Opinion

As American hegemony unravels, the Global South must resist both nostalgia and passivity. Multipolarity won’t arrive on its own—it must be built through struggle.

Asian nations surged ahead economically through strategic statecraft and visionary leadership, while Africa's leaders, both autocratic and democratic, failed to transform inherited colonial economies.

Pope Francis’s legacy in Africa highlights both progress and ongoing tensions over representation within the Catholic Church, as the continent continues to challenge the ecclesiastical hierarchy and its predominantly European leadership.

The third Somali republic is facing a potentially mortal threat as our elites bicker among themselves. But if our leaders seize the moment, they can chart the country a new path forward.

African-origin domestic workers continue to endure horrors under Lebanon’s kafala system. It is high time their governments stepped up to protect them from such abuse.

From imperial dreams to everyday survival, Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, reveals how cities are forged not just by rulers, but by the quiet defiance of ordinary people.  

Elected on an anti-tribalism platform, Hargeisa’s mayor, Abdikarim Ahmed Mooge, faces the challenge of avoiding the very clan-based tactics he once opposed.

The French president’s official visits, usually carefully choreographed with videos of him among adoring crowds, usually come at times when he is facing domestic challenges.

Somalia’s bid to offer the US access to base in Somaliland was a last-minute attempt by Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to assert control as he senses a shift in Washington. `