The RPF government’s version of history is a tool of power rather than a story shared by all 1994 a new government came to power in Rwanda after the country had seen a genocide that claimed the lives of about three...
Good Governance Africa
Righting wrongs
The five-year-old constitution seeks to restore the language, culture and traditions of a marginalised group Morocco largely avoided the turmoil seen in other North African countries during the Arab Spring protests...
‘World Banks’ provide votes
Ghana, the first African country to obtain independence from colonial powers, works to build national identity It’s an unspoken rule in Ghana that being born into an ethnic group associated with one of the two leading...
CARTOON: Ethnicity
Glaring inequality
Though the economies of many African countries are dominated by minorities, politicians often choose to accept the benefits Between “Brexit” and Donald Trump, 2016 seems to be a year of political rewards for those who...
Migration, identity and belonging in contemporary Africa
The lived experiences of migrants in Africa tell stories of isolationism and segregation within host countries Africa’s long history of migration and population movements is well documented. Since the pre-colonial era,...
