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Long decried by liberals and conservatives alike, the Martinican psychiatrist remains one of the most piercing critics of colonialism.
Bertrand Tavernier’s daring documentary about the Algerian revolution sought to break the silence in France.
Decades after apartheid South Africa, student activists face a new obstacle: the financialization of university endowments.
Forty years ago, the exiled South African activist dared to teach Zionism critically. A furious backlash ensued.
The late South African intellectual and activist—imprisoned on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela—fought for a world without race and class.
In place of public-private partnerships, we should revive the Pan-African ambitions of the green developmental state.
When Desmond Tutu reconciled African theology and Black theology.
East African countries host seven times more refugees than we do. Their policies look beyond their borders; so should ours.
To ask why COVID-19 hasn’t been deadlier in Africa is to suggest that more Africans should be dying. We need better questions.
Working people are forever kept on the brink of going broke. More than higher wages and better job security, a just economy requires giving them the power to choose and create their own futures.
Kenya's poor were among the first to benefit from digital lending apps; now they call it slavery.
The movie, unique for its Black star power, depends on a shocking devaluation of Black American men.
Citizens of African countries are expected to accede to a lower political standard than real democracy. Not only does this perpetuate the old colonial imagination, it is also fundamentally wrong.
Elections are now used to legitimate authoritarian regimes, not herald liberal democracy. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Kenya.
The West likes morality plays with clear heroes and villains, in which we play the role of savior.
Refugee camps, intended to be temporary, host people for an average of 12 years.
Nigeria's recent election encouraged alliances among Muslims and Christians.
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