Saturday 18 April 2026
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In Slow Poison: Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan State, Mahmood Mamdani draws on archival research and lived experience to reassess two pivotal regimes, challenging dominant narratives about Idi Amin and examining the long rule of Yoweri Museveni.…
In Slow Poison: Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan State, Mahmood Mamdani draws on archival research and lived experience to reassess two pivotal regimes, challenging dominant narratives about Idi Amin and examining the long rule of Yoweri Museveni.…
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Somalia’s parliament has passed controversial constitutional amendments, triggering a new political crisis at a time of rapid regional and global change. Somalia’s former Foreign Minister, Mohamed Abdirizak, reflects on what this moment reveals about the country’s institutions, politics, and…
Somalia’s parliament has passed controversial constitutional amendments, triggering a new political crisis at a time of rapid regional and global change. Somalia’s former Foreign Minister, Mohamed Abdirizak, reflects on what this moment reveals about the country’s institutions, politics, and…
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Troops and heavy weapons movements have been reported across northern Ethiopia as friction intensifies between Addis Ababa and Asmara, fueling growing fears that conflict could once again engulf Tigray. Geeska spoke with Michael DeAngelo about the developments in northern Ethiopia.…
Troops and heavy weapons movements have been reported across northern Ethiopia as friction intensifies between Addis Ababa and Asmara, fueling growing fears that conflict could once again engulf Tigray. Geeska spoke with Michael DeAngelo about the developments in northern Ethiopia.…
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A South Sudanese writer reflects on literary courage, advocacy in times of war, and the power of storytelling across Arab and African worlds.…
A South Sudanese writer reflects on literary courage, advocacy in times of war, and the power of storytelling across Arab and African worlds.…
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A conversation with the Sudanese novelist Amir Tag Elsir on writing as fate rather than choice, and the exhaustion that never quite becomes silence. From medicine to myth, Sudan to the world, he reflects on language, identity, and why the novel remains impossible to abandon.…
A conversation with the Sudanese novelist Amir Tag Elsir on writing as fate rather than choice, and the exhaustion that never quite becomes silence. From medicine to myth, Sudan to the world, he reflects on language, identity, and why the novel remains impossible to abandon.…
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Somalia’s former national security advisor, Hussein Sheikh-Ali, speaks to Geeska about Houthi cooperation with Al-Shabaab.…
Somalia’s former national security advisor, Hussein Sheikh-Ali, speaks to Geeska about Houthi cooperation with Al-Shabaab.…
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A Chadian novelist reflects on language, history, and the afterlives of colonialism, tracing how storytelling can reclaim memory across borders.…
A Chadian novelist reflects on language, history, and the afterlives of colonialism, tracing how storytelling can reclaim memory across borders.…
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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…
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…
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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.…
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.…
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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…
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…
