This piece is the text of a speech delivered at the 2018 African Law and…
Comment & Opinion
Why Tiffany Jenkins is wrong – and museum loot should be returned
There seems to be a slow movement towards restitution of artefacts to the societies in…
World AIDS Day: Three decades of loving militance
It is 30 years since World AIDS Day was first commemorated, propelled by a global…
The mediocre truths of Falz’s This Is Nigeria video
Around the time of Falz’s ascent into the mainstream, I wrote that he would never be…
This is America portrays an artist wrestling with the straight-jacket of Black Masculinity
Childish Gambino’s song and its accompanying video broke the internet and been hailed as…
Why South African artist Esther Mahlangu’s doctorate is a big deal
In the same month that South Africa lost its most famous female leader in the…
Pidgin is not going to die (Get over it)
When I heard that the BBC was launching a service in Pidgin, I sat down…
In praise of Ancestor Worship
So, Grace Mugabe has said that should her husband die before the next election, he…
How the Obamas expanded the language of American presidency – with dance
We’re all familiar with the language of American presidential campaigns, the symbolic rituals every candidate…
How Ghana Got Its Groove Back
Ghana, first post-independence black republic, has always had a special place in the heart of…