Africas

Ethiopianism: A political agenda or a four kilo entry ticket?

A critical reflection on the hollowing out of a historic term, and a plea for its renewal In a nation where politics is dominated by questions of identity and social

Truth under fire

Investigative journalists in North Africa are being hunted, hacked and harassed, but they haven’t stopped telling the truth A troubling wind is blowing across the world. From Europe to the

Africa’s economic crossroads

African nations are rethinking their economic future. Once a cornerstone of US-Africa trade, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) now stands effectively nullified by Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs, ultimately jeopardising

The word that travelled empires

What Trump’s favourite word reveals about centuries of empire, economy, and exchange. Donald Trump has proudly declared “tariff” his fifth favourite word. At this point, many (including him) consider the word

Walking with ancestors

How pilgrimage becomes an act of endurance and communal memory for the Nazareth Baptist Church in South Africa. Pilgrimage is one of the oldest expressions of faith across cultures. A

The pain and the beauty

A French journalist talks about his time as a hostage in Mali, and how he sees the future Oliver Dubois tried to escape from his captors in Mali four times.

Culture behind bars

On the margins of Tunisia’s largest film festival, a journalist looks at the challenges to an ongoing experiment in the country’s prisons December 2024 in Tunis, Cité de Culture: “The

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