The Playing Field A few African countries have had elections this year, such as Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Malawi and Tanzania. Each has had varying results but one common theme that stands out is the suppression of the opposition. Opposition candidates including Tidjane Thiam, the grandnephew of Côte d’Ivoire’s founding father, have been barred from contesting […]
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Rethinking African Responses to Homophobic Laws
Headlines of Burkina Faso’s criminalisation of LGBT marriage and relationships have flooded the media in the last two weeks (Reuters, 2025). Social media commentors have expressed their opinions in reaction to this move, usually with disappointment at best or callousness towards the country at worst. President Captain Ibrahim Traoré has been the subject of many […]
Coloured People are NOT Mulattos
Tyla and Coloured identity in the media When Tyla became a mainstream artist after the release of her hit single “Water” in July 2023 she grabbed media attention swiftly. Along with the virality of her most successful song came a “revelation” of her identity as a Coloured South African. This was not a shock to […]
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