The geopolitical environment is arguably not conducive to pursuing reparations for slavery and colonialism. But Africa and its diaspora in the Americas, the Caribbean and Europe continue to make headway, with a focus on seeking financial compensation and ending racial discrimination
With US President Donald Trump blithely brushing aside the United Nations’ many achievements, it is worth revisiting the organization’s successes and failures over the years. While it is obvious that the world’s premier multilateral body must reform, it is equally obvious that we would all be worse off without it.
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.