In the 1980s, Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe an American photographer, wanted to document the contributions of black female photographers in the United States. She dug through US…
NOTHIN' BUT A NUMBER
Uganda has moved one step closer to having a president for life
Over the past few months as Ugandans argue over a proposal to scrap age limits for presidential candidates, a joke has circulated on WhatsApp. Just…
TWO WRONGS
African governments, not religion, are pushing their young people into extremism
Africans who didn’t sing the national anthem as a child are more likely to be recruited into violent extremist groups. Those living in the periphery…
KENYA DECIDES
Foreign election observers endorsed a deeply flawed election in Kenya. Now they face questions
When Kenya returns to the polls to decide its next president, the hundreds of election observers who attended last month’s vote might not be welcome.…
MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS
What happens now that Kenya has annulled its presidential election
Kenya’s supreme court stunned the nation last week by declaring the country’s Aug. 8 presidential election invalid and ordering a new vote. On Oct 17,…
NULL AND VOID
Kenya’s supreme court has annulled last month’s presidential election and called for a new vote
Kenya’s supreme court has declared the results of last month’s presidential election invalid and ordered a new vote. Incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta won 54% of the…
PLASTIC PENALTY
After issuing the world’s harshest ban on plastic bags, Kenya adjusts to life without them
Kenya is adjusting to life without plastic bags after a strict ban on the carriers went into effect this week. Traders in Nairobi swapped out…
CONTRABAND CARRIERS
Carrying a plastic bag in Kenya is now punishable with jail time
It is now illegal to use, manufacture, or import plastic bags in Kenya, according to a new rule that goes into effect this week. Offenders…
#LINTONLIES
Before she was poor-shaming on Instagram, Louise Linton wrote a “white savior” Africa memoir
Louise Linton, the Scottish wife of US treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin and author of a widely ridiculed memoir about living in Zambia, is making waves…
COURTING CONTROVERSY
The world’s largest rhino breeder is now selling rhino horns online
John Hume, a South African who runs the world’s largest rhino farm, is selling his stockpile of rhino horns. Starting from today, Hume is selling…
CHINESE EXCEPTIONALISM
China’s Wolf Warriors 2 in ‘war-ravaged Africa’ gives the White Savior complex a whole new meaning
In the film Wolf Warriors 2, Leng Feng, a former special forces operative, is on a one-man mission to save Chinese nationals and innocent locals…
HISTORIC
Kenya’s election was historic in many ways beyond its presidential contest
Kenya’s election, which saw president Uhuru Kenyatta re-elected with 54% of the vote, has been marred by allegations of hacking, fraud, and violence—with the opposition…
