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Melania Trump: “I’m the Most Bullied Person in the World”

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Oct 11, 2018 10:03 AM

Kenyan Judge Allows Lesbian Romance Rafiki to Qualify for an Oscar

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A Calm, Knowledgeable Book on the Heated Subject of Identity and Why It Matters

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Why South Africa’s President Has to Pay Land Reform Lip Service

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Trump Has Some Thoughts About Land Reform in South Africa. Here Are the Facts.

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Aug 23, 2018 5:46 PM

How Online White Supremacist Communities Are Celebrating Trump’s Tweet About White Farmers in South Africa

April Glaser

Aug 23, 2018 3:46 PM

Zimbabwe Is Free From Mugabe, but That Doesn’t Mean It’s a Democracy Yet

Amy Pollard

Aug 03, 2018 4:07 PM

Historic Zimbabwe Election Turns Violent With Three Opposition Protesters Killed as Anger Mounts Over Disputed Results

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Aug 01, 2018 11:12 PM

Watch Trevor Noah Sprint Through Stories About Beyoncé, Zimbabwe, LeBron James, and Iran

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July 31, 2018 11:27 PM

The U.N. Has Finally Passed an Arms Embargo on South Sudan. Is It Too Late to Stop the Killing?

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July 24, 2018 5:14 PM

Barack Obama Cautions Against “Strongman Politics” in South Africa Speech

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July 17, 2018 6:15 PM

Examining the Battle Over Inxeba, South Africa’s Provocative Queer Film About Love and Tradition in the Xhosa Community

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July 13, 2018 3:07 PM

There Are Signs of Hope in One of the World’s Longest-Running Conflicts

Amy Pollard

July 09, 2018 10:43 AM

Wishing for a Return to Politics as Usual Is a Mistake

Virginia Heffernan

July 06, 2018 11:36 AM

A New, Affordable Ultrasound Machine Is Saving Lives in Developing Countries

Felix Salmon

June 22, 2018 9:49 AM

In Zora Neale Hurston’s Account of the Last Living “Black Cargo,” Two Drastically Different Worldviews Collide

Ismail Muhammad

June 07, 2018 12:13 PM

Sierra Leone Did Not Hold the World’s First “Blockchain Election”

Joshua Keating

March 21, 2018 2:56 PM

Trump’s Tariffs Are All Smoke, No Fire

Felix Salmon, Anna Szymanski, and Jordan Weissmann

March 10, 2018 2:01 AM