Wednesday 19 November 2025
Geeska Afrika
Opinion
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Taiwan and Somaliland, both bound by diplomatic isolation, have formed an unlikely alliance, showing how ties with Taipei give Somaliland a rare chance to develop its overlooked blue economy.…
Taiwan and Somaliland, both bound by diplomatic isolation, have formed an unlikely alliance, showing how ties with Taipei give Somaliland a rare chance to develop its overlooked blue economy.…
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. …
Opinion
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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.…
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.…
Opinion
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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. …
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. …
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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A neocolonial conflict dynamic is ravaging Sudan and undermining Sudanese aspirations for peace, justice and sovereignty …
A neocolonial conflict dynamic is ravaging Sudan and undermining Sudanese aspirations for peace, justice and sovereignty …
Interviews
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Somali scholar and senator, Abdi Ismail Samatar, says the new constitution could be a fatal step backward for the country.
On the 30th of March, Somalia held a joint session of its parliament where lawmakers from the upper and lower houses passed a bill making major revisions to…
Somali scholar and senator, Abdi Ismail Samatar, says the new constitution could be a fatal step backward for the country.
On the 30th of March, Somalia held a joint session of its parliament where lawmakers from the upper and lower houses passed a bill making major revisions to…
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.…
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…
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