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On our year-end publishing break, we reflect on how 2024’s contradictions reveal a fractured world grappling with inequality, digital activism, and the blurred lines between action and spectacle.
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William Shoki
William Shoki is editor of Africa Is a Country. He is based in Cape Town.
Metal that will bend
Once a beacon of hope for militant trade unionism, Numsa’s descent into corruption and political entanglement reflects the broader struggles facing South Africa’s labor movement.
What is free and fair?
2024 has been the ultimate election year. Just Us Under A Tree rejoins the Africa Is a Country Podcast to reflect on South Africa’s May poll and what it reveals about contemporary democratic politics.
Business as usual?
This month, Algeria quietly held its second election since Abdelaziz Bouteflika was ousted in 2019. On the podcast, we ask what Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s second term means for the country.
On Safari
On our annual publishing break, we ask: if the opposite of “weird” is normal, what if normal is equally problematic?
France? Nothing good comes of it
In France, the nationalist right wing is ascendant. This week on the AIAC podcast, we discuss the country’s upcoming legislative elections.
Uprising in Kenya
This week on the AIAC podcast we’re talking about #RejectFinanceBill2024 and #RutoMustGo, the youth-led movements against Kenya’s out-of-touch elites.
Corruption kills?
The Nigerian Scam podcast returns to discuss the rise and fall of Nigeria’s anti-corruption movement.
Just us voting?
The Just Us Under A Tree podcast returns to analyze all the legal drama building up to South Africa’s general election.
Origins of the scam
Africa Is a Country is happy to announce our collaboration with The Nigerian Scam podcast.
The amapiano wars
Between the Grammys and AFCON semi-final, it’s been a big week for the rivalry between Nigeria and South Africa.
Just Us for Palestine
Africa Is a Country is proud to present a partnership with the popular South African podcast Just Us Under a Tree. On this episode, the Just Us crew analyze South Africa’s case against Israel at the ICJ.
On Safari
On our year-end publishing break, we consider: what is the work and role of little magazines like our own?
Free Palestine
The horrific violence against civilians, both Palestinian and Israeli, are overwhelmingly the product of Israel’s occupation and siege. But we can and must condemn all of it, while steadfastly opposing Israeli apartheid.
Will there be another uprising in Egypt?
Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is running for a third term. On the Africa Is a Country podcast, we discuss what this means for the country.
The people’s cup
This week on the Africa Is a Country podcast, we discuss the politics and spectacle of African football with Maher Mezahi.