Stories of a landowning black middle class predate apartheid
“Young and driving a BMW” is how the black middle class has often appeared in studies of post-apartheid South Africa, says Cape …
How Congolese Yankees use cool to conquer the city
Youth from the DRC city of Kisangani are embracing a newly found identity to survive – and succeed in – life, reports Catherina Wilson in her award-nominated thesis. …
Michael Stasik: “There is more to Sierra Leone than just war”
Who: Michael Stasik Where: Afrika Studie Centrum, Leiden, the Netherlands What: Music and society in Sierra Leone How long: 7 months By …
Dirk Ormel: “A Congolese soldier ran towards me with an AK47”
Who: Dirk Ormel Where: Leiden University, Law Department, the Netherlands What: Could illegal mining in DRC be prosecuted by ICC? How long: 4 …