The Embassy of Kenya in Moscow has raised the alarm over what it described as a growing number of Kenyan nationals travelling to Russia on the promise of lucrative jobs that fail to materialise. The mission warned that some individuals have found themselves in situations where consular assistance is “severely constrained.” The embassy said it had received “numerous inquiries” from affected individuals and their families regarding employment offers facilitated by unverified agents and online recruiters. According to the mission, many Kenyans were promised high-paying jobs and residency…
The Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, hosted the opening of the 39th African Union Summit against a tense regional backdrop marked by armed conflicts, political instability, and deepening humanitarian and security crises. Among the high-profile guests was United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, who joined African leaders in calling for accelerated development, sustainable growth, and stronger continental unity. Much of the opening speeches focused on advancing Africa’s development agenda, speaking with “one unified voice” on global issues, and renewing calls for Africa to secure a…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will embark this week on a two-leg visit to the United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia for high-level talks focused on bilateral relations as well as regional issues. The tour is also expected to feature signing ceremonies for several agreements and documents whose negotiations have been finalized. Head of Communications at the Turkish Presidency Burhanettin Duran announced that Erdoğan will visit Abu Dhabi on Monday, February 16, 2026, where he is scheduled to meet UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The talks will focus on “steps to further…
The World Food Programme (WFP) has strongly condemned a series of recent attacks on its trucks, assets and facilities in Sudan. According to the WFP, four separate incidents in the past ten days led to humanitarian workers being “killed or injured while delivering food” to some of the country’s most vulnerable populations. “Humanitarians and aid assets must never be targets,” the agency said, expressing outrage over the attacks. The agency also rejected what it described as false reports circulating on social media alleging that WFP trucks were carrying items other than humanitarian supplies.…
President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea received a senior Saudi delegation on February 12 at the Denden Guest House in Asmara. The Saudi delegation was led by Deputy Foreign Minister Eng. Waleed bin Abdulkarim Al-Khereiji. According to a statement from Eritrea’s Ministry of Information, discussions centered on enhancing political, economic, security, cultural, and social cooperation in ways that serve the mutual interests of both countries and their peoples. The two sides also discussed “in greater depth, the role of the Littoral States of the Red Sea in guaranteeing peace and security in the…
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland breaks a three-decade diplomatic deadlock. But in a volatile Red Sea moment, it may also raise the costs of recognition rather than lower them.…
A contested trial, a collapsing power-sharing arrangement, and the return of violence reveal how South Sudan’s postwar order has been eroding — quietly, unevenly, and in full view.…
From colonial legacies to questions of national identity and self-determination, Somaliland sits at the heart of some of the Horn of Africa’s most unresolved political tensions. For Cairo, the issue exposes the limits and contradictions of regional diplomacy.…
In Sudan, the collapse of telecommunications pushed millions into digital isolation, turning satellite connectivity into both a tool for survival and an instrument of war.…
The post-colonial settlement has left Africa vulnerable to conflict, external pressure, and intellectual dependency. What comes next?…
Trump’s renewed offer to mediate the GERD dispute has been welcomed in Cairo, but with visible caution. Behind the optimism lies a deep-seated fear of miscalculation, shaped by history and doubts over Washington’s true intentions.…
At a time when the majority of people worldwide are caught between binary choices of two evils, It is worth pausing to reflect on whether it is necessary to align with one in order to fight the other. …
Somalia’s generation born in the 1990s came of age amid statelessness, exile, and inherited collapse. Mohamed Isse traces its shared exhaustion and calls for the recovery of thought, responsibility, and a future not borrowed from ruins.…
As Washington dismantles its aid architecture, South Sudan confronts a reckoning of its own — a state that relied on external support without building the institutions needed to survive without it.…
Between managed ballots and a closed political field, Uganda’s elections offer little promise of change. The question that remains is whether the country can still find a third path beyond stagnation and upheaval.…
iShowSpeed’s Africa tour is widely celebrated as respectful and refreshing, yet it operates within a long tradition of racialized spectacle that turns Africa into content and Blackness into performance.…
Through one novel, two distant wars echo each other, exposing how hunger, fear, and internal division follow the same script across continents. …
As African fiction moved from rural worlds to urban centers, place began to reshape not just stories, but the form of the novel itself.…
David Elstein’s attack on David Olusoga’s docuseries on the legacy of the British empire reveals less about historical error than about the enduring impulse to rehabilitate British colonial rule.…
From colonial discipline to chosen expression, Sali Ali delves into how dress became a site where African bodies reclaim meaning, history, and agency.…
Emerging from slavery and displacement, Gnawa music transforms rhythm and ritual into a living archive. Its sound carries history, survival, and collective memory across generations.…
The continent’s struggle is not about broken institutions but a failed model of ‘auto-colonisation’ where elites treat citizens as subjects.…
The Amazigh New Year unfolds as a language spoken by land, labor, and memory rather than by numbers. Across North Africa, Iyennayer renews an ancient contract between people, soil, and time.…
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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” …
Somalia’s former national security advisor, Hussein Sheikh-Ali, speaks to Geeska about Houthi cooperation with Al-Shabaab.…
A Chadian novelist reflects on language, history, and the afterlives of colonialism, tracing how storytelling can reclaim memory across borders.…
Following revelations of fraud involving a small number of Somali Americans, the Trump administration and MAGA-aligned figures escalated attacks on the broader community. Geeska spoke with Ahmed Yusuf about the consequences of this moment and how Somali Americans are navigating the heightened hostility.…
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has renewed fears of regional instability. Yet while attention fixes on the obvious, another power is actively redrawing the terrain. Geeska spoke with Dr. Andreas Krieg on the UAE’s expanding reach across the region, and its growing “axis of secessionist” allies.…
Following the breakdown of consensus on Somalia’s electoral reforms and constitutional amendments, Mogadishu’s local elections proceeded despite opposition demands for broad political buy-in — an approach Samira Gaid argues mirrors, rather than resolves, Somalia’s recurring political and institutional crises.…