Africa in Focus
May 2021
A Tale of 3 Elections, 3 Dictators and 1 Script
The three presidents have denied the legitimacy of political opponents, encouraged violence against protestors and curtailed civil liberties of its people and media
May 2021
#EveryDayFeminism Nigerian Feminist, Amarachi Nickabugu, Tweets a Misogynistic Law Every Day for Nearly a Year and Counting
“feminist advocacy should make people uncomfortable. It aims to disrupt the status quo – and there isn’t anything comfortable about it”
May 2021
Vaccination Mistrust Among Africans is Rooted in a Long-Standing History of Exploitation
Historical drug trials across the continent provide a glimpse into the sinister history of Africa functioning as a testing ground for European scientists
May 2021
Idriss Déby’s Son, Mahamat Déby Itno, Takes Over as Chad’s New President. Will Political Unrest in West Africa Follow?
Edith Magak and political commentators Nabilah Usman and Richard Ali, discuss the recent death of Chad’s former leader Idriss Déby, and the appointment of his son Mahamat Déby Itno
May 2021
On Pleasure and Belonging: Manifesting Lessons From adrienne maree brown in Egypt
“pleasure activism is the work we do to reclaim our whole, happy, and satisfiable selves from the impacts, delusions, and limitations of oppression and/ or supremacy”
May 2021
Lack of Economic Mobility in Mozambique Strengthens ISIS Presence in the Region
“The root cause of this conflict speaks to the marginalisation of people, the exclusion of people, the hopelessness and the impoverishment in the region”
Apr 2021
How Toxic Positivity Enables Gender-Based Violence Against Women, a West African Perspective
I stared at her swollen face and the tears down her cheeks as she was lovingly told that it happens to everyone. She didn’t need to “make a fuss about it”
Apr 2021
Congo Brazzaville: The Emperor’s New Term
Oil revenues are primarily for the maintenance of the Congolese elites and generate very little benefit for the development of the country
Apr 2021
Living in Limbo, an Asylum Seeker’s Journey in SA
Asylum Seekers are cautiously optimistic as the South African Government launch a project to clear a 68-year backlog of unsettled refugee status claims
Mar 2021
TANZANIA: Will President Suluhu Usher in a New Era for Women After Magufuli’s death?
Magufuli leaves behind a legacy of creating a more regressive environment for the country’s Women and girls
Mar 2021
Where are the Women? A Review of Ivory Coast’s 2021 Parliamentary Elections
“Women, like men, are part of society. They must both contribute to the development of this country”
Mar 2021
Zukiswa Wanner: Writing Her Name into History, One Book at a Time
“I wanted to give a voice to the dreams of women who are often not considered go-getters by a twisted society”