Hlawulani Mkhabela
Simon Gatwech Dual, Chief of General Staff for SPLM/SPLA in Opposition (IO) in Juba- UN Photo/Isaac Billy
The most effective way to be heard is still at the barrel of a gun and the South
Sudanese peace deal makes it...
A new book by Leo Zeilig focuses on one of Africa and the modern era’s most celebrated revolutionaries, whose views remain influential long after his death. This is an edited extract.
Many people spoke well that day. Delegates had come...
Eritrea marks 25 years of independence from Ethiopia this month. It is now one of the most underdeveloped countries in the world and is run by a repressive government. The Conversation Africa’s politics and society editor, Thabo Leshilo, asked...
Stockholm, 24 May 2016
Sexual Violence in Africa: Reversing the Trends
In honour of Africa Day 2016, three Right Livelihood Award Laureates from Africa are speaking out to reverse the current trends of sexual violence on the continent.
As the World Health Organization (WHO) reports, “about...
Prologue:
Since the publication of "The Lords of Poverty" much has been written, but little has changed. The colonial "AID" business, whereby the internal rate of return to the "donor" counts more than the lives of those the aid...
By almariam
An old African proverb says, “An ant can kill an elephant.”
The ant is said to get into the elephant’s ears and trunk and gnaw and nibble until the pachyderm goes completely crazy and dies from exhaustion.
That African proverb has...
Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the launch of The Conversation Africa.
We would like to thank you, our readers, for your support.
The website went live on May 7, 2015 with the purpose of delivering commentary and analysis written by...
By Eugenio Giorgianni
“The Kasaï Nightingale” was on stage, a flamboyantly dressed stage animal as always, when he collapsed from a sudden illness. The drummer completed his Rumba riff on the cymbal before stopping the music. The dancers rushed to...
The former Kenyan Prime Minister admits that “every Kenyan” including himself has had to pay bribes, and that he has also “been offered bribes” in the past
Warns that he is “very worried” about violence in next year’s...
By Steve Humble
We all know that it doesn’t matter whether you’re rich or poor. You can still be gifted. Opportunity is the key. Through opportunity you can overcome difficulty and reach your full potential. But is this true...