January 18, 2016

They Herded Us Into the Aircraft Like Cattle (Africa Is a Country)→

January 18, 2016/ Robtel Neajai Pailey

I thought I’d become immune to the indignities of traveling with an African passport, but an encounter last month proved me wrong.

Robtel Neajai Pailey

Robtel Neajai Pailey is an award-winning Liberian academic, activist and author.

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Liberia Has Suffered 20 Years of ‘Negative Peace’. It’s Time for Change (Al Jazeera English)

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Development, (Dual) Citizenship and Its Discontents in Africa (Cambridge University Press)

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#Teaching is a #vocation I take very seriously, so it’s worthwhile reading #anonymous #student #evaluations at the end of a taxing #academic year. These two stood out for me in 2025/2026.

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