Thursday 16 April 2026
القرن الأفريقي
Culture
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As colonial structures weakened and new nations took shape, writers began telling their own life stories. These narratives bridged older communal traditions and the rise of a modern literary self.…
As colonial structures weakened and new nations took shape, writers began telling their own life stories. These narratives bridged older communal traditions and the rise of a modern literary self.…
Analysis
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The American–Israeli war on Iran is transforming regional dynamics far beyond the Gulf, pulling the Horn of Africa into strategic contestation over the Red Sea’s shipping routes and security alignments. Somaliland’s newfound diplomatic ties and port geopolitics now sit at the heart of these…
The American–Israeli war on Iran is transforming regional dynamics far beyond the Gulf, pulling the Horn of Africa into strategic contestation over the Red Sea’s shipping routes and security alignments. Somaliland’s newfound diplomatic ties and port geopolitics now sit at the heart of these…
Current
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Since the United States and Israel launched coordinated military strikes against Iran, an escalation widely viewed as a consequential turning point for regional security dynamics, the risk of wider economic and geopolitical spillover has increased across adjacent strategic corridors. The joint…
Since the United States and Israel launched coordinated military strikes against Iran, an escalation widely viewed as a consequential turning point for regional security dynamics, the risk of wider economic and geopolitical spillover has increased across adjacent strategic corridors. The joint…
Analysis
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Turkey’s engagement with Ethiopia signals a bid to contain maritime tensions in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden through diplomacy backed by restraint. As regional rivalries sharpen, Ankara positions itself as a balancing power between Ethiopian ambitions and Somali sovereignty.…
Turkey’s engagement with Ethiopia signals a bid to contain maritime tensions in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden through diplomacy backed by restraint. As regional rivalries sharpen, Ankara positions itself as a balancing power between Ethiopian ambitions and Somali sovereignty.…
Culture
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Emerging from slavery and displacement, Gnawa music transforms rhythm and ritual into a living archive. Its sound carries history, survival, and collective memory across generations.…
Emerging from slavery and displacement, Gnawa music transforms rhythm and ritual into a living archive. Its sound carries history, survival, and collective memory across generations.…
Opinion
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Between managed ballots and a closed political field, Uganda’s elections offer little promise of change. The question that remains is whether the country can still find a third path beyond stagnation and upheaval.…
Between managed ballots and a closed political field, Uganda’s elections offer little promise of change. The question that remains is whether the country can still find a third path beyond stagnation and upheaval.…
Thoughts
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The continent’s struggle is not about broken institutions but a failed model of ‘auto-colonisation’ where elites treat citizens as subjects.…
The continent’s struggle is not about broken institutions but a failed model of ‘auto-colonisation’ where elites treat citizens as subjects.…
Analysis
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Driven by Ethiopia’s quest for sea access and Somaliland’s struggle for international recognition, the post-2018 relationship between the countries reflects a calculated shift from quiet coexistence to high-risk strategic bargaining.…
Driven by Ethiopia’s quest for sea access and Somaliland’s struggle for international recognition, the post-2018 relationship between the countries reflects a calculated shift from quiet coexistence to high-risk strategic bargaining.…
Analysis
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Africa’s most valuable asset – its youth – is voting with their feet. Fueled by a crisis of trust and opportunity, an accelerating brain drain through youth migration threatens to derail the continent’s potential. …
Africa’s most valuable asset – its youth – is voting with their feet. Fueled by a crisis of trust and opportunity, an accelerating brain drain through youth migration threatens to derail the continent’s potential. …
