... -
What will be the environmental impact of the Mauritius oil spill?
The oil spill’s long-term impacts on Mauritius’ fragile ecosystems will take years to fully comprehend, but the signs are already clear. The environmental crisis ... -
Why do so many Nigerians love Donald Trump?
I spoke to my Trump-supporting acquaintance Fred to try and find out. When Donald Trump became president in 2017, America’s global image plummeted. In ... -
I’m a Zimbabwean doctor. The crisis is even worse than you think.
Doctors and nurses are on strike. We’re having to turn patients away. Morale is the lowest it’s ever been. You may have heard about ... -
Sex workers face a dilemma: to work or not during COVID-19
Kenyan sex workers are being forced to choose between their health and their livelihoods. Atieno* has been a sex worker for six years. A soft-spoken ... -
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 ...
