Book review By Yunus Momoniat Mahmood Mamdani’s seminal book, published in 1996, represented an important turning point in African Studies.…
Browsing: Africa in Fact
Africa: migration The lived experiences of migrants in Africa tell stories of isolationism and segregation within host countries Africa’s long…
South Sudan: a brutal war The concerns of the political elite revolve around ‘political budgets’ and the price of loyalty…
Uganda: xenophobia abounds Third and fourth generation Ugandan Indians contribute to the economy but are seen as unwelcome outsiders Indians,…
Togo: one-man rule Decades of family rule in this West African country have resulted in very little development Ethnicity has…
South Africa: inclusive versus exclusive politics Jacob Zuma’s narrow Zulu nationalism stands in the way of the development of an…
Nigeria: Fulani militia As Nigeria fights jihadists in the north-east and militants in the oil-producing south, a third conflict is…
Nigeria: Fulani militia As Nigeria fights jihadists in the north-east and militants in the oil-producing south, a third conflict is…
Namibia: ethnicity and politics In the context of deep ethnic divisions and conflicts on the African continent perhaps Namibia is…
Kenya: deadly politics Ethnic factionalism results in skewed allocation of resources and opportunities towards majority tribespeople Last year three Kenyan…
