SDG 3: healthy lives and wellbeing for all Applying global SDG targets to Africa is counterproductive and fails to recognise…
Browsing: Africa in Fact
Africa: ‘tribalism’ Over a century of deeply racist Western literature continues to influence notions of ‘blackness’ and what it means…
West Africa: new languages Pidgin and creole emerged to serve trade, but what of their longer-term use and acceptance? By…
Swaziland: monarchical abuse Childhood links to the motherland seem to require a certain patriotism, yet the country is troubled by…
South Africa: race relations When white ‘allies’ want to make a difference will there still be space for their contribution?…
SDG 4: Education Quality education in Africa looks like a hopeless case, but it’s a matter of taking the right…
Rwanda: ‘re-education camps’ A Canadian academic is ordered to pay attention, keep quiet and learn the country’s official history By…
Rwanda: the official truth The RPF government’s version of history is a tool of power rather than a story shared…
SDG 5: gender equality Higher levels of political representation for women in Africa have not necessarily advanced gender equality, with…
Nigeria: many identities A country of many ethnicities artificially brought together faces many challenges, not least its own development By…
