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Who Was Sir Seretse Khama? Botswana’s Pacifist Revolutionary

Chioma Echebiri·November 22, 2021

Seretse Khama made an usual mark in the arena of politics in southern Africa, but his role in Botswana’s road to independence is unheralded history. Read more. Read More...

Botswana October/November 2021 South Africa

Lessons of Discord The Repressive Dimensions of Pan-African Nationalism

Brooks Marmon·November 11, 2021

Pan-Africanist political organization in the 1950s and 1960s played a mutually reinforcing role in driving the advocacy that ended both colonial rule in Africa and legal racial discrimination in the American South. Read more. Read More...

Angola Ghana October/November 2020 South Africa Zimbabwe

What #FreeJacobZuma Exposed Jacob Zuma and the Undoing of South Africa

Boetumelo Julianne Nyasulu·October 25, 2021

Unlike his predecessors, Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki, Jacob Zuma had a presidency coloured by a messy personal life and corruption charges. Read more. Read More...

October/November 2021 South Africa Zimbabwe

The Revolution Is a Song! Music in Africa’s Liberation and Freedom Struggles

Karsten Noko·October 13, 2021

In their contributions to local African resistance, musicians today such as Uganda’s Bobi Wine, who face increasingly autocratic governments, draw from the legacies of older artists such as Fela Kuti, Hugh Masekela and Miriam Makeba. Read more. Read More...

Nigeria October/November 2021 South Africa Zimbabwe

Genesis of a Revolutionary Robert Mugabe’s Political Formation

Brooks Marmon·September 8, 2021

Robert Mugabe, the dictator who ruled Zimbabwe for more than three decades, had revolutionary beginnings. He was shaped by a tumultuous brew of pan-African nationalism, associated authoritarianism, and his own startling yet grossly under-discussed political rise. Read more. Read More...

August/September 2021 South Africa vol5-no3 Zimbabwe

Gender, Anti-Colonialism and Nationalism The Anti-Colonial Legacies of African Women

Nnenna Ifeanyi-Ajufo·September 8, 2021

That women’s participation in anti-colonial and nationalist struggles may not be as obvious in existing literature does not mean such participation was peripheral. Read more. Read More...

August/September 2021 Cameroon Ethiopia International Women's Day - Essays Kenya Nigeria South Africa vol5-no3 Zimbabwe

Illustration of Boetumelo Julianne Nyasulu

‘I Truly Feel Closest to God When I Write.’ Boetumelo Julianne Nyasulu’s First Draft

Boetumelo Julianne Nyasulu·May 7, 2021

Author, Boetumelo Julianne Nyasulu, considers writing to be a form of worshi and feels closest to God when she writes. Read more. Read More...

April/May 2021 First Draft Interviews South Africa Zimbabwe

Too Foreign to Vote Diaspora Voting: Where Naija Might Carry Last

Muzz Muhammad·February 24, 2021

The #EndSARS protests saw young Nigerians united toward a common goal: putting a definite end to police brutality in Nigeria. Read more. Read More...

February/March 2021 Kenya Nigeria South Africa

Lessons of Discord The Repressive Dimensions of Pan-African Nationalism

Brooks Marmon·November 9, 2020

Pan-Africanist political organization in the 1950s and 1960s played a mutually reinforcing role in driving the advocacy that ended both colonial rule in Africa and legal racial discrimination in the American South. Read more. Read More...

Angola October/November 2020 South Africa Tanzania Zimbabwe

This photo is for our essay on Southern Africa's Persistent Dilemma

Southern Africa’s Persistent Dilemma Coronavirus and the Lost Legacy of the AIDS Epidemic

Liam James Kingsley·November 2, 2020

While SARS-CoV-2 and HIV are different pathogens, comparing the viruses themselves, as well as how southern Africa has responded to them, can help us better understand the region’s current climate and provide insight into whether coronavirus and its aftermath will spur a crisis on a scale comparable to the United States. Read more. Read More...

Angola October/November 2020 South Africa Special Focus: COVID-19 vol5-no1 Zimbabwe

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