‘Modernity has been an interminable war on life. And it is far from over.’ We need to start anew; reclaim the oxygen that belongs to all on Earth
In sorrow over the way migrants are treated in South Africa, Achille Mbembe calls for Africa to adopt a pro-migration stance
Achille Mbembe is the first African scholar
to win the prestigious Gerda Henkel Prize. He was recently interviewed by historian Andreas Eckert
Academic Achille Mbembe sat down with retired journalist Jolyon Nuttall, who is also his father-in-law, to talk about his new book of essays
Security now matters more than freedom in the increased ‘bordernisation’ of Europe which renders those seeking refuge subhuman and vulnerable
The continent needs a humane migration policy in a world that is anti-migrant and anti-black.
The continent was a place where people could always move freely, and this is what we must strive for, writes Achille Mbembe.
In a world without accountability, liberal democracy is the major casualty
Africa, with its ancient conceptions of the relations between being and matter, is fertile ground for digital technologies.
The divergence of democracy and capital will defy reason and politics will become brutal survivalism.