Blood Sisters is untypical of Nollywood’s normal fair in a number of ways. It chooses thrill over romance and challenges taboos.
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In principle, political debates should showcase an aspiring leader’s vision. It’s a lofty goal given their current format in Kenya.
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Music has often been used as a political tool to urge Kenyans to forget the sins of colonial and post-colonial regimes.
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The plan to replace Museveni with his son has dramatically shifted from rumour to reality in recent months.
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Senegal’s colonial heritage has been interpreted to conceive an African future, turning colonial heritage into an archive of a possible Afrotopia.
Politics and Society Pan-African integration has made progress but needs a change of mindset
Despite the benefits that could come from integration, many African countries remain wary of the process.
Politics and Society Xenophobia does not tell the full story of migration in South Africa
Despite regular incidents of anti-migrant violence, peaceful and mutually beneficial relationships between South Africans and migrants can and do exist.