Sudan’s popular revolution delayed not denied
Introduction When what was dubbed “The Arab Spring” took shape in 2011, with several tyrannical regimes falling one after another,…
Political and Social Commentary
Why China’s fish is set to stay on Kenya’s menu
After months of policy ping-pong on whether Kenya should let in fish from China, it looks resigned to the imports…
Feyi Olubodun on what international brands get wrong about the African consumer
“For the past couple of years the recession in Nigeria has been rough. Lots of agencies closed down and those…
War on women or crime under control? The two stories of South Africa’s rape stats
Two narratives about rape, utterly opposed to each other, currently circulate in South Africa. The first, expressed most recently in…
Stwetla, living in danger but still living
Stwetla is a small section of Alexandra Township which consists of informal settlements only. For many years this area had no electricity…
NAACP Worked with CIA to Subvert African Liberation
During the 1950s, the NAACP conspired with the CIA to lure South African Black liberationists into the US orbit, said Dr.…