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Warrior: Bolanle Austen-Peters’ biopic portrays Nigerian fighter for women’s rights Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti as more than just Afrobeat star Fela Kuti’s mother and the first woman to drive a car in the country.
ABEOKUTA GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Bolanle Austen-Peters’ biopic reveals the true legacy of Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti

Film paints a strong picture of Nigerian activist and feminist but neglects her personal life

  • Daniel Okechukwu
5 min read
Unprepared: The disproportionate attention paid to the battle between rap stars Kendrick Lamar (above) and Drake is symptomatic of a change of tone in America. Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images
NOT LIKE US

Kendrick Lamar vs Drake: Beware of the false prophets

Kendrick Lamar’s win over Drake shows the resurgence of an illiberal racial mood in America

  • Boima Tucker
9 min read
(Photo by John WESSELS / AFP)
AFRICA

DRC: The war that doesn’t say its name

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo conflict, as well as peacemaking, have become ends in themselves, while the fighting is carried forward by its own momentum

  • Jason K Stearns
10 min read
Still from ‘Planet of the Humans’
AFRICA IS A COUNTRY
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Review: ‘Planet of the Humans’ is a mess. You should watch it

The new documentary on the future of our planet, executive produced by Michael Moore, fails on a number of fronts. But believers in green growth could still learn from it.

  • Jordan G Teicher
5 min read
As Europeans currently experience these short-lived restrictions on movement, it is an exceptional time to reflect on what Africans endure permanently in all of Europe’s name and the significance of freedom of movement to everyone in the world.
AFRICA
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Freedom of movement and Africa’s eternal lockdown

Europeans currently experiencing a temporary lockdown should reflect on the fact that many Africans live permanently in a form of continental lockdown

  • Iriann Freemantle
4 min read