How Rwanda-backed M23 rebels finance their war in DR Congo
“They have methodically consolidated a de facto, deeply illegal, parallel administration.” By Patricia Huon The rebels have “methodically consolidated a de facto, deeply illegal, parallel administration”, Rwanda-backed...
New world map makes Africa look bigger
The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true size of the...
KENYA: “MONEY CAN ONLY WIPE AWAY TEARS”
In June, Kenya has started a 13 million euro programme to compensate the victims of police brutality during political unrest that took place between...
Dan Connell, Part III: A Debt of Gratitude
By Dawit Mesfin Introduction: Eritrea went from getting under my skin to holding me under its thumb. There is nostalgia, but also anger; tenderness, but also...
When the Revolution Betrayed Its Promise: Dan Connell and Eritrea. Part 2
By Dawit Mesfin The blind loyalty that led me to defend the EPLF, even in the face of what I knew about its actions, was...
Dan Connell: The Voice That Put Eritrea on the World’s Stage. Part 1
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...
