Monday 20 April 2026
Afrika
Culture
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Born in voice and memory, oral stories once shaped how the world was understood and lived. On the page, they return to those meanings, not to fix them, but to question and rethink them.…
Born in voice and memory, oral stories once shaped how the world was understood and lived. On the page, they return to those meanings, not to fix them, but to question and rethink them.…
Opinion
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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.…
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.…
Thoughts
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Patrick Gathara writes about western politics in the same way westerners write about African and Asian countries. His aim is to encourage reflection on the language we use and to highlight the offensive assumptions embedded within it.
Following the televised debate between Donald Trump and…
Patrick Gathara writes about western politics in the same way westerners write about African and Asian countries. His aim is to encourage reflection on the language we use and to highlight the offensive assumptions embedded within it.
Following the televised debate between Donald Trump and…
Opinion
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Somaliland’s leaders often tout the nation’s peace and stability in an otherwise volatile region. Yet beyond the rhetoric, corruption, economic inequality, and political decay are eroding its foundations.
At the height of Britain’s winter of discontent in January 1979, Labour prime minister…
Somaliland’s leaders often tout the nation’s peace and stability in an otherwise volatile region. Yet beyond the rhetoric, corruption, economic inequality, and political decay are eroding its foundations.
At the height of Britain’s winter of discontent in January 1979, Labour prime minister…
Analysis
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South Korea is seeking critical minerals directly from African countries to protect its supply chains, but what are African countries getting in return?
South Korea’s strategy towards African countries focuses on securing critical mineral resources essential for maintaining its industry,…
South Korea is seeking critical minerals directly from African countries to protect its supply chains, but what are African countries getting in return?
South Korea’s strategy towards African countries focuses on securing critical mineral resources essential for maintaining its industry,…
Analysis
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African leaders have grown more vocal in their criticisms of the west, but will the verbal ripostes impact the orientation of their foreign policies?
Over the last few weeks several senior African politicians have been surprisingly candid in their criticisms of the west, vocalising a growing…
African leaders have grown more vocal in their criticisms of the west, but will the verbal ripostes impact the orientation of their foreign policies?
Over the last few weeks several senior African politicians have been surprisingly candid in their criticisms of the west, vocalising a growing…
Opinion
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The decision to erect a statute of Nyerere at the AU has divided Tanzanians but also underscores the significance of his legacy as an African leader.
When I first visited the African Union Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 2016, it was during the leaders’ summit.…
The decision to erect a statute of Nyerere at the AU has divided Tanzanians but also underscores the significance of his legacy as an African leader.
When I first visited the African Union Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 2016, it was during the leaders’ summit.…
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? …
Interviews
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Dr. Matthew Gordon speaks to Geeska about how Somaliland has transformed since the "republic" was declared and the dangers centralization poses to peace across the territory.
Matthew B. Gordon is a longtime researcher of Somali politics with a specialisation on Somaliland. He completed his…
Dr. Matthew Gordon speaks to Geeska about how Somaliland has transformed since the "republic" was declared and the dangers centralization poses to peace across the territory.
Matthew B. Gordon is a longtime researcher of Somali politics with a specialisation on Somaliland. He completed his…
Analysis
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South Sudanese fought bitterly for independence from Sudan, but leadership failures and ethnic divisions have undermined attempts to forge a nation for Africa’s youngest state.
It is common to hear South Sudanese lamenting on the history of the struggle for independence, sometimes in the form…
South Sudanese fought bitterly for independence from Sudan, but leadership failures and ethnic divisions have undermined attempts to forge a nation for Africa’s youngest state.
It is common to hear South Sudanese lamenting on the history of the struggle for independence, sometimes in the form…
