e-fraud Nigeria: Internet fraud in popular literature Hustler narratives have emerged as a genre in world literature since the mid-1960s. It is an expansive genre but deals broadly with the shortcomings ... of any given political economy as seen from the perspective of characters who position themselves as both victims and villains.
looted art Germany is returning some Benin Bronzes, but this is not enough After years of pressure, Germany recently announced that an agreement had been reached to return hundreds of priceless artefacts and artworks ... that had been looted from Nigeria in colonial times and were on display in German museums.
China & Russia vs. The West Why Africans must become more Machiavellian France is being outmanoeuvred by new school cyber propaganda on the continent. But to call these African influencers who have fallen ...
cold war narrative The West’s ignorance about China in Africa is a feature not a bug Those of us who concentrate on Africa-China relations have long warned that the current framing of the relationship as a zero-sum arena in a ... new cold war strips African states of agency.
divided continent Africa should negotiate collectively with China at FOCAC, but that’s not going to happen
divided continent Africa should negotiate collectively with China at FOCAC, but that’s not going to happen
China-Ghana The significance of Chinese-funded Bui Dam in Ghana Aid, trade and foreign direct investments typify China's global rise and its African activities. ...
fake news Covid-19 vaccine: Debunking the myths South Africa's Covid-19 vaccine rollout programme, outlined by the Ministry of Health, had three phases, starting with the most vulnerable ... population.
Ghana, wake up! China is exporting Cocoa to Belgium Of the $130bn chocolate industry, African cocoa exporters make just a small slice. To seize more of the value of a bar of chocolate, it needs ... to bring financial stakeholders and industrial players into alignment.
eat bitter China’s ‘eat bitter’ business model doesn’t work in Africa Forget debt traps, Huawei 'back-doors' and vaccine diplomacy. They might be the disputes that define our current polarised moment, but I'm willing ... to bet they won't have the staying power of the one - the original - dispute that has haunted Chinese engagement with Africa since the late 1990s: labour.
stop the war Ethiopia: Why hasn’t the African Union intervened in Tigray? The war in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has entered its second phase. The first saw an attempt to eliminate the TPLF-led Tigrayan forces by ... the sheer might of the Ethiopian and Eritrean national armies.
DEAD-END NATIONALISM How South Africa’s elites are stunting the economy and democracy It has been 27 years since South Africa held its first democratic election achieved after centuries of political struggle. But many South Africans ... have lost interest and no longer bother to vote.
