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‘Modernity has been an interminable war on life. And it is far from over.’ We need to start anew; reclaim the oxygen that belongs to all on Earth
In sorrow over the way migrants are treated in South Africa, Achille Mbembe calls for Africa to adopt a pro-migration stance
Achille Mbembe is the first African scholar to win the prestigious Gerda Henkel Prize. He was recently interviewed by historian Andreas Eckert
Academic Achille Mbembe sat down with retired journalist Jolyon Nuttall, who is also his father-in-law, to talk about his new book of essays
Security now matters more than freedom in the increased ‘bordernisation’ of Europe which renders those seeking refuge subhuman and vulnerable
The continent needs a humane migration policy in a world that is anti-migrant and anti-black.
The continent was a place where people could always move freely, and this is what we must strive for, writes Achille Mbembe.
In a world without accountability, liberal democracy is the major casualty
Africa, with its ancient conceptions of the relations between being and matter, is fertile ground for digital technologies.
The divergence of democracy and capital will defy reason and politics will become brutal survivalism.
African universities were once considered vital tools for nation building and destroying them risks reversing the developmental gains we have made.
The philosopher’s classic 2001 work, ‘On the Postcolony’, has been republished in an African edition that features a brand-new preface by him.
South Africa today suffers a confusion between the rule of the people, the rule of law and the rule of property.
The EFF is a metaphor for the structural incompleteness of SA’s democracy.
The ANC has let the most reactionary sectors of white society off the hook while chasing away those progressive and antiracist whites.
An odious nostalgia is clearly present when the state protects the market with brutal force, writes Achille Mbembe.
After a decade of self-congratulation, SA is coming to a triple realisation that is exacting a heavy toll on its psyche, writes Achille Mbembe.
A high-stakes diplomatic poker game is unfolding between South Africa and France. Last month, French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited Senegal and Gabon, two former French…
It is no exaggeration to say that the spectre of St Augustine hung residually over the recent Sex and Secrecy conference held at the University of the Witwatersrand in…
