The Great Green Wall is an African-led project with an epic ambition: to grow an 8,000km natural wonder of the world across the entire width of Africa. Its goal is Read More..
Africa Speaks
The Story is Always More Important Than the Picture
I was born during the state of emergency in South Africa in the 1980s and witnessed our country’s difficult birth into relative democracy in the 1990s. My time abroad has Read More..
Returning to the Home that is no More There
An interview with Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (b. 1938), a Kenyan writer, is one of the most prominent African anti-colonial authors. He lived during the British colonial rule Read More..
South African Schoolgirls Provide Leadership for the On-going Revolution
The current student protests have their antecedents in the youth movements of 40 years ago. These students are fighting for their lives, their dignity and their humanity. Their resistance to Read More..
Help Stop My Father’s Hunger Strike
Hold the World Bank Accountable for its Racism: Sign My Petition 28 My father is a man of principles and a stubborn man. I am terrified that he will take Read More..
The Young Man Reduced to Ash by the Bloodthirsty Mob was in His Mid-teens. At the Mention of This, I Suddenly Couldn’t Breathe.
A few months back, I sat across from a prosecutor, a black woman of self-worth and enduring spirit, a person I admire for her compassion and drive. She told me Read More..