There needs to be greater clarity on the nature of the crisis for an informed and meaningful intervention.
Politics and Society Zimbabwe’s unaffordable billion-dollar land deal
The broke Zimbabwean government has announced that it will pay white farmers a whopping US$3.5 billion as compensation for the losses incurred from the chaotic and ill-conceived Fast Track Land Reform Programme of 2000.
Africans rising African farmers are younger than you think. Here is why
Africa is far from having an ageing farming population. What is missing is a critical mass of skilled, young farmers with access to finance who could drive productivity in farming.
Politics and Society Priest helps struggling Malawians with food parcels
Destitute immigrants receive no help from government and can’t afford to return home.
Politics and Society Côte d’Ivoire and the ‘third-term’ virus
If the AU and ECOWAS reject coups as unconstitutional changes of government, shouldn’t the same apply to third terms?
Arts and Culture Towards Wakanda – Chadwick Boseman’s passing and the power and limits of Afrofuturism
Both Black Panther and Beyoncé’s Black is King represent a utopian vision of empowerment and connection to Africa.
Politics and Society Kenya’s mental health services receive $1.35M U.S. foundation grant
The Indiana University Center for Global Health announced a $1.35 million grant that will help address mental health in western Kenya for the next three years. The grant seeks to make mental health more accessible in Kenya and the initiative is being implemented in partnership with the Moi Teaching Hospital.
Politics and Society How corruption in South Africa is deeply rooted in the country’s past and why that matters
Corruption has been a constant feature of South African political life for much of the past 350 years; solutions will also take time.
Arts and Culture Chadwick Boseman – In celebration of a life well lived
Chadwick Boseman: In celebration of a life well lived. An embodiment of service, accomplishment, compassion and modesty.