Yoweri Museveni seeks a seventh term, nearly four decades after his famous inaugural “fundamental change” speech. His rule now mirrors the very regimes he once vowed to overthrow. …
As Sudan's civil war grinds on, civilians like Abdelaziz and Nasr are left to flee violence, extortion and racial abuse. Their journeys through Darfur reveal a war waged not just between armies—but against the people.…
From shocking cases of torture resulting in death, to widespread concerns over financial exploitation and harmful practices, this report explores the complex and often dangerous landscape of Somalia's booming ruqyah industry.…
When two Africans—one from the south, the other from the north—set out to cross the continent, they raised the question: how easy is it for an African to move in their own land?…
The ‘Sumud’ convoy from Tunis to Gaza is reviving the radical promise of pan-African solidarity and reclaiming an anticolonial tactic lost to history.…
Revered by students and colleagues as the Che Guevara of Ethiopian healthcare, Dr. Daniel Fentaneh remains in detention even after the health workers’ strike has ended.…
Somaliland — a functioning yet unrecognised state — operates in a world that rewards disruption and penalises quiet competence. Its latest diplomatic overtures aim to lift it from obscurity to a strategic role the Horn of Africa can no longer ignore. …
Mogadishu Cathedral is a Catholic monument in a 99% Muslim nation, and a colonial relic in a post-colonial city. Should it be preserved, repurposed, or left to crumble into memory?…
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.…
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. …
Hargeisa, Jigjiga & Mogadishu have brought Somali studies home by hosting recent SSIA congresses—reviving local ownership, empowering scholars, and sparking an initiative to rebuild the institution’s future. …
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and Alemayehu Gelagay write through rupture—colonial and internal—to imagine new African selves, from post-colonial and post-imperial vantage points.…
From Kilimanjaro to Harvard, Dr Hussein Adam defied categories to become a pioneer of Somali scholarship and Pan-African thought — a tribute to a truly extraordinary intellectual life.…
From Lagos to Mogadishu, African music is dominating global charts. Yet the persistent focus on western awards and metrics prompts a vital discussion about decolonising the definition of musical success.…
In the hilltop sanctuary of Turusina, northeastern Ethiopia, an engineer discovers a sacred space where femininity is neither excluded nor explained, simply lived. …
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. …
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. …
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.…
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. …
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.” …
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. …
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. …
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” …
Derek Peterson, the author of a new history of Idi Amin’s Uganda, reflects on how ordinary people lived and worked under a violent dictatorship.…
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. …
Mejah Mbuya, a Tanzanian cycling activist, speaks with Wangui Kimari about cycling and sustainable transport in Dar es Salaam.…
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. …
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. …