Connect with us

All posts tagged "Colonialism"

Africans rising1 year ago

Africans Rising concludes reconstitution of governance structure – New Coordinating Collective takes office

Africans rising1 year ago

Getting a grip on Borderless Africa’s foot soldiers

A Ugandan soldier of 341 Battalion serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) holds a rocket-propelled grenade at sunrise 30 April 2012.
Africans rising1 year ago

Africans Rising statement on Niger coup

Mary Mwaba spotlights how the evolution of social movements might be the key to this long-awaited ambition
Africans rising1 year ago

“Unapologetic about the youth revolution,” — in conversation with Youth4Parliament’s Mary Mwaba

Abdulahi Bilah is a human rights activist and part of the Movement for a Socialist Alternative (MSA)
Africans rising1 year ago

In conversation with indefatigable Nigerian human rights defender — Abdulahi Bilah

Zimbabwean writer Andrew Chatora awarded for land-themed novel in New York
Arts, Culture and Sport9 months ago

Zimbabwean writer Andrew Chatora awarded for land-themed novel in New York

Pan Africanism mural in Tanzania. Photo: Michael Branz/ CC BY 2.0
Politics and Society9 months ago

Opinion | PanAfricanists must seek a radical cure for the open wound that is the state in Africa

Pumpjack located south of Midland, Texas.
Politics and Society10 months ago

Europe has plans for Africa’s resources, and not for Africa’s benefit

Tsitsi Nomsa Ngwenya revisits the past under erasure in A Portrait of Emlanjeni
Arts, Culture and Sport1 year ago

Tsitsi Nomsa Ngwenya revisits the past under erasure in A Portrait of Emlanjeni

Muhoozi Kainerugaba,
Politics and Society10 months ago

Opinion | The Muhoozi Project is a hoax

Politics and Society8 months ago

In the face of autocracy the Togolese Civil League movement pushes for justice, accountability and democracy

Nelson Mandela revisiting his cell at Robben Island prison. The image was sold to support his charitable causes. Louise Gubb/Corbis via Getty Images
Politics and Society10 months ago

Nelson Mandela’s personal items under the hammer in New York? Why it outraged some, and what’s at stake

Flags of various African countries
Politics and Society9 months ago

The Africa Club launched to strengthen the continent’s financial muscle

Politics and Society9 months ago

UNEA-6: Fossil fuels drive both the Plastics and Climate Crises and need an International Framework to phase them out

Letter to President Ruto - Make Africa Climate Summit African
Politics and Society1 year ago

Letter to President Ruto – Make Africa Climate Summit African

Climate activists holding a demonstration holding placards. One placard reads "Climate Justice for All"
Politics and Society7 months ago

Climate finance for the Global North and climate reparations for the Global South

David Chasumba’s Behind the Facade & Other Short Stories: A review
Arts, Culture and Sport7 months ago

David Chasumba’s Behind the Facade & Other Short Stories: A review

Politics and Society1 year ago

Putting the recent coups in the Sahel in broader perspective

Arts, Culture and Sport7 months ago

Andrew Chatora on the faultlines of nation-building

Tsitsi Dangarembga, the author of Nervous Conditions, a Zimbabwean classic. Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images
Arts, Culture and Sport9 months ago

Nervous Conditions: on translating one of Zimbabwe’s most famous novels into Shona

Politics and Society1 week ago

Israel’s Ideology of Genocide Must Be Confronted and Stopped

Arts, Culture and Sport1 week ago

Zimbabwe’s public historian Pathisa Nyathi has died – he restored the erased history of the Ndebele people

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and other BRICS representatives during the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, 23 August 2023
Politics and Society1 week ago

The BRICS Summit Should Mark the End of Neocon Delusions

Anti-coal Protest in Kenya - June 5th 2018 Environmental activists in Kenya are determined to show that coal has no place in the country’s energy future. Photo by decoalonize.org
Politics and Society1 week ago

Building an Utu-Led Nation: A New Path for Kenya

Politics and Society2 weeks ago

Kenya’s female freedom fighters were the silent heroes of the anti-colonial movement – here are some of their stories

Politics and Society3 weeks ago

The AFRICA BITCOIN CONFERENCE Social Impact Award

Arts, Culture and Sport3 weeks ago

Colonial white boys in Zimbabwe: John Eppel’s autobiography is a welcome book, but a difficult read

Politics and Society4 weeks ago

Kenya’s presidents have a long history of falling out with their deputies – Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment is no surprise

Politics and Society4 weeks ago

The remarkable career of Tito Mboweni: from South African freedom fighter to central bank governor and trusted politician

Politics and Society4 weeks ago

Nobel economics prize: how colonial history explains why strong institutions are vital to a country’s prosperity – expert Q&A

Arts, Culture and Sport4 weeks ago

Western media outlets are trying to fix their racist, stereotypical coverage of Africa. Is it time African media did the same?

Arts, Culture and Sport1 month ago

Syndicated Loverboy – Oliver Mtukudzi in Kwekwe

Arts, Culture and Sport1 month ago

Senegal’s female rappers aren’t letting obstacles get in their way – who the rising voices are

Arts, Culture and Sport1 month ago

Zimbabwean writer, Andrew Chatora lauded in Uganda

Arts, Culture and Sport1 month ago

Wretched of the Earth has been translated into South Africa’s Zulu language – why Frantz Fanon’s revolutionary book still matters

Politics and Society1 month ago

Africans Rising Decry the Muting of Democracy in Ghana

Arts, Culture and Sport2 months ago

The Unstoppable March Of The Human Condition: A Review of Inside Harare Alcatraz and Other Short Stories

Politics and Society2 months ago

Kumi Naidoo appointed President of Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative, set to help lead global movement to phase out fossil fuels

Boniface Mwangi
Politics and Society2 months ago

I refuse to die in vain

Politics and Society2 months ago

AAMA 2024 Champions African Solidarity, Advocates for Free Movement and Human Rights Activism