Dan Connell: The Voice That Put Eritrea on the World’s Stage
Dawit Mesfin, a veteran writer on Eritrea, reflects on Dan Connell, a “ferenji” who put the liberation struggle of Eritrea on the map. To me,...
The history of alcohol played a crucial role in the making of postmodern identities in Kenya
By Wafula Yenjela Kenya’s war on traditional alcohol: a colonial hangover about what it means to be ‘civilised’. At the dawn of Kenya’s colonial era in...
Rebels’ tax drive in DR Congo is like a Sword of Damocles.
By Emmet Livingstone The M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is trying to extract money from relief organisations by demanding taxes...
In some African countries, more than 50% of women regularly use skin-lightening products. In South Africa, the rate is 32%, while in Nigeria it’s...
In the survival economy of Sudan people are just trying to help each other
Kordofan and El Obeid have become the epicenter of fighting and suffering in Sudan By Mohamed Ahmed On an ordinary morning in El Obeid, Azza al-Amin...
The idea is that the detention system of the 1950s during Mau Mau was exceptional. Instead, it was rooted in long-standing colonial practices, shaped...
Ayan Mahamoud, the eternal activist from the Netherlands and Somaliland
On a farmyard along a road somewhere in Somaliland, the national flag and that of Israel fly side by side. That is remarkable in...
Kenyans are encouraged to work abroad, but human rights violations persist in the Middle East
By Jonathan Presley and Evelyn Ersanilli The remittances sent to Kenya from workers abroad has grown exponentially. In 1990 remittances totalled just under US$140 million, accounting...
Electrifying the future, starting with the motorbike
Electrifying Nairobi’s boda bodas could cut carbon emissions by about 85%. A locally manufactured electric motorcycle charged with solar power is more than a...
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