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The Drum Speaks Again: The Return of the Djidji Ayokwe and the Unfinished Work of Repatriation

The Drum Speaks Again: The Return of the Djidji Ayokwe and the Unfinished Work of Repatriation

After more than a century in French hands, the Djidji Ayokwe reached its home village this week. The…

The Making of an Empty Continent

The Making of an Empty Continent

The transatlantic slave trade did not only steal lives. It stripped Africa of generations of people, institutions and…

The Silence They Demand: On Reparations and the Discipline of Forgetting

The Silence They Demand: On Reparations and the Discipline of Forgetting

There is a particular tone reserved for Africans and Caribbeans who speak of reparations. It is the tone…

The Empire Sends an Invoice: The Poverty of British Memory

The Empire Sends an Invoice: The Poverty of British Memory

Suella Braverman says Africa and the Caribbean owe Britain gratitude for empire, not the reverse. Her own government's…

Heroes and Terrorists: Framing the War on the AES in the Western Press

Heroes and Terrorists: Framing the War on the AES in the Western Press

When fighters overran Malian forces, the Western press read it as an achievement, not an atrocity. The vocabulary…

MALI UNDER SIEGE AGAIN: THE RENEWED OFFENSIVE AND THE HANDS BEHIND IT

MALI UNDER SIEGE AGAIN: THE RENEWED OFFENSIVE AND THE HANDS BEHIND IT

Just over two months after the deadliest coordinated assault Mali has known in a decade, the country has…

MACRON'S ACCRA PERFORMANCE: A SHAM DRESSED AS SOLIDARITY

MACRON'S ACCRA PERFORMANCE: A SHAM DRESSED AS SOLIDARITY

Macron spoke to Africa on reparations from Paris. This article examines his speech, France's policies and why many…

The Reparations Fixtures: What the 2026 World Cup Is Really About

The Reparations Fixtures: What the 2026 World Cup Is Really About

When Ghana plays England at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, it will not simply be a football match.…