The European Union’s decade-long crackdown on African migrants is just as appalling as Donald Trump’s draconian immigration policies
My latest book is an analysis of Africa, from the perspective of 30 years of study, which offers an overview of the decades since the fall of apartheid in 1994
South Africa has laid a solid foundation as G20 chair, undeterred by the US’s disruptions
This excerpt is from the recently published book, The Black Atlantic’s Triple Burden: Slavery, Colonialism and Reparations (Johannesburg: Jacana, 2024)
Prominent scholar Paul Zeleza failed to reflect the intellectual who challenged conventional wisdom
Afrofusion Nigerian superstar’s ‘Twice as Tall’ recognised as best world music album in 2021
The cerebral 57-year-old Meles Zenawi, who ruled Ethiopia for the past 21 years, died this week. He was a man of many parts.
The recently released draft of the first South African Defence Review is too soft on the threats posed by unaddressed developmental issues.
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/ 14 October 2011
The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf must count as one of the most political acts in the history of the prize.
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/ 30 September 2011
The role of various African countries in Gaddafi’s demise is far from clear cut.