What is all the fuss about? This is the first time since 1980 (independence), that Zimbabweans go to the polls without Robert Mugabe as...
Happy 100th, Mr Mandela!
I had gone to bed early that evening. Completely knackered after a long day, I was half-asleep when I heard a WhatsApp tune from...
Focus: African Literature
Eight years ago, the Book Fair in Göteborg – with an average of 100 000 visitors – announced its theme as “Africa”. Critics raised...
Land reform the Rwandan way
A few years ago, we were once more travelling to Rwanda to write about the progress and development of this tiny country in the...
“Many people despise our culture”
The San in southern Africa are often described as the very first people in history. They have a proud history stretching some three million...
Why you should visit Serengeti
Serengeti in Tanzania is the epitome of Africa. Almost a cliché perhaps, but difficult to beat when it comes to classic savanna biome, biodiversity...
Land reform hottest topic after 100 days
Land reform – or the lack thereof – has become one of the most hotly debated issues in South Africa during the first 100...
Photo exhibition: While it is still there
The African wilderness is a mythical place. A dream destination for many; a part of the world that symbolises our own heritage and origin...
New book by Görrel Espelund
Two years ago, I started the research for my book about the descendants of the white settlers in Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe. When independence...
New Lifestyles – New Diseases
A two-litre soft drink and a loaf of white bread is the standard diet for most construction workers in Cape Town. At least that...
Relocating young Africans
The other day I was searching for an image in my archive. I keep things in order so it wasn’t that difficult, but as...
The Day After Day Zero
One year ago, Andreas and I did our first feature story for Waterfront, the magazine produced by Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). Since then,...
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