20 years after the end of Liberia’s Second Civil War, citizens head to the polls for their fourth democratic election since the tragedy. The election represents the possibility of electoral peace as Africa currently grapples with political instability amidst military coups.
With the success of movies like Femi Adebayo’s 2023 Netflix epic, Jagun Jagun, it is clear that we’re witnessing a Yoruba language renaissance in film, especially through works that are created to acknowledge the intellect of their audiences. Seeing this, the question arises: Can Yoruba literature enjoy the same fate?
The books in this week’s list examine and highlight the history of tensions between Israel and Palestine, Israel’s blockade of Gaza, the Nakba of 1948, Israeli settler-colonialism, and Palestinian resistance.
The African Union is a critical institution that represents the interests of Africans on the global stage. Originally the Organization of African Unity, the institution was a beacon of African progress through the sixties amidst independence struggles but unfortunately, it also faced many structural challenges that affected its effectiveness as an instrument of African unity.
As a region that has experienced genocides, apartheid, occupation and exploitation, Africans have a historical and moral obligation to affirm Palestine’s rights to freedom and self-determination.
Here are four things to know about Palestine’s struggle for freedom.
Across Africa, official reactions to the Israel-Hamas war have been mixed. For countries that have taken sides, their positions are based on their relationship with Israel and Palestine, as well as their own unique histories.
The transformation from the OAU to the AU meant accepting that the challenges Africa faced had changed from those faced during the decolonization era. Among the new challenges, the most perverse were internal wars. The AU attempted to invest heavily in mechanisms that would ‘silence the guns’ on the continent. In Sudan and Somalia, it seems that silencing the guns has remained an elusive dream.
Following the coup in Niger, ECOWAS has grappled with the dilemma of whether to intervene militarily. While it would not be the first of such interventions, the uniquely delicate situation of the Sahel means ECOWAS cannot easily justify intervening this time around.
Beyond being excessive, Seychelles’ recent ban on Nigerian passports highlights the weaknesses in Nigeria’s foreign diplomacy and the inconsistencies in Africa’s supposed vision of continent-wide integration.
Nigerian novelist and author of Leave My Bones In Saskatoon, Michael Afenfia, says his latest novel on immigration was inspired by his experience and that of a few family members and friends: ‘I felt compelled to share what the japa experience can look like, particularly because not many people are comfortable talking about what the reality is versus what it is made out to be.’
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