The US midterm elections may mark the beginning of the end of the Trump era, as democrats control both Chambers of Congress. In a six-part assessment, Zeleza examines the political triumph and its broader implications through an Africanist and global lens. 

Whilst Mandela's death forces South Africans to reflect on the post-apartheid state he helped create, for the rest of the world Mandela's life and legacy resonate deeply because his progressive nationalism was fundamentally a struggle for human freedom and dignity, for social justice and equality