December 2019

This image is for our piece on Revisiting African Humanism: Xenophobia.

Revisiting African Humanism The Moral Dimensions of Xenophobic Incidents

Adekunle Falade·December 18, 2019

History reminds us that xenophobia is not an entirely South African problem. Indeed, across Africa, it has been used as a policy instrument by governments, time and time again. Read More...

December 19/January 20 Kenya Nigeria South Africa Zimbabwe

Zata Iya A History of Hausa Feminist Writings

Sada Malumfashi·December 13, 2019

The feminist champions of Hausa literature have their pens ready, full of fire, energy and imagination, emitting hidden truths through their words, and steadily reinventing the narratives of women in Northern Nigeria. Read More...

December 19/January 20 Editors Picks: Independence Day International Women's Day - History Reading Eid vol4-no1 vol8-no2

This image is for our piece on Amina J Mohammed's Strategies for People-Led Climate Change Intervention.

Give Them Something to Win Amina J. Mohammed’s Strategies for People-Led Climate Change Intervention

The Republic·December 11, 2019

'Interrogate your institutions; take climate change to the committee in parliament and get lawmakers engaged on issues they can connect with their constituencies on.' — Amina J. Mohammed on strategies for people-led climate change intervention. Read More...

December 19/January 20 Interviews

This photo is for our piece on fieldwork in DRC

Where is ‘The Field’? Centring the Periphery in Kinshasa

Rachel Strohm·December 9, 2019

'The field' is an interesting concept. It only makes sense if we understand that there is also another place which is 'not-the-field'. But the common use of 'the field' suggests that it is shorthand for power relations as well as geography. Read More...

December 19/January 20 Fieldwork

This image is for our piece on Lagbaja, Our Second Democracy Superhero

Lagbaja, Something for You The Legacy of Our Second Democracy Superhero

Olamide Adio Olanrewaju·December 6, 2019

Lagbaja’s music is a symbolic bridge that connects the old to the new; the dangers, apprehension, and injustices of the military era to a new age of democracy and hope. Read More...

December 19/January 20 Editors Picks: Independence Day

This image is for our piece on Fieldwork in South Africa: Then and Now.

Fieldwork in South Africa: Then and Now An Observation of Oscillating Fortunes

Nomtha Gray·December 4, 2019

The changing fortunes of Eskom reflect the fortunes of South Africa; while South Africa itself has undergone huge changes between the fieldwork visits, there is a certain element of ‘plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.’ Read More...

December 19/January 20 Fieldwork South Africa

This photo is for our piece on Survival Tactics from Achebe and Arrow of God.

Dancing with the Times Survival Tactics from Chinua Achebe and Arrow of God

Korede Kaneto Akinsete·December 3, 2019

Overflowing with idioms and a style of writing that mimics Igbo folklore, Arrow of God is a masterclass in Achebe’s ability to translate Igbo feelings into English. Read More...

December 19/January 20 vol4-no1

Month: December 2019