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Countries must compete for migrant workers to boost their economies

Politicians and the media expend inordinate amounts of energy debating migration, often using nativist, populist and xenophobic rhetoric. This is...

Chinua Achebe and the languages of African literature

“One of the most infuriating habits of these people was their love of superfluous words,” thinks the colonial district commissioner...

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Countries must compete for migrant workers to boost their economies

Politicians and the media expend inordinate amounts of energy debating migration, often using nativist, populist and xenophobic rhetoric. This is...

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Countries must compete for migrant workers to boost their economies

Politicians and the media expend inordinate amounts of energy debating migration, often using nativist, populist and xenophobic rhetoric. This is...

Trevor Noah is right. People can be both French and African

The afterglow of France winning the 2018 World Cup tournament on July 15 should be gone by now. But the...

Chinua Achebe and the languages of African literature

“One of the most infuriating habits of these people was their love of superfluous words,” thinks the colonial district commissioner...
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Countries must compete for migrant workers to boost their economies

Politicians and the media expend inordinate amounts of energy debating migration, often using nativist, populist and xenophobic rhetoric. This is...

Trevor Noah is right. People can be both French and African

The afterglow of France winning the 2018 World Cup tournament on July 15 should be gone by now. But the...

Chinua Achebe and the languages of African literature

“One of the most infuriating habits of these people was their love of superfluous words,” thinks the colonial district commissioner...

COVID-19 compromises social networks. What this means for people in humanitarian crises

The novel coronavirus is now being transmitted through the six continents. A key concern is for those who are already...

a monumental musician who uplifted Somali life

There are many attributes that capture Somali identity, however none seem so deep and abiding as these two: constant hyper...

How African diaspora footballers juggle the identity question

Sport is a useful prism through which to explore aspects of national identity. This is particularly so with football, given...

Black Lives Matter but slavery isn’t our only narrative

Our historical understanding of Blackness is most commonly shaped by the story of the Atlantic slave trade – the forced...

what African migrants told us about parenting in Australia

Race informs how Black parents raise their children in Australia. Our study, published in the journal Child and Family Social...

iconic composer who defied apartheid odds to leave a rich legacy

Professor James Steven Mzilikazi Khumalo (1932-2021), who has died at at the age of 89, had a distinguished career as...

South African universities are training their gaze on the United States. Why it matters

Three academic institutions in Africa have established units dedicated to the study of the United States. They are University of...

How young Black African Australians use social media to challenge anti-Black narratives and reclaim racial dignity

For Black African young people in Australia, social media can be especially fraught – a place they witness footage of...

the African Union has had a few successes but remains weak

The African Union (AU) was born in the South African port city of Durban in 2002. Under its first chair,Thabo...