• Jan Bornman

In South Africa, a spate of food poisoning incidents has ignited another round of xenophobic scaremongering.

• Zahra Rahmouni

Grassroots activists and marine scientists in Algeria are building artificial reefs to restore biodiversity and sustain fishing communities, but scaling up requires more than passion—it needs institutional support and political will.

• Naila Aroni

Kenya’s labor export model treats citizens as commodities, exploiting workers for remittances while neglecting domestic job creation.

• Niall Reddy
• William Shoki

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.

• Isaac Osuoka

Shell's so-called divestment from Nigeria’s Niger Delta is a calculated move to evade accountability, leaving behind both environmental and economic devastation.

• Sa’eed Husaini

Nigeria and South Africa have a fraught relationship marked by xenophobia, economic competition, and cultural exchange. The Nigerian Scam are joined by Khanya Mtshali to discuss the dynamics shaping these tensions on the AIAC podcast.

• Ernest Harsch

Ghana’s election has brought another handover between the country’s two main parties. Yet behind the scenes lies a flawed system where wealth can buy political office.

• Manasseh Azure Awuni

As Ghana heads to the polls, its democratic promise fades amid economic turmoil, corruption, and disillusionment, leaving voters to choose between two flawed options.

• Ana Lucia Araujo

After marking its first federal National Black Consciousness Day, Brazil confronts its deep African heritage and enduring racial inequalities.

• Ana Lucia Araujo

Após marcar seu primeiro Dia Nacional da Consciência Negra como feriado federal, o Brasil reafirma sua profunda herança africana e as persistentes desigualdades raciais.

• Achan Muga

In a political landscape defined by opportunism, spectacle, and betrayal, Kenya’s youth-led protests offered a fleeting glimpse of change—only to be ensnared by the same system they sought to challenge.

• Fikri Haikal Panggabean

End of the year reflections on the United States of America, from the Global South.

• William Decourt
• Spenser Warren

Western missteps in Africa are creating an opening for Russia to deepen its influence.

• Eraldo Souza dos Santos

What can the complete civil disobedience of the Sudanese Professionals Association teach us at a moment when belief in the efficacy of nonviolent protest is in decline?

• Omole Ibukun

When rising against ruling-class corruption, Nigerians must reject the hero culture that has historically undermined genuine activism.

• James Granelli
• Raíra Fróes

At Africa Energy Week, the language of resource sovereignty disguised a new form of climate denial that appropriates progressive rhetoric in service of fossil fuel companies.

• Open Secrets

Despite South Africa’s ban on arms exports to Israel and its condemnation of Israel’s actions in Palestine, local arms companies continue to send weapons to Israel’s allies and its major arms suppliers.

• Africa Is a Country

On November 21st, 2024, we discussed the politics underlying the popular uprising in Mozambique with António Bai, Anne Pitcher, and José Jaime Macuane.

• Wangui Kimari

Since June’s anti-finance bill protests, dozens of people remain unaccounted for—a stark reminder of the Kenyan state’s long history of abductions and assassinations.

• Dan Magaziner

Reflections on Trump’s 2024 US presidential victory.