How to defeat the right
The results of France's snap election show that there is an alternative to right-wing nihilism and business-as-usual centrism.
Politics
Dear Mr Ruto
What does it benefit a man to gain a finance bill but lose his country?
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.
Who is greening Nairobi?
For some years now, the people of Eastlands in Nairobi have been remaking the city in their own image of green development.
Socialismo pink
A solidariedade socialista na Angola e Moçambique pós-coloniais tornou as pessoas queer invisíveis. Revisitar esse apagamento nos ajuda a reinventar a libertação de forma legítima.
Pink socialism
Socialist solidarity in postcolonial Angola and Mozambique rendered queer people invisible. Revisiting this erasure helps us imagine liberation anew.
The psychology of oppression and liberation
What would Fanon say about the ongoing genocide in Palestine?
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.
I just want the beach
On the island of Fanon’s birth, French colonial violence persists.
What to do about the South African economy?
Some progressive economists argue that a bigger budget deficit is the solution to the country’s socio-economic woes. But it isn’t that straightforward.
The vibe is giving Kipchoge
The movement to #RejectFinanceBill2024 marks a new era in Kenyan politics after many years of discontent and political apathy.
A TikTok revolution?
Kenyan youth are leading popular protests against regressive tax reforms that will worsen the country’s worsening cost of living crisis.
Authoritarian India in retreat?
The BJP’s surprise underperformance in India’s general elections is a setback for the global right.
Le droit d’être différent
La Côte d’Ivoire peut-elle devenir un havre de paix pour les communautés LGBTQI+ en Afrique de l’Ouest?
The right to be different
Could Côte d’Ivoire one day become a safe haven for LGBTQI+ communities in West Africa?
Between two evils
After losing its parliamentary majority for the first time, the African National Congress is scrambling to form a coalition government. The options are bleak.
Corruption kills?
The Nigerian Scam podcast returns to discuss the rise and fall of Nigeria’s anti-corruption movement.
Rhetoric is not enough
Although Lula da Silva called Israel’s war against Palestinians a genocide, the Brazilian president is yet to follow that up with concrete action.
Retórica não é suficiente
Embora Lula da Silva tenha chamado a guerra de Israel contra os palestinos de genocídio, o presidente brasileiro deve avançar em ações concretas para enfrentá-lo.
To be a woman in Sudan
Women in Sudan have gone from being state subjects to war spoils.