How to think about colonialism
Liberal imperialists narrate decolonization as a benevolent act. It remains a narrative denuded of the actual story of liberal trusteeship
AIAC
June 19, 2023
Namballa Keïta honored as the father of Mali
On Father’s Day, an ode to Namballa Keïta, a nurse, soldier, and seemingly ordinary man, who worked tirelessly to promote
AIAC
June 18, 2023
Mandela’s Black Marxism
Interview with Paul S. Landau, author of Spear: Mandela and the Revolutionaries. Nelson Mandela is deified everywhere. But typically missing
AIAC
June 16, 2023
The bittersweet pursuit of liberation
Ismay Milford’s new book takes us into the world of anticolonialism, giving us a rich account of the struggles of
AIAC
June 16, 2023
Pat Robertson’s legacy in Africa
The ultra-conservative American televangelist Pat Robertson has died. As poisonous as his influence on American politics was, Robertson’s legacy in
AIAC
June 15, 2023
The revolution will not be posted
Is a Facebook-led social media movement enough to change a country? The case of Angola.
AIAC
June 15, 2023
Understanding Africa’s middle class
The middle classes of Africa are often idealized as spearheads of democratization and opponents of corrupt regimes. But what does
AIAC
June 14, 2023
Reading the Congolese student movement against Mobutu
Pedro Monaville selects key texts that helped shape a new book on Congolese student-driven left nationalism in the aftermath of
AIAC
June 14, 2023
Keeping the narrative straight
Although Senegal’s protests are riven with contradictions, they testify to its people’s willingness to defend their democratic rights and freedoms.
AIAC
June 12, 2023
Sweet beauty
In Senegal, women’s bodies are weaponized as political objects in electoral battles. Four women on the road between Dakar and
AIAC
June 11, 2023
Democracy & Constitution
How to think about colonialism
Liberal imperialists narrate decolonization as a benevolent act. It remains a narrative denuded of the actual story of liberal trusteeship
AIAC
June 19, 2023
Global
Namballa Keïta honored as the father of Mali
On Father’s Day, an ode to Namballa Keïta, a nurse, soldier, and seemingly ordinary man, who worked tirelessly to promote
AIAC
June 18, 2023
Arts & Culture
Mandela’s Black Marxism
Interview with Paul S. Landau, author of Spear: Mandela and the Revolutionaries. Nelson Mandela is deified everywhere. But typically missing
AIAC
June 16, 2023
Global
The bittersweet pursuit of liberation
Ismay Milford’s new book takes us into the world of anticolonialism, giving us a rich account of the struggles of
AIAC
June 16, 2023
Southern Africa
Pat Robertson’s legacy in Africa
The ultra-conservative American televangelist Pat Robertson has died. As poisonous as his influence on American politics was, Robertson’s legacy in
AIAC
June 15, 2023
Media & Technology
The revolution will not be posted
Is a Facebook-led social media movement enough to change a country? The case of Angola.
AIAC
June 15, 2023
Democracy & Constitution
Understanding Africa’s middle class
The middle classes of Africa are often idealized as spearheads of democratization and opponents of corrupt regimes. But what does
AIAC
June 14, 2023
Global
Reading the Congolese student movement against Mobutu
Pedro Monaville selects key texts that helped shape a new book on Congolese student-driven left nationalism in the aftermath of
AIAC
June 14, 2023
Democracy & Constitution
Keeping the narrative straight
Although Senegal’s protests are riven with contradictions, they testify to its people’s willingness to defend their democratic rights and freedoms.
AIAC
June 12, 2023
Crime & Justice
Sweet beauty
In Senegal, women’s bodies are weaponized as political objects in electoral battles. Four women on the road between Dakar and
AIAC
June 11, 2023