Written by Rachel Ayeh-Datey, this instalment of Chakula Presents captures the key points from a discussion exploring the context of LGBTQ+ rights for people of African descent in Mauritius and the UK. The Africa Centre's Chakula Programme is a monthly series of events, workshops, and dialogues geared towards supporting and empowering Black and African LGBTQ+ communities. Read more
My unforgettable visit to The Africa Centre, one of the few venues across London screening the Africa Cup of Nations football matches live. Nigeria's Super Eagles advanced to their eighth AFCON final after a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Bafana Bafana of South Africa. Goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali was the hero for Nigeria after he saved efforts by Teboho Mokoena and Evidence Makgopa in a 4-2 shoot-out win. Read more
The biggest free-trade area in the world came into force on 1st January 2021 – and includes nearly all African countries. Full of promise, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will need to overcome a number of significant obstacles before becoming fully operational. We explain how this agreement could reshape African economies for the better. Read more
The murder of George Floyd, a black man, at the hands of a white police officer in the U.S. led to a global outpouring of grief and rage followed by all kinds of promises by individuals, governments, corporates, and other institutions. However, only a few months on and much of this energy appears to be ebbing. It must, therefore, be asked if all of this was just performative. Read more
There is a general sense of indifference amongst the wider population in the UK, possibly rooted in a misplaced belief that things might not be as bad as they are in the U.S. when in comes to issues of race. However, Covid-19 has exposed the truth about injustice and racial inequality in the UK. On 11 November 2020, the House of Lords and House of Commons Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) also released a damning report following an inquiry into Black People, Racism, and Human Rights. Read more
The Covid-19 pandemic had a severe and disproportionate impact on Black people in the U.K. They were twice as likely as white people to catch the virus and were also overly represented in the numbers of those working in frontline services, particularly the National Health Service (NHS). Read more
Analysing the factors behind the mass exodus of African youth from the continent to different parts of the world. Read more