Africa Liberation Day is a moment not just of remembrance, but of reckoning. While flags were raised and colonial powers retreated, the work of liberation is far from complete. Our ancestors did not fight for symbolism, they fought for dignity, land, self-determination, justice, and the right to thrive. Their visions remain with us, not as …
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A lineup of white men swooping into the African continent to lecture us on African values — if this isn’t imperialism striding boldly among us, then pray, what is it? Currently underway in Wangari Maathai’s beloved homeland — the birthplace of Muthoni Kirima and Dedan Kimathi — is the so-called “Pan-African Conference on Family Values.” …
At the heart of this year’s fellowship, the Sawaba Institute of Critical Consciousness invites its fellows to journey under the evocative theme of Alchemical Transmutations. In this shared space of thought and action, fellows will nurture deep knowledge and ignite anticolonial indignation, challenging the stubborn endurance of coloniality across the realms of power, knowledge, and …
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Zainab Monisola Olaitan When we think of gender quotas, we are instinctively forced to think about how they help to increase the number of marginalised groups in certain spaces or, for a more gloomy look, how they are used to select unqualified people into certain spaces. These myopic and misguided thoughts are part of why …
“Our stories flow beyond borders, even when politics tries to keep us apart.” With these words, Rosebell Kagumire reminded us of the power of storytelling as a tool for resistance, communion, and liberation. Stories transcend artificial boundaries, challenge dominant narratives, and reclaim the knowledge systems that colonial histories have sought to erase. It is in …
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