Hip hop and Pan Africanism: from Blitz the Ambassador to Beyoncé

We’ve seen important collaborations between hip hop artists across Africa and in the diaspora that go back to the early 1990s. But we see an increase after 2010. When African artists started using social media and file sharing, they were able to increase their collaborations.

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5 ways the Biden administration may help stem the loss of international students

President Joe Biden’s election signals a new day for international education. This is evident based on a slew of Biden’s executive orders, many of which revoked immigration and travel restrictions imposed by the Trump administration.

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Algerian players lift the Afcon trophy

Football and politics: when Algeria won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations

Following on the heels of Bouteflika’s resignation amid massive protests and the nomination of a caretaker president, the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations came in the right time.

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Anxiety in Johannesburg: New views on a global south city

Anxiety in Johannesburg is nothing new. Despite its intermittent glamour, the city has always felt unstable for those who live in it. South Africa’s largest and wealthiest urban centre, it is also deeply unequal and striated by the spatial markers of apartheid.

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