Tuesday 21 April 2026
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Culture
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Scholar, poet, and critic, Ali Jimale Ahmed devoted his life to reexamining Somalis beyond colonial tropes, insisting that their crisis was as much semantic as it was institutional — rooted in how Somali society has been historically narrated by inherited frameworks of conception.…
Scholar, poet, and critic, Ali Jimale Ahmed devoted his life to reexamining Somalis beyond colonial tropes, insisting that their crisis was as much semantic as it was institutional — rooted in how Somali society has been historically narrated by inherited frameworks of conception.…
Thoughts
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Between languages lies a fertile distance where meaning is remade. To cross it is not to abandon one voice, but to discover many.…
Between languages lies a fertile distance where meaning is remade. To cross it is not to abandon one voice, but to discover many.…
Culture
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From colonial discipline to chosen expression, Sali Ali delves into how dress became a site where African bodies reclaim meaning, history, and agency.…
From colonial discipline to chosen expression, Sali Ali delves into how dress became a site where African bodies reclaim meaning, history, and agency.…
Culture
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A dispatch from Benin City tells the unfinished story of the Museum of West African Art.…
A dispatch from Benin City tells the unfinished story of the Museum of West African Art.…
Culture
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From deepfakes to online harassment and doxxing, Ethiopian women activists, journalists, and feminists face relentless threats that spill from the digital world into real life.…
From deepfakes to online harassment and doxxing, Ethiopian women activists, journalists, and feminists face relentless threats that spill from the digital world into real life.…
Culture
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In the hilltop sanctuary of Turusina, northeastern Ethiopia, an engineer discovers a sacred space where femininity is neither excluded nor explained, simply lived. …
In the hilltop sanctuary of Turusina, northeastern Ethiopia, an engineer discovers a sacred space where femininity is neither excluded nor explained, simply lived. …
Interviews
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Mejah Mbuya, a Tanzanian cycling activist, speaks with Wangui Kimari about cycling and sustainable transport in Dar es Salaam.…
Mejah Mbuya, a Tanzanian cycling activist, speaks with Wangui Kimari about cycling and sustainable transport in Dar es Salaam.…
Culture
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Somali Quran schools are vital links in passing knowledge of the holy book from one generation to the next. Somali writer Abdihakim Mohamed explains how they work.…
Somali Quran schools are vital links in passing knowledge of the holy book from one generation to the next. Somali writer Abdihakim Mohamed explains how they work.…
Culture
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Djiboutian writer and publisher, Idris Youssouf, gives you a guide through a day in Djibouti City.…
Djiboutian writer and publisher, Idris Youssouf, gives you a guide through a day in Djibouti City.…
Culture
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“Uncle” Ebrahim Mohamed Ali’s coffee shop in Johannesburg is a community hub, where Somalis gather to chat and hangout. It also serves as an example of how African diasporas on the continent send money back to their countries of origin.…
“Uncle” Ebrahim Mohamed Ali’s coffee shop in Johannesburg is a community hub, where Somalis gather to chat and hangout. It also serves as an example of how African diasporas on the continent send money back to their countries of origin.…
