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Politics

Politics
The end of AGOA

A postmortem on the African Growth and Opportunities Act.

Politics
Ethiopian medics are back to work – but whats next? 

Young doctors in Ethiopia are walking away from medicine — underpaid, overworked, and unheard, many ask: who will be left to care for the people?

Politics
Mozambique’s mid-life crisis

After 50 Years of independence in Mozambique, what and how to celebrate?

Politics
The UAE’s expanding influence in Kenya

The UAE expands investment in Kenya to boost its regional influence. Strategic ties blend economic ambitions with political objectives, raising questions about the long-term balance of power and sovereignty in East Africa.

Politics
The turbulent career of Getachew Reda

Getachew Reda’s recent falling-out with his former comrades in the TPLF has brought him back into the spotlight of Ethiopian politics. Mohamed Kheir Omer takes a step back to reflect on his turbulent political career.

Opinion

The case of General Morgan

General Morgan, the last defence minister under the military regime, has died without ever being held accountable. His impunity stands as an indictment of a society unwilling to confront the truth about its violent past.

Keeping east Africa cyber secure

East Africa’s digital boom has brought essential financial and monetary services to millions, but it has also exposed the region to growing cyber risks.

Does Ethiopia need all these political parties?

Are Ethiopian political parties truly serving their purpose as vehicles for public concerns? Tesfaye WoldeYohannes Haile argues that the country would be better off without them — unless they undergo radical change.

The end of US empire is not the end of the world

As American hegemony unravels, the Global South must resist both nostalgia and passivity. Multipolarity won’t arrive on its own—it must be built through struggle.

Why African dictators and democrats failed where Asian dictators and democrats succeeded

Asian nations surged ahead economically through strategic statecraft and visionary leadership, while Africa's leaders, both autocratic and democratic, failed to transform inherited colonial economies.

Culture

Art
Listening to jazz in Addis

From a fragmented novel to the smoky echoes of Ethio-jazz, Khalid‘s journey into jazz gave him no answers, but instead unraveled fixed identities and linear narratives.

Thoughts
Reclaiming Somali political imagination

Rather than discard Somaliweyn we must “reclaim and reimagine” it, writes Ibrahim Hirsi, responding to an essay by Mahamed Hersi which was published by Geeska the previous month.

Fiction
Why tahriib? Because it was you who broke me

In this fictional account, Mohamoud Ibrahim “Hajji” tells the story of a young Somali man disillusioned by corruption, clan politics and betrayal—driven to leave Somalia, the country that broke him.

Culture
Bati: the city like music

In the Ethiopian city of Bati, life unfolds like an improvised melody—fluid and unbordered, writes Siham Kamil Abdu.

Culture
What Reggae got wrong about Ethiopia

How reggae’s celebration of Haile Selassie and Ethiopia as Zion clashes with the complex, often brutal realities of Ethiopian history—and the uneasy truths Rastafarian faith overlooks.

Books
My encounters with Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

From unannounced office visits to long, searching conversations, my time with Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o was a rare education in politics, literature, and humility—an unforgettable window into the mind of a giant.

Culture
‘Historic and hopeful’: Eto’o, Okocha and Adebayor in Mogadishu

A landmark exhibition match at Mogadishu Stadium brought African football legends to Somalia for the first time in decades, signalling a new chapter for Somali sport and the nation’s fragile hopes for peace and unity.

Culture
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: a weaver of dreams

Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o died aged 87. He left behind a towering literary and intellectual legacy. He was a pioneer of African-language literature, a fierce critic of colonialism, and a formative influence on postcolonial thought.

Multimedia

History as a tool for change; an interview with Hakim Adi

Professor Hakim Adi, the first professor of the history of African heritage in the UK, speaks to Geeska about Pan-Africanism, Africa’s relationship with China, and his belief in history as a tool for change.Professor Hakim Adi is a prominent British-Nigerian pan-African.

Fanon in Somali

Why have I dedicated myself to this arduous task, you may wonder? Well, as Fanon himself eloquently stated in his treatise, “Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity.”

🎬 How did the West get away with Lumumba’s assassination?

Stuart Reid’s new book, The Lumumba Plot, revisits Patrice Lumumba’s assassination, with strong insight into the role of the US in assassinating Lumumba and bringing down the government of one of Africa’s most iconic leaders. 

🎬 Who can live without a port?

Leaders across the Horn of Africa have touted the innumerable benefits of building ports for their people, putting them at the heart of their projects to develop their regions. 

🎬 What Palestine means for South Africa

South Africa’s decision to take Israel to the ICJ on charges of genocide could cost his country, says former South African ambassador and anti-apartheid activist Ebrahim Rasool, but is an act of “enormous integrity” 

Interviews

Interviews
Kinsi Abdulleh: “We want to tell stories by Somalis for Somalis”

Co-director of the London-based Numbi arts and founder of the Somali Museam in the same city, artist and curator Kinsi Abdulleh talks about her journey in both the arts and cultural preservation.

Interviews
Cycling in Dar es Salaam

Mejah Mbuya, a Tanzanian cycling activist, speaks with Wangui Kimari about cycling and sustainable transport in Dar es Salaam.

Interviews
Did JD Vance declare the end of the end of history?

The War on Terror exposed the limits of liberal interventionism and sparked a shift in US foreign policy, pointing towards a new era of global realignment. Faisal Ali speaks to Murtaza Hussain about how we got here and its implications.

Interviews
Samira Gaid: “Mogadishu isn’t at risk, but it’s peripheries are”

Somali analyst Samira Gaid speaks to Geeska on government setbacks in central Somalia to al-Shabaab and the uncertain future of the AU peacekeeping mission.

Interviews
Tsitsi Dangarembga: “By being forced to the margins, I have no choice but to observe”

Zimbabwean author and film maker, Tsitsi Dangarembga, talks about writing, the narrowness of African political space and how films work to construct all of us in certain ways.