Far from signaling a break from the past, the convergence of mining and conservation in West Africa underscores a recurring pattern that stretches back to colonialism. Blue Lake, the former open pit mine of LAMCO, now part of the East Nimba Nature Reserve. Credit Sarita West © 2025. This post is par
After years of heartbreak, Congolese fans are guarding their expectations ahead of a decisive play-off for a place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. DR Congo players celebrate their penalty shootout victory over Egypt at the 2023 AFCON. Source: CAF (fair use). Whenever I visit Kinshasa, getting a haircu
Every weekend in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s skater girls roll into Addis Skatepark and quietly flip
Why does the anti-Black racism of the US president have defenders in Africa’s largest Black nation? Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a campaign rally at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Image credit Gage Skidmore via Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0. Trump’s posting of racist images of
The withdrawal from the port city of Berbera by regional powers distracted by war, marks the end of an external system that managed the Horn of Africa—and the beginning of a deeper structural collapse. Berbera, Somaliland. Image credit Abdulkadir Hirabe via Shutterstock © 2024. There is a port on th
A new history of Mombasa shows how street food, colonial labor migration, and urban capitalism reshaped what—and how—Kenya eats. Street scene in Old Town, Mombasa, Kenya. Image credit Francisco Anzola via Flickr CC BY 2.0. Mombasa is a tapestry of rich history, vibrant culture, and renowned cuisine.
An exhibition in Ibadan recovers Nigeria’s buried history of activism, raising urgent questions about access, erasure, and whether archives can inspire new political action. All images courtesy Sa'eed Husaini © 2026. Archives are repositories of the past. A way of holding on. Of preserving. In vario
Eswatini’s Umhlanga, or Reed Dance, is one of the country’s biggest cultural gatherings, where
AFROPOLiTAiN sat down with Artist Fally Ipupa to ask him about his new music video "
A group of London friends are gaining millions of social media views by exploring their ancestral