African identities Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/ Opinion, Lifestyle, Arts, Music #TIA Mon, 19 Jan 2026 22:53:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/thisisafrica.me/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-logo-512x512-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 African identities Archives | This is Africa https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/ 32 32 67616479 Op-Ed – Borderless Africa: The Reparations Africa Owes Herself https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/op-ed-borderless-africa-the-reparations-africa-owes-herself/ https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/op-ed-borderless-africa-the-reparations-africa-owes-herself/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:58:40 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=573877 The artificial borders separating African people are part of the most enduring legacies of colonialism in Africa. The vision of a borderless Africa promises to heal the deep wounds left by colonial borders drawn during the Berlin Conference, which arbitrarily divided communities and nations.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/politics-and-society/op-ed-borderless-africa-the-reparations-africa-owes-herself/feed/ 0 573877 Reform or retreat? The Catholic church in Africa after Pope Francis https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/reform-or-retreat-the-catholic-church-in-africa-after-pope-francis/ https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/reform-or-retreat-the-catholic-church-in-africa-after-pope-francis/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 05 May 2025 11:07:15 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=573705 The most pressing challenge facing African Catholicism is how to wean itself from western resources.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/reform-or-retreat-the-catholic-church-in-africa-after-pope-francis/feed/ 0 573705 US talks sanctions against Uganda after a harsh anti-gay law – but criminalizing same-sex activities has become a political tactic globally https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/us-talks-sanctions-against-uganda/ https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/us-talks-sanctions-against-uganda/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 26 Jun 2023 09:28:09 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=573113 A scholar of politics and religion explains how anti-LGBTQ laws are being used to distract the public from governance failures in many parts of the world.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/us-talks-sanctions-against-uganda/feed/ 0 573113 Being queer in Africa: the state of LGBTIQ+ rights across the continent https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/being-queer-in-africa/ https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/being-queer-in-africa/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 29 May 2023 13:57:27 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=573069 In over 30 countries LGBTIQ+ people would face imprisonment. Progress has been made but there is still a long way to go.

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]]> https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/being-queer-in-africa/feed/ 0 573069 LGBTQ+ rights: African Union watchdog goes back on its own word https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/lgbtq-rights-african-union-watchdog-goes-back-on-its-own-word/ https://thisisafrica.me/african-identities/lgbtq-rights-african-union-watchdog-goes-back-on-its-own-word/?noamp=mobile#respond Thu, 23 Mar 2023 09:27:40 +0000 https://thisisafrica.me/?p=572899 Discrimination against anyone based on their sexual orientation or gender identity is not an African value.

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