“I make sure my Blackness shows up in all its strength” - Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng (South Africa) - 2/4

“I make sure my Blackness shows up in all its strength” - Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng (South Africa) - 2/4

What makes Dr. T.’s voice so unique? South African doctor and reproductive justice advocate Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng tells me she never apologizes for who she is - instead, she “enhances” her Blackness and womanhood whenever she deems it necessary.

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"North Africa is going through an identity crisis” – Faten Aggad (Algeria) – 1/4

"North Africa is going through an identity crisis” – Faten Aggad (Algeria) – 1/4

Faten Aggad is an Algerian governance and development expert who works to strengthen the pan-African institutions she believes in. Here, we speak about identity: how she came to embrace her identity as an African, and how debates about identity are shaking up Algeria and North Africa as a whole.

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