Image Source Senegalese painter Omar Ba begins to paint a five-meter-long canvas a deep, dark shade of black. This is how Ba, a rising star in the world of contemporary Read More..
Political and Social Commentary
The war in Ukraine: Africa risks paying a heavy price for neutrality
Image Source Far from being swift, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine now looks likely to become a long-running war of attrition. It will therefore have an accumulating, and increasingly drastic, impact Read More..
Agroecology, Indigenous Knowledge Transforming Food Systems in Uganda, Kenya and Senegal
Image Source Agroecology, regenerative practices and indigenous knowledge are not only transforming food systems in Uganda, Kenya, Senegal and other parts of Africa but also restoring biodiversity, the latest Global Read More..
The Looming Threat of Eviction: The Continued Displacement of the Maasai Under the Guise of Conservation in Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Image Source The Looming Threat of Eviction: The Continued Displacement of the Maasai Under the Guise of Conservation in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, reveals the Tanzanian government’s plans to evict over Read More..
Tigray in Ethiopia was an environmental success story – but the war is undoing decades of regreening
Image Source An ongoing war between the Ethiopian government and its allies against Tigray, one of its northern states, has led to one of the world’s biggest humanitarian crises. We Read More..
The U.S.’s Long History of Mistreating Haitian Migrants
Image Source This past week, while looking at the heart-wrenching images of Haitian migrants—packed by the thousands under the Del Rio International Bridge, in Texas, or crossing at shallow points Read More..