Africa
Laundering Carbon—The Gulf’s ‘New Scramble for Africa’
Carbon offsets are changing the relationship between the Middle East and the African continent.
Illicit Flows to the UAE Take the Shine off African Gold
Following Mali’s artisanal gold to the markets of Dubai.
Exit France—The Influence of External Actors in the Sahel Region
Where France went wrong in Mali.
Illicit Flows to the UAE Take the Shine off African Gold
What we can learn from Mali’s artisanal gold trade.
Rethinking Whiteness in Turkey Through the AKP’s Foreign Policy in Africa South of the Sahara
There is a new investment in whiteness in contemporary Turkey, and it is not by those who have traditionally been identified as “White Turks,” but by their long-standing critics, the so-called Black Turks.
The Sub-Saharan African Turn in Moroccan Literature
With the increasing presence of sub-Saharan African migrants in North Africa over the past decade, public discussions of race and prejudice are losing their taboo. Moroccan writers are encouraging a broader awareness of structural racism by including more Black characters in their novels and by depicting them as complex individuals struggling against inequality.
The Sub-Saharan African Turn in Moroccan Literature
With the increasing presence of sub-Saharan African migrants in North Africa over the past decade, public discussions of race and prejudice are losing their taboo. Moroccan writers are encouraging a broader awareness of structural racism by including more Black characters in their novels and by depicting them as complex individuals struggling against inequality. This article is from the forthcoming MER issue 298 “Maghreb From the Margins.”
