The art of football
Why should people be invested in a football game in a bubble called the art world? “Exhibition Match,” a multifaceted installation, explores responses to this question.
Continental
The war in Ukraine may seem far from Africa, but it is not
To compensate for its possible isolation by the West, Russia could turn its attention to Africa, making the continent the next center stage for imperialist struggles.
Does class matter?
Is class still a useful category for understanding capitalism and oppression? We discuss with Vivek Chibber on our podcast. Listen.
Flawed lenses
How much work do we need to do to see our history and that of the African continent in all its complexity?
The promise and peril of the digital economy
How digital capitalism, despite often being framed as potential growth engine, exploits the already marginalized and reproduces inequalities and power-relations between Africans.
Ukraine and the left’s imperialist economism
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has highlighted the narrowness of the crude anti-imperialist positions that are silent about the actual invasion of an independent country.
The Russians are here
Russia’s war with Ukraine has inaugurated the new Cold War most feared, and some wanted. Which side are you on?
Are the Russians really coming?
Russia has invaded Ukraine. Its growing involvement in Africa raises questions about what a war in Europe means south of the Mediterranean. We discuss this with John Lechner on the AIAC Podcast.
The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming!
Where do African countries fall in the threatened invasion of Ukraine by Russia? Will African states side with the US or their European allies or with Russia?
There was no Green Revolution
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa was presented as a game-changer to address hunger. The consensus 15 years later: It failed.
The African Cup of Nations is our World Cup
Reflecting on the 2022 edition of the African Cup of nations, and the successes of small countries.
Vaccine apartheid
Just ten nations have administered 75% of the vaccines worldwide. Countries like South Africa are being left behind.
Feminism, sovereignty and pan-Africanism
What lessons for today are there from how post-independence governments in Africa conceptualized sovereignty?
On Safari
What a year. Stay safe, wear a mask, social distance and when the vaccine becomes available where you are, get vaccinated.
Spotlight on the World Bank
Why every country should have its own credit ratings agencies and other #WeekendSpecials.
Africa is still front and center at The Hague
Staying updated on the only permanent international court that prosecute individuals for crimes of genocide, aggression, against humanity and war crimes.
The bargaining power of African states
One of the main challenge for the continent remain: there is a lack of consensus in terms of African strategies towards India, the US, or China.
A short history of helping far-off peoples
Humanitarian images have obscured the causes and political complexities of disasters, and undermined the agency of their victims—both symbolically and practically.
Like a bad joke
Israel's arms exports to African countries has more than doubled in the last four years: African countries spent $223m on Israeli arms in 2013 compared to $107m in 2012.