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Over 82% Of New Registered South African Voters Under 30 And 54% Are Young Women – The Rest Is Bad News
Young women and men globally are snubbing power dynamics and gender inequality in the workplace, as seen with the #MeToo campaign.
‘Women And The War On Boko Haram: Wives, Weapons, Witnesses’ Is A Provocative Insight Into Their Life In The Jihadist Group
Boko Haram offers relatively better life for some women than north Nigerian society. Many women have looked to religion for a space of relative autonomy, generating the apparent paradox of female support for sharia law
Songs And Radio Shows: How An Increasingly Woke People Are Helping To Defeat Ebola In Congo
Sacraments such as baptisms and anointing ceremonies have been suspended to avert risk of transmitting Ebola, but the superstitious who believe it’s all witchcraft, and the sceptics who see a western conspiracy, still abound
HACKING A CONTINENT
There Are Fewer And Fewer Outright Dictatorships In Africa; Welcome To The New Era Of ‘Masquerade Democracies’
Nearly all of Africa has opposition parties – which is more than can be said for China. While opposition leaders face intimidation, their troubles are minor in comparison to the deadly retribution meted out in Russia
A Complex Mix Of Corruption, Politics And Violence Threatens Mozambique’s Fragile Stability
Assassinations are growing, and corruption and state penetration by organised crime are deepening
New Analysis Shows Africa’s Growth Is Bouncing Back, Projected To Reach 3.1% In 2018, And 3.6% For 2019-20
Low access rates and lack of reliable and affordable electricity present a challenge to rapid economic development in Africa
The Namibians Who Are Reclaiming Photography After Colonialism: Images Of Africans Fascinated By White Technology – Cameras, Airplanes, Cars – Are Very Political
Up to 80% of the Herero in Namibia were wiped out by the German colonial military machine. Archives contain images of proud German troops standing to attention next to the hanged bodies of Herero prisoners
Bodies Of Genocide Victims Are Still Being Found Today 24 Years Later, As Rwandans Wrestle With Memory And Healing
The genocide commemoration ceremonies take place over 100 days, known as the Kwibuka period, beginning on April 7 each year
NEXT FRONTIERS
Hunting For Gambia’s Jammeh: Things Aren’t So Cushy Nowadays As They Were For The African Dictators Of Old
There may come a time when Equatorial Guinea’s Obiang Nguema, now Africa’s longest-serving leader and no mug, thinks Jammeh is the right card for him to play.
Breaking Bad In Burundi: After A Bloody Power Grab, Nkurunziza Now Say’s He’ll Quit In 2020. Will He?
If you were among the many who were pleasantly surprised that Nkurunziza said he’d bow out, be ready to be disappointed
There Are Fewer And Fewer Outright Dictatorships In Africa; Welcome To The New Era Of ‘Masquerade Democracies’
Nearly all of Africa has opposition parties – which is more than can be said for China. While opposition leaders face intimidation, their troubles are minor in comparison to the deadly retribution meted out in …
MYTH AND REALITY
‘Women And The War On Boko Haram: Wives, Weapons, Witnesses’ Is A Provocative Insight Into Their Life In The Jihadist Group
Boko Haram offers relatively better life for some women than north Nigerian society. Many women have looked to religion for a space of relative autonomy, generating the apparent paradox of female support for sharia law
‘A Moonless, Starless Sky’: The Lives Of Ordinary People Hidden Behind Headlines Of Violence And War Zones
Okeowo grew up in Alabama and moved to Uganda and then Nigeria as a young adult to experience her family’s homeland
Why The Film ‘Winnie’, About Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Nailed It As A Good Documentary
In death, as in life, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela divided opinions. This documentary is the first film to tell the story of her life from her own point of view in a substantial and artistic way
FROM AFRICAPEDIA
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The Last Days Of Zuma: South Africa’s Future Depends On How Ramaphosa Works His ‘Magic’
Ramaphosa has been dealt a weak hand but he has proven to be an adept strategist.
12 Countries, 1,730 Deaths: Africa’s All Too Preventable Cholera Crisis
But by far the worst-affected countries have been Somalia and South Sudan. Zambia, lies in the middle of a range of countries caught in the surge of cases, from struggling Mozambique to relatively prosperous Kenya.
Africa’s Insecurity Is Leading To A Growing Foreign Military Presence: Time To Ring The Alarm Bells?
There are just too many foreign military actors on the continent busy executing their own agendas.
DISSENTING VOICES
Ethiopia’s Ahmed Is Driving Change At Speed, And Has Scored Quick Wins: The Hard Work Still Lies Ahead
So far premier Abiy is rewarding people’s faith by taking big steps to redress past injustices. Ethiopian unity is thought to be at the highest it has been in decades.
The Other Side Of The World Cup: Africa’s Disappearing Football Fields And Wildlife Homes
As Africa rapidly urbanises, town and school playgrounds where poor children first get to play football are being taken over by developers to build and meet the soaring demand for housing.
A New ‘Scramble For Africans’: Once Continent’s Soaring Population Was Alarming, Today It’s A Big Opportunity. Why?
Africa is a continent about which many wildly different stories have been told. It has not always been provided the chance to tell its own stories.
ANANSI
Can Jazz Be ‘Woke’ Or Is It ‘Just Compressed Air Through A Metal Tube’? South African Musicians Answer The Question
Music has always been at the forefront and the arts still need to ask ‘Who are we?’ and speak truth to power
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A New ‘Scramble For Africans’: Once Continent’s Soaring Population Was Alarming, Today It’s A Big Opportunity. Why?
Africa is a continent about which many wildly different stories have been told. It has not always been provided the chance to tell its own stories.
‘Women And The War On Boko Haram: Wives, Weapons, Witnesses’ Is A Provocative Insight Into Their Life In The Jihadist Group
Boko Haram offers relatively better life for some women than north Nigerian society. Many women have looked to religion for a space of relative autonomy, generating the apparent paradox of female support for sharia law
Of Madiba’s Elite Networks, Homeboys And Girls: A Review Of ‘Mandela’s Kinsmen’
It is an effortless weaving of the politics of the apartheid state, the Transkei, liberation movements, and chiefly politics into an interconnected narrative of shifting power relations
‘A Moonless, Starless Sky’: The Lives Of Ordinary People Hidden Behind Headlines Of Violence And War Zones
Okeowo grew up in Alabama and moved to Uganda and then Nigeria as a young adult to experience her family’s homeland
Work Hard, Read Your Books, And University Will Be A Breeze…Or Will It? Pointers From South Africa
Class and social capital affect university students. The idea that higher education is a meritocracy is fiction
