January 30, 2014
Africa: Review - Soutak, Aziza Brahim
Aziza Brahim fuses her nomadic roots in the Western Sahara with a Latin twist in this personal yet political reflection. Read more »
January 29, 2014
Africa: Blowing Smoke in Africa - Big Tobacco and Child Smokers
In Mtwapa, Kenya, palm trees shade 14-year-old Destiny and his young friends as they overlook a warm, white beach that backs onto the shimmering Indian Ocean. Clouding the pristine… Read more »
Africa: Will the ANC Lose Any Sleep Over Ramphele's Merger With the DA?
Mamphela Ramphele claims that her decision to be the Democratic Alliance's presidential candidate is a game-changer. It isn't. Read more »
January 28, 2014
Africa: Falling Leaves - Kenya's Farmers Falter As Tea Prices Drop
Thousands of miles from the streets of Cairo, Kenyan farmers are feeling the effects of Egypt's instability as demand for tea falls significantly. Read more »
January 24, 2014
Africa: Arise, Catherine Samba-Panza - Will This Be Third Time Lucky for the Central African Republic?
Who is the CAR's new president and what can we expect from the country's third government since January 2013? Read more »
January 23, 2014
Africa: Protests Predicted for Egypt's 25 January Revolution Day
On the third anniversary of the start of the revolution that toppled Mubarak, pro- and anti-government supporters are likely to take to the streets. Read more »
January 22, 2014
Africa: Peace and Security for Africa, Made in France
For all the talk of a new approach, it seems France is the only actor able and willing to engage militarily in much of Africa. Read more »
January 15, 2014
Africa: Is This What Friendly Commercial Farming Looks Like?
Some say the agribusiness Gadco's presence in eastern Ghana is the best thing that's ever happened in the region. Others fear that there are accidents waiting to happen. Read more »
January 13, 2014
Africa: Africans Need to Stop Listening to the Colonial Voices in Their Heads
In Africa's parliaments, presidential palaces and boardrooms, Africans continue to obey the commands of other peoples, nations and continents telling them what to do. Read more »
Africa: Mixing Business and Pleasure With Some of Africa's Invisible Gay Activists
The editor of a well-known Canadian queer magazine once expressed to me his interest in running more articles on homophobia in Africa. He was bored of writing about Toronto's… Read more »
December 31, 2013
Africa: Think Africa Press' Top 10 Most Read Articles From 2013
Booze, goths, how (not) to save the world, and some of the other things you've been reading about this year. Read more »
Africa: The Editors' Picks - Think Africa Press' Top 15 Articles From 2013
Our favourite articles from the year. Read more »
December 09, 2013
Africa: Nutrition for Growth - Will a Landmark Pledge Lead to Changes?
Big challenges remain to ensure the biggest ever pledge for nutrition specific interventions is not a wasted opportunity. Read more »
December 06, 2013
Africa: Tiwani Contemporary - I Always Face You, Even When It Seems Otherwise
This year, London has made real strides in establishing itself as a home away from home for African art. Read more »
December 05, 2013
Africa: Mobilising Domestic Resources Through Development Cooperation
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria's Finance Minister, argues that African countries need to build capacity to get more from their domestic resources. Read more »
Africa: Nelson Mandela, 18.07.1918 - 5.12.2013
Nelson Mandela may well be remembered as a hero, but his politics and manner were more human, humble and humane than heroic. Read more »
Africa: The Value of Voluntary Service - a Ghanaian's Story in South Sudan
On International Volunteers Day, it is worth highlighting the importance of volunteers around the world and their role in strengthening trust, solidarity, and reciprocity. And what… Read more »
November 29, 2013
Africa: This Is How Structural Adjustment Policies Worked - a Rejoinder to Carlos Lopes
Former Chief Economist of the World Bank's Africa division, Shantayanan Devarajan, argues that SAPs may not have worked in the '80s and '90s, but that they have in the past 15… Read more »
November 28, 2013
Africa: Global Tax Justice in Africa - It's Time to Turn Words Into Action
Africa has incredible resource wealth, but if it is to reap the benefits, there must be a change of attitude amongst governments, corporations and the international community. Read more »
November 25, 2013
Africa: Structural Adjustment Policies and Africa
Carlos Lopes, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, disputes the claim that structural adjustment programmes are responsible for Africa's success story. Read more »
November 21, 2013
Africa: What Does It Mean to Be Part of the African Diaspora?
Tina Campt talks to Think Africa Press about black European subjectivities, the US' dominance in diaspora studies, and how photographs tell us more than we might realise. Read more »
Africa: Africa Widening - Obesity Rising Fast
Africa may or may not be "rising" but it's certainly widening. Obesity is on the rise, and is rising fast. Read more »
November 15, 2013
Africa: Political Football in Egypt
Footballer Ahmed Abdel Zaher, banned and put up for sale for making a political gesture after scoring a goal, is not Egypt's first sporting casualty. Read more »
Africa: African Literature - Why We Need to Hear Stories About Ourselves Again
When I first read the manuscript that would become What Sunny Saw in the Flames, I was immediately captivated. It had everything: a great story, engrossing characters, and a rich… Read more »
November 13, 2013
Africa: Forced Labour Is About Politics and Economics As Much As Crime
The battle against exploitative labour should be part of a moral and political struggle over the kind of society we want to live in. Read more »