Sunday 18 January 2026
Jaume Portell Caño is a journalist who reports on the African continent with a focus on international relations and economics. From Senegal and Gambia, he has collaborated with media such as Ara, 5W Magazine, The Guardian, El Salto Diario or Panenka magazine. He can be reached at X/Twitter.
Articles by the Author
Interviews
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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. …
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. …
Interviews
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South Sudanese filmmaker Akuol de Mabior speaks to Geeska about the search for belonging, survival in South Sudan, and the cost of the sacrifices made for the country’s freedom. …
South Sudanese filmmaker Akuol de Mabior speaks to Geeska about the search for belonging, survival in South Sudan, and the cost of the sacrifices made for the country’s freedom. …
Analysis
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Congo’s minerals are crucial for the green energy transition, yet instead of benefitting, they fuel conflict and keep it at the bottom of the value chain.…
Congo’s minerals are crucial for the green energy transition, yet instead of benefitting, they fuel conflict and keep it at the bottom of the value chain.…
Analysis
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Too often analysis of political unrest across Africa neglects the economic factors driving it. That exonerates those who profit at the continent’s expense and doesn’t allow us to think more constructively about solutions.
“The world never does anything for Africa,” says Khadidja Salah*, a…
Too often analysis of political unrest across Africa neglects the economic factors driving it. That exonerates those who profit at the continent’s expense and doesn’t allow us to think more constructively about solutions.
“The world never does anything for Africa,” says Khadidja Salah*, a…
Analysis
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Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s election has given renewed hope to the Senegalese public, but will he be able to deliver on their high expectations? …
Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s election has given renewed hope to the Senegalese public, but will he be able to deliver on their high expectations? …