My concerns with international flights are usually mundane things like making sure my Swiss Army knife is not in my carry-on luggage. Do I have anything in my pocket that I might have to part with at ...

The river had swallowed him whole before anyone realised the danger. It was early October last year, in Kakamega. The Kenya Meteorological Services Authority (KMSA) had already issued a warning that ...

In Uganda, censorship is a reality, and in fact, a governance necessity. Once those governing us came to the realization that they cannot give the population what it needs, either because they don’t ...

Oftentimes, mass acts of violent rebellion primarily driven by youths are viewed as counterproductive and nihilistic. But it is important to note that this isn’t always the case, as three major ...

History in the Horn of Africa is rarely allowed to remain history. An ancient civilization becomes evidence of modern sovereignty. A medieval dynasty becomes proof of national continuity. Territory ...

Pastoralists offer significant potential for a sustainable future in Africa’s dryland frontiers. However, this potential is increasingly threatened by both human and natural challenges. Pastoral ...

The political violence that characterized Linda Mwananchi’s forceful entry into Homa Bay and earned the county online mimetic mockery and nicknames such as Afgoonistan or Yemen didn’t begin in either ...

“So CBC is designed for short-term training of workers. In Europe, it is used among refugee and immigrant communities who need to be integrated into the community as fast as possible with skills they ...

Tafahri Munjatta is a Kenyan Afrofuturist and decolonial writer based in Nairobi. His work explores the intersections of culture, politics, history, and spirituality, tracing the ways memory, power, ...

The news of Kelvin Kiptum’s death came as a shock. I was in India for a book festival when, scrolling through social media, I saw a post announcing his passing. I stared blankly at my screen, in shock ...

Joshua W.J. Brown is a Toronto-based Canadian writer, filmmaker, and independent researcher working across history, political architecture, public systems, and cultural criticism.

The New Native should not become the old Native with a better genealogy. That is the danger I keep hearing underneath the question The Elephant has been asking this year. The “New Native” in this ...