Interviews

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.

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.

BananaOverdose, a Somali singer and producer, defies convention with her futuristic soundscapes, blending Somali funk nostalgia, Boiler Room energy, and radical self-expression.

French writer and poet Anne Bourrel reflects on translation, AI, and the solitary nature of artistic imagination in the present day.

Andrew Harding, the veteran BBC correspondent, speaks to Geeska about his book, The Mayor of Mogadishu.

Trump’s tariffs have had a major disruptive impact on the global economy, ushering in an era of great uncertainty. Geeska speaks to Aboulaye Ndiaye, a Senegalese economist and academic, about how the measures will impact Africa. 

Abdisalam Osman, a Nairobi-based Somali author, poet, and publisher, speaks to Geeska about art, marginalisation, and Kenya’s Somali community.