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TJ Benson

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    Herero and Nama prisoners from the revolt 1904-08.
    Politics and Society6 days ago

    Our struggle for reparations: Recognitions, apologies and other short stories
    African identities1 week ago

    Being queer in Africa: the state of LGBTIQ+ rights across the continent
    President Vladimir Putin, left, and President Cyril Ramaphosa in Sochi, Russia, in 2019. Sergei Chirikov/P
    Politics and Society1 week ago

    South Africa’s pact with Russia – and its actions – cast doubt on its claims of non-alignment
    Politics and Society1 week ago

    Slave wages and taxation as Neocolonialism 6 decades after “flag independence” as we celebrate 60th Africa Liberation Day
    Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, centre, and Ghana’s founder and first President Kwame Nkrumah, left, during the launch of the OAU in Addis Ababa.
    Politics and Society2 weeks ago

    60 years of African unity: what’s failed and what’s succeeded
    Aliko Dangote.
    Africans rising2 weeks ago

    Dangote launches Africa’s biggest oil refinery – 4 ways it will affect Nigeria
    Africans rising2 weeks ago

    Interview | “Remove visa requirement for Africans travelling within Africa” —Africans Rising Coordinator Hardi Yakubu (Part 2)
    Did South Africa sell arms to Russia? Only a series of unlikely scenarios could have made it possible
    Politics and Society2 weeks ago

    Did South Africa sell arms to Russia? Only a series of unlikely scenarios could have made it possible
    South African diamonds adorn the crown of King Charles – why they’re unlikely to be returned
    Politics and Society2 weeks ago

    South African diamonds adorn the crown of King Charles – why they’re unlikely to be returned
    Supporters at the launch of the Jubilee Party manifesto in Nairobi, Kenya, in June 2017.
    Politics and Society3 weeks ago

    Kenya’s political elites switch parties with every election – how this fuels violence
    Audrey Chirenje
    Arts, Culture and Sport3 weeks ago

    Audrey Chirenje’s Life Will Humble You – A light-hearted contemporary novel which raises pertinent subjects
    Justice Yvonne Mokgoro: South Africa’s trailblazing defender of justice, human dignity and the constitution
    Africans rising3 weeks ago

    Justice Yvonne Mokgoro: South Africa’s trailblazing defender of justice, human dignity and the constitution
    South African president Cyril Ramaphosa and Russian President Vladimir Putin
    Politics and Society3 weeks ago

    South Africa’s dangerous game of Russian roulette
    Politics and Society4 weeks ago

    Ruto’s Kenya slides straight back to ethnic exclusion in governance
    Africans Rising Movement Coordinator, Hardi Yakubu smiling
    Africans rising4 weeks ago

    Interview | “Remove visa requirement for Africans travelling within Africa” — Africans Rising Coordinator Hardi Yakubu (Part 1)
    Africans Rising Movement Coordinator, Hardi Yakubu smiling
    Africans rising4 weeks ago

    Interview | “Within our isolated singleness, we are nothing, we are weak” — Hardi Yakubu social justice and grassroots organising
    Paul Kagame smiling
    Politics and Society1 month ago

    Paul Kagame could be president of Rwanda until 2035 – what’s behind his staying power
    Politics and Society1 month ago

    Kamala Harris joins the pilgrimage to Africa
    Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill wants to ‘rehabilitate’ LGBTIQ+ people – African psychologists warn of its dangers
    Politics and Society1 month ago

    Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill wants to ‘rehabilitate’ LGBTIQ+ people – African psychologists warn of its danger
    The Njerama Files – Interview with Paradzai Mesi (Part 2)
    Arts, Culture and Sport1 month ago

    The Njerama Files – Interview with Paradzai Mesi (Part 2)

    Politics and Society10 months ago

    Benin’s 30m ‘Amazon’ statue honours the women warriors of Dahomey
    Cartoon | UK High Court upholds a controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda
    Politics and Society6 months ago

    Cartoon | UK High Court upholds a controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda
    Arts, Culture and Sport9 months ago

    Women behind the decks: The rise of South Africa’s female Amapiano DJs
    Politics and Society8 months ago

    Saudi Arabia is a modern slave hub and graveyard for African migrant workers
    Politics and Society12 months ago

    Alliance High School appoints new head — the smooth transition marks a new dawn
    A person reading the bible
    African identities4 months ago

    What does the Bible say about homosexuality? For starters, Jesus wasn’t a homophobe
    Arts, Culture and Sport2 years ago

    The Village Pope has passed: remembering Tsepo Tshola, Lesotho’s musical giant
    The art in this dossier is based on still frames from the music video ‘IMF’ by Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 (Knitting Factory Records) featuring Dead Prez’s M1, directed by Jerome Bernard and produced by Duck Factory.
    Politics and Society2 months ago

    Life or Debt: The Stranglehold of Neocolonialism and Africa’s Search for Alternatives
    Borderless Africa: Free movement in Africa is a step towards complete decolonisation
    Politics and Society3 months ago

    Borderless Africa: Free movement in Africa is a step towards complete decolonisation
    Cartoon: Nigeria elections 2023
    Politics and Society4 months ago

    Cartoon | Nigeria elections 2023
    Nigerian super artist Tems (Temilade Openiyi) 
    Arts, Culture and Sport4 months ago

    Nigeria and South Africa triumph at the 2023 Grammys
    Winky D, wearing Lionel Messi Argentina shirt
    Arts, Culture and Sport4 months ago

    Three Silences of Winky D
    Beyoncé performs in Dubai in 2023.
    Arts, Culture and Sport4 months ago

    Beyoncé is going on a world tour. Why she shouldn’t ignore Africa
    Dr. Chifuntu smiling
    African identities4 months ago

    The kinky! It’s part of me
    Lifestyle1 year ago

    South Africa approves the use of the Dapivirine vaginal ring for HIV prevention
    Scholar-activist W.E.B. DuBois in 1946.
    African identities4 months ago

    W.E.B. Du Bois, Black History Month and the importance of African American studies
    Angelique Kidjo on stage in Paris in 2021.
    Arts, Culture and Sport4 months ago

    Angelique Kidjo: the diva from Benin could win a record sixth Grammy Award
    Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari and Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, present the redesigned banknotes in Abuja.
    Politics and Society4 months ago

    Nigeria’s currency redesign and withdrawal limits: questionable policy and bad timing
    Senegalese Jollof Rice
    Arts, Culture and Sport4 months ago

    UNESCO picks a side in the unceasing Jollof rice war
    Emma Horn (third from left) at the presentation to the winners of the world Falling Walls Lab competition in Berlin.
    Africans rising7 months ago

    South African women innovators win big at international Falling Walls Lab