April 04, 2014
Africa: It's Time for Africa's Stolen Artefacts to Come Home
Africa's history has for too long laid scattered across Western museums and private collections, out of the reach of their true owners' hearts, minds and memories. Read more »
April 03, 2014
Africa: When Public-Private Partnerships Become Corporate Takeovers
The G8's New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition pushes African countries to change their policies in exchange for aid money. This will help agribusiness but will it help the… Read more »
Africa: Illicit Financial Flows - the Elephant in the Room at EU-Africa Meet
European tax havens allow billions of dollars to leave Africa each year through hidden and corrupt means. This week's summit is an opportunity to address this problem head on. Read more »
April 01, 2014
Africa: Homophobia Is a Legacy of Colonialism
Africans have to reclaim their forgotten pasts as peoples who refused to hate but stood side-by-side and embraced their differences. Read more »
March 31, 2014
Africa: World Bank to Chart Minerals in 'Billion Dollar Map'
Africa loses vast sums of money by underpricing its resources. Can a map help change that? Read more »
March 28, 2014
Africa: Terrabyte Incognito - Africa Might Not Look Like You Think It Does
There is no such this as an objective map. This was true of cave paintings, Roman tapestries, and colonialists' charts of Africa. It is also true of Google Maps. Read more »
March 27, 2014
Africa: Generative Justice - From Fractals to the Rise of Maker Movements
Contemporary African design trends based on fractals tap into a venerable tradition of self-organisation and open new spaces for local creativity and civic participation. Read more »
March 24, 2014
Africa: Review - Ibibio Sound Machine
"Let's dance" is the mantra of Ibibio Sound Machine, and is likely to be what most listeners think when they hear the band's vibrant debut album. Read more »
Africa: Solving the Water and Sanitation Shortfall
At current rates, it will take sub-Saharan Africa 15 years to reach its water goals and 150 years to reach its sanitation targets. A group of experts explain what needs to change. Read more »
March 19, 2014
Africa: World's Most Remote Film Festival Prepares for Another Run
Deep in a refugee camp in the Algerian desert, Sahrawi refugees from the Western Sahara are getting to host an array of actors and directors for the FiSahara film festival. Read more »
March 14, 2014
Africa: Famine or Feast as Big Food Retailers Look to the Continent?
Multinationals such as Walmart and Carrefour could easily deal a blow to smaller traders and markets in Africa. But if they choose to work with local firms, they could be a… Read more »
March 06, 2014
Africa: Is China Wavering in Africa?
Chinese companies and banks were once seen as bold and fearless as they invested in countries Western investors deemed too risky. But this may now be changing. Read more »
February 27, 2014
Africa: E-Tolls - Buckle Up South Africans, It's Gonna Be a Long Ride
Why did President Zuma authorise a hugely unpopular road tolling system just months before elections? And will it even work? Read more »
February 21, 2014
Africa: Self-Regulation Won't Protect Workers From Exploitation
Business best practice and industry self-regulation could prove useful in improving working conditions, but they will never be enough. There are three main reasons why. Read more »
February 20, 2014
Africa: Calculating Coups - Can Data Stop Disasters?
Statistical forecasting isn't perfect but it's always getting better. The international community should sit up and listen because it could help save lives. Read more »
February 19, 2014
Africa: What Effect Will the U.S. Federal Taper Have On Africa?
Ghana's cedi and South Africa's rand are depreciating dramatically as the US slows down quantitative easing. But the US' move is not all bad news for Africa. Read more »
Africa: Europe Sells Arms to Autocrats
Despite the EU's vow to support human rights and democracy in Africa, it continues to sell billions of dollars worth of arms to authoritarian regimes each year. Read more »
February 12, 2014
Africa: Podcast - La Françafrique, Nigerians in Space, and Gay Rights in Uganda
In this week's podcast, we talk about France's ongoing influence and military role in its former African colonies, Nigeria's ambitious space programme, and gay rights in Uganda. Read more »
Africa: The Gulf's New Disposable Workforce
Gulf states' riches have been built on oil, credit and exploited migrant labour. Increasingly, these workers are African. Read more »
February 04, 2014
Africa: Living Without a Visa in Guangzhou
Thanks to China's confused visa system, many African traders, in particular Nigerians, are turning from successful businesspeople to illegal immigrants overnight. Read more »
January 31, 2014
Africa: Nurses Not Curses - Witchcraft Beliefs and Mental Health
Mental health is a serious problem in Sierra Leone, but there is still only one hospital equipped to deal with mental issues and there is a deep stigma around mental health Read more »
February 03, 2014
Africa: Who Really Benefits From 'Development' in Indigenous Peoples' Land?
The indigenous rights NGO Survival International has just released an amusing but tragic animation, narrated by British comedian David Mitchell, asking 'Who Really Benefits?' when… Read more »
Africa: Weekly Newsletter 3 February 2014
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January 31, 2014
Africa: Justice Cannot Wait in South Sudan
South Sudan's leaders have a chance to turn a page in history. They should reject any amnesty and cooperate with investigations, even if it means submitting to a process they can't… Read more »
January 30, 2014
Africa: Binyavanga Wainaina Didn't Just Come Out. He Came Out in Style
Bam! Baba Binya, you look like a chupa-chup on acid and I love it! Read more »