AFRICA IS A COUNTRY

MARCH 31. 2025

Liberal internationalism after USAID

As US aid falters, the crisis of liberal internationalism deepens. What comes next when even its strongest institutions can no longer hold the facade together?

MARCH 28. 2025

Criminalizing poverty in Nigeria

With thousands jailed without trial, Nigeria’s justice system punishes the poor while the powerful walk free. Can real reform break this cycle of injustice?

MARCH 27. 2025

African music festivals and the politics of reclamation

Across the continent, music festivals are challenging industry gatekeepers and testing what it means to organize on African terms.

MARCH 26. 2025

The politics of South African sound

From Kwaito to Amapiano, South African music is a bridge between past and present, where cultural memory, resistance, and reinvention collide on the dancefloor.

MARCH 25. 2025

Imperial belonging and the weaponization of the sea

The legacy of France’s colonial violence in the Indian Ocean is one stone that contemporary mainstream media tends to leave unturned.

MARCH 24. 2025

Good revolutions talk back

As political discontent rises in Kenya, silencing women’s and queer rights in the pursuit of economic justice risks compromising the movement entirely.

MARCH 20. 2025

The crisis of African liberators

As Mozambique nears 50 years of independence, its ruling party clings to power amid political turmoil, contested elections, and growing public discontent. Is this the beginning of a new struggle for liberation?

MARCH 19. 2025

How not to report on Eastern Congo

Western media coverage of the DRC conflict is riddled with inaccuracies, oversimplifications, and racial bias—reinforcing dangerous narratives rather than informing the world.

MARCH 18. 2025

Redefining Sahelian diplomacy

Breaking from ECOWAS and Western influence, the Alliance of Sahel States signals a geopolitical shift—but can it deliver real stability?

MARCH 17. 2025

From Nkrumah to neoliberalism

On the podcast, we explore: How did Ghana go from Nkrumah’s radical vision to neoliberal entrenchment? Gyekye Tanoh unpacks the forces behind its political stability, deepening inequality, and the fractures shaping its future.

MARCH 14. 2025

Why I’m done talking to straight people about homophobia

Homophobia doesn’t start with violence—it begins with silence, erasure, and everyday destruction. But straight people only seem to notice when it’s too late.

MARCH 13. 2025

The Visa farce

The South African government’s rush to clear visa applications has led to mass rejections, bureaucratic chaos, and an overloaded appeals system—leaving thousands in limbo.

MARCH 12. 2025

FIFA’s double standards

While FIFA swiftly banned Russia from competition, it continues to delay action on Israel—revealing the politics behind football’s so-called neutrality.

MARCH 11. 2025

New route for old exploitation

A US-backed infrastructure project in the DRC is framed as development, but history suggests it’s just another pipeline for foreign powers to profit from Congo’s riches.