Elections on, university off
Closed since June 2023, the University of Dakar has become a symbol of the collapse of Senegalese democracy.
Politics
Stopping Israel’s genocidal war
The struggle of the Palestinian people has become central in the global movement against US imperialism.
#FeesMustFall in Nigeria
Student organizing is resurging in Nigeria. But to have any impact, students must connect with struggles beyond campus.
Angola’s ‘well-behaved’ media
Press freedom under President João Lourenço is in bad shape.
A comunicação social ‘bem comportada’ de Angola
A precariedade da liberdade de imprensa em Angola sob o mandato do presidente João Lourenço.
Confront the principle, not episode
It is no surprise that even today, Europe only feels guilt about the episode of the Holocaust and not the principle of genocide which made it possible.
Towards people’s power
Anti-authoritarian struggles on the continent aren’t just fighting for democracy, but they are also reimagining it.
Bola Tinubu’s Nigeria
Despite liberalizing the economy to the detriment of the majority, Nigeria’s president has faced little opposition in his first year in office.
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.
Punching above its weight
South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel is the latest example of its ability to act as a normative superpower, exceeding even the great powers in shaping global moral discourse.
AFCON is a playlist
On this second day of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, we’re bringing you a playlist exploring some of the most iconic songs in African football.
Understanding South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel
South Africa is asking the International Court of Justice to declare that in its war against Gaza, Israel has breached its obligations under the Genocide Convention.
At what cost?
Malawi’s decision to send more than than 200 people to work on Israel’s farms sets a precedent for other African leaders to act with the same apathy.
Laboring at a crossroads
Nigeria’s Labor Party lost its way when it abandoned socialism for social democracy. Still, it remains essential for the labor movement to be organized under a party of its own.
What does Palestine have to do with Africa?
Zionism is an extreme, but by no means exceptional, manifestation of the divisive logic of the nation-state.
Kissinger’s secret war in Angola
Henry Kissinger was convinced that Africans were incapable of responsible government—so he fought against the national liberation movements fighting for independence.
Colonialism is not over
A new book shows how Europe is using the energy transition to exploit and under-develop the Arab world.
Whose land is it anyway?
What contestations over land in urban Senegal tell us about political economy in the post-colony.
Henry Kissinger’s Angola
In 1975, seeing how a communist victory in Angola’s civil war would boost the morale of Vietnamese freedom fighters, Henry Kissinger wanted to plan a covert operation against the MPLA.
Henry Kissinger’s Western Sahara
Morocco is one of the United States’ oldest allies, so when it occupied Western Sahara in 1975, the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people mattered little.