In documenting the life and work of Amy Ashwood Garvey, Nydia A. Swaby offers a window into the inspiring and overlooked story of black womens’ history, writes Panya Banjoko
Transnational oil companies’ ‘divestment’ from Nigeria leaves behind a trail of destruction. Obiora Ikoku reports on the communities demanding reparation
Rasna Warah reports on how young people in and beyond Kenya are using social media to challenge corrupt, old-school politicians
Stephanie Leah Simmons Wood speaks to the Loita Maasais fighting ‘demarcation’ and navigating threats to tradition, corporate interests and opportunities for women’s empowerment
The hopes of the grassroots, citizens’ revolution have given way to the brutality and violence of rentier elites in Sudan, writes Raga Makawi
As states across Africa threaten LGBTQ+ communities, Chiamaka Muoneke reports on the colonial roots of homophobic laws – and the digital activism fuelling resistance
Grassroots socialist and feminist organising in spaces like Kayole Social Justice Centre, Nairobi, are leading the fight against patriarchy, capitalism, and a colonial present, writes Maryanne Kasina