High Class Shanty Town
Karen Press translates Jean-Christophe Lanquetin’ journey through Ouakam
IRM de la ville de Douala
by Maud De La Chappelle To Didier À Douala, on nomme les carrefours, places, rond-points, rues, de manière improvisoire [1]– improvisée et provisoire – augré des anecdotes du quartier, des lieux de vies importants ou du type d’activité quis’y pratique. Ces noms apparaissent, suivant le même processus unpeu mystérieux que celui qui forme les rumeurs, pour […]
This Sea Shall Be Uprooted
By Jumoke Verissimo Images by Adolphus Opara I On the silk expanse of the waters Gleaming sparkles of wrinkled greys,Burdens of stilts and wraps and roofsWe acquire the nudity of nature. As you drive down the Third Mainland Bridge into the shrivelled Lagos Island area, you are introduced to the sight of hundreds of […]
MURIMI MUNHU
Panashe Chigumadzi travels to the rural Zimbabwe of her ancestors, onto land stolen and cash-cropped by a privileged minority under racist white rule. Now, almost 40 years since independence, millions of hectares have been returned to those whose birthright the soil is. Chigumadzi discovers that the land reform programme that drives agricultural transformation and justice […]
MILKING A DYING COW
Zimbabwe’s economic crises have played out in the press, in political and parliamentary exchanges, and on the streets, among the people most immediately affected. At a glance, it appears like a no-win situation. But, foreign companies, especially South African retailers, are making a handsome profit from Zimbabwe’s demise. Simbarashe Mumera boards the night vendor bus […]