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Articles by Chloé Buire
‘Histórias do Kakwaku’, An experience of collective documentary film-making in the periphery of Luanda, Angola
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Kenya: How Kenya Is Failing to Create Decent Jobs
analysis By Kwame Owino, Noah Wamalwa and Ivory NdekeiIn 2011, an African Development Bank report categorised one-third of Africa's population - about 313 million people - as "middle class".1 The term was controversially applied to those earning between US$2 and US$20 a day. The growth of a middle class in Africa has been widely celebrated in reports by international consultancies and investment banks eager to stimulate investment - and fees.
Zimbabwe: On the Periphery - Missing Urbanisation in Zimbabwe
analysis By Beacon MbibaZimbabwe's 2012 census report suggests that notable de-urbanisation occurred between 2002 and 2012. Some external commentators have cited urban-rural migration and the Fast Track Land Reform Programme - jambanja - initiated in 2000 as the principal drivers of this phenomenon.
Africa: What Do Informal Transport Associations Tell Us About Political Trajectories in Africa?
analysis By Tom GoodfellowFor a window onto a country's politics and political economy, look at how urban transport is organised. Britain's embrace of Uber, and the beleaguered company's exploitation of a legal loophole to allow its drivers to operate in places where they are not actually licensed, speaks volumes about our government's love of deregulation.
Uganda: Age Is but a Number - Museveni Looks to 2021 and Beyond in Uganda
analysis By Jamie HitchenYoweri Kaguta Museveni was confirmed as the winner of Uganda's presidential election for a fifth consecutive time on 20 February 2016. However, if the president is to stay in office beyond the next set of elections in 2021 he will have to overcome a constitutional impediment.
The Beat of Dissent
No city has a music scene like Luanda, where rappers risk jail to rhyme against the regime. Up all night in the most expensive city on earth At a concert by the rapper MCK. Luanda, Angola. 2015. This essay appeared in Even no. 6, published in February 2017. On August 23, 2017, José Eduardo dos Santos is set to step down as president after 38 years in power. I. June 2009. I arrived in Luanda just a week ago, and I’m exhausted. Busy roads, busy crowds, busy city. Heat, sweat, dust.
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