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CLARISSA, a film by Arie Esiri and Chuko Esiri
Culture

CLARISSA, a film by Arie Esiri and Chuko Esiri

Reimagining Virginia Woolf's classic from London to Lagos

Janet Biehl · October 17, 2026

COTTON QUEEN,  a film by Suzannah Mirghani
Culture
COTTON QUEEN, a film by Suzannah Mirghani

Celebrating the strength of spirited, challenging women

Janet Biehl · October 17, 2026
BEN’IMANA, a film by Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo
Culture
BEN’IMANA, a film by Marie-Clementine Dusabejambo

Is it possible to forgive the unforgivable?

Janet Biehl · October 17, 2026
Africa's True Size–Finally!
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Africa's True Size–Finally!

The new post-Mercator map of the world tells the truth

Eric Agnero · October 5, 2026
DAO, a film by Alain Gomis
Culture
DAO, a film by Alain Gomis

An inquiry into diaspora

Janet Biehl · October 4, 2026
JAIL TIME RECORDS, a documentary film by Dione Roach and Steve Happi
Culture
JAIL TIME RECORDS, a documentary film by Dione Roach and Steve Happi

A recording studio is established in a brutal prison in Douala, Cameroon, giving a creative outlet and a sense of purpose to the inmates.

Janet Biehl · October 4, 2026
Maryam Aslany, PEASANTS: MAKERS OF THE MODERN WORLD (Bloomsbury, 2026).
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Maryam Aslany, PEASANTS: MAKERS OF THE MODERN WORLD (Bloomsbury, 2026).

Peasants are a battered but essential social class that requires support in ordert to survive

Janet Biehl · September 28, 2026
“If there is gold under the land, it will win.”
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“If there is gold under the land, it will win.”

In Ghana, illegal gold mining undermines cacao farming

Janet Biehl · September 22, 2026
French Exchange: Cacao, Culture, and Connection
Vermont
French Exchange: Cacao, Culture, and Connection

Episode 1 of Eric Agnero's TV series French Exchange

Eric Agnero · September 3, 2026
In Côte d’Ivoire’s Cacao Fields, Children Are Poisoned by Obsolete Glyphosate
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In Côte d’Ivoire’s Cacao Fields, Children Are Poisoned by Obsolete Glyphosate

The warning no one wants to hear

Eric Agnero · September 2, 2026
Çağlar Demirel: Arrested for Providing Healthcare to Women
Commentary
Çağlar Demirel: Arrested for Providing Healthcare to Women

A Kurdish woman politician and activist reflects on activism n Türkiye

Janet Biehl · August 13, 2026
French Exchange:    Cacao, Culture, and Connection
Vermont
French Exchange: Cacao, Culture, and Connection

Host Eric Agnero brings Francophones together with a discussion of chocolate, from West African producers to Western consumers

Eric Agnero · August 10, 2026
The Kurdish Co-Mayor of Diyarbakir
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The Kurdish Co-Mayor of Diyarbakir

Janet Biehl of Global South Watch interviews Mayor Serra Bucak about trustees, accountability, outreach, and more , in the de facto capital of Turkish Kurdistan (Bakur)

Janet Biehl · August 6, 2026
Behind the 9th Pan-African Congress: video
Commentary
Behind the 9th Pan-African Congress: video

Gnaka Lagoke on the 9th Pan-African Congress

Gnaka Lagoke · August 5, 2026
Behind the Ninth Pan-African Congress
Commentary
Behind the Ninth Pan-African Congress

Gnaka Lagoke reflects on Pan-Africanism, reparations, and the challenge of building lasting Institutions

Editors · July 24, 2026
Interview: Mayor Ousmane Diagne of Thiès-Est
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Interview: Mayor Ousmane Diagne of Thiès-Est

A pragmatic approach to education, health, and democracy

Editors · July 20, 2026
Ubuntu as Africa's Political Compass
Commentary
Ubuntu as Africa's Political Compass

Leaving behind the old spectrum, Lagoke argues for a new uniquely African concept to guide political life

Gnaka Lagoke · July 11, 2026
The Turkish-Kurdish peace process
Commentary
The Turkish-Kurdish peace process

Eren Keskin offers her comments

Janet Biehl · July 9, 2026
Kurdish Prisoners in Türkiye
Commentary
Kurdish Prisoners in Türkiye

The human rights lawyers Eren Keskin comments

Janet Biehl · July 9, 2026
The Pan-African Imperative
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The Pan-African Imperative

Notes on the 9th Pan-African Congress, Lomé, Togo, December 2025

Janet Biehl · July 8, 2026
Abidjan’s Garbage Crisis
Commentary
Abidjan’s Garbage Crisis

In the Shadow of Tour F

Eric Agnero · July 1, 2026
The Electoral Power of Youth
Commentary
The Electoral Power of Youth

From 2014 to 2024, a new political "dynamic" succeeded in mobilizing youth for a new politics in Senegal

Editors · September 19, 2025