To address homophobia in Uganda, sexual rights must draw on the need for justice and social obligation.
Art, outreach and fieldwork can help reframe Britain's imperial past, by re-humanising the people subjected to anthropological 'colonial science'.
Marking the end of the Cold War offers the chance to reflect on the changes and continuities in African politics and international relations since 1989.
The prime minister may have won the Nobel Peace Prize but he has failed to quell the violence in his own backyard.
Unstable relations between Nigeria and South Africa threaten the future of pan-African integration