Often in war, language is twisted and used to change meaning, to dehumanize, to invent enemies, and to justify atrocities. Darfur, 2007. Image © Kursat Bayhan via Shutterstock.com In one of Sudan’s largest agricultural regions, where vast fields sustain millions of livelihoods, a woman we will call
In revisiting her relationship with her mother, Roy shows how intimacy, violence, and love forged the sensibility behind her uncompromising political life. 45 RPM single of The Beatles' "Let It Be." Image credit PHLD Luca via Shutterstock.com In Mother Mary Comes To Me we learn that Arundhati Roy, t
Senegal marks its Independence Day every year on April 4, a date that honors the 1960
“THEY LOVE ME” is ODUMODUBLVCK’s first release of 2026, and it sounds like him walking
As Kenya’s Rift Valley lakes expand, swallowing homes, farms, and infrastructure, what appears as a climate anomaly reveals a reckoning with ecological limits, failed planning, and the illusion that water would stay where it was put. Photo by Brian Kungu on Unsplash Last year, in one of those
Despite commercialization and elite capture, the world’s most popular sport still generates forms of collective life that resist the logic of capitalism. Seattle Sounders FC fans holds signs in protest of ICE raids during the second half of an MLS match against San Jose Earthquakes at Lumen Field in
In Guadalajara, fans from three continents celebrated football together in what was a taste of a World Cup that most won't be able to afford or attend. All images courtesy of Florian Lefèvre, ©2026. Lire en français ici. “Olé! Olé! Olé! Congooo Congooo!” In the bowels of the Guadalajara stadium, Con
A Guadalajara, des fans venus des trois continents ont célébrer le football ensemble dans un avant-goût de ce que sera, pour eux, la Coupe du monde : une fête à laquelle ils ne pourront pas assister All images courtesy of Florian Lefèvre, © 2026. Read in English here. ‘‘Olé ! Olé ! Olé ! Congooo Con
Prominent cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi’s calls for negotiation reflect practices already in use, but in Nigeria’s polarized digital space, nuance is punished. Nigerian soldiers introduce themselves after completing a “Silent Kill” demonstration at the African Land Force Summit, Abuja, April 17, 2018. Ph
Paradoxically, conservation efforts in Liberia and Senegal are threatening native ecology. Artisanal mining site near Sapo National Park, showing a pit where earth-moving equipment removed the topsoil. Credit Shadrach Kerwillain © 2025. This post is part of the series “The Underbelly of Conservation