Society
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Claims of “China’s Afrophobia” show we need new ways to think about race and racism
Racism in the West and racism in China are not the same thing. Is Afrophobia really on the rise in China? Roughly two months ... -
The role of the “secret police” in Zimbabwe’s deepening poaching crisis
There are many reasons poaching in Zimbabwe is on the rise. The involvement of influential government operatives appears to be one of them. On 24 ... -
South Sudan: The UN’s deafening silence over its jailed journalist
George Livio of the UN’s Radio Miraya has been in jail with no charges for almost two years. Why has UNMISS never publicly called ... -
Decolonising Makerere: On Mamdani’s failed experiment
At the “Harvard of Africa” in Uganda, power remains in imperial structures and bodies, while excellence is still defined on Western terms. In 1922, within a few ... -
Where is the ‘African’ in African Studies?
We need to put the ‘African’ in African Studies, not as a token gesture, but as an affirmation that Africans have always produced knowledge about ... -
Between a rock and a hard place: Gambians tackle Fortress Europe
The number of Gambians seeking asylum in Europe nearly quintupled between 2012 and 2014. The fact that most are turned away as ‘economic migrants’ speaks to ... -
South Sudan’s man-made hunger crisis
An estimated 40,000 people in Unity State are facing catastrophic shortages in basic supplies. But it is not drought or environmental factors that have ... -
Too many dreams deferred: Nigeria needs to overhaul its education system
Nigeria’s exam-based education system is failing its students. Buhari needs to make reform of it a priority. A few days ago, I read Langston ... -
Zimbabwe: when ending child labour does not end child exploitation
Rights groups scored a victory when a tea estate ended its ‘earn and learn’ scheme. But without further support, the situation facing former child workers ... -
Propaganda or proper journalism? China’s media expansion in Africa
Chinese media in Africa tends to take a different approach to other news organisations. This could be because of censorship, or it could be because ...
