Saturday 18 April 2026
History
Books
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In his latest work, Theft, Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah turns a false accusation into a powerful story about identity and injustice. Set between Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar, the novel reveals how history shapes even the most ordinary lives.…
In his latest work, Theft, Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah turns a false accusation into a powerful story about identity and injustice. Set between Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar, the novel reveals how history shapes even the most ordinary lives.…
Culture
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David Elstein’s attack on David Olusoga’s docuseries on the legacy of the British empire reveals less about historical error than about the enduring impulse to rehabilitate British colonial rule.…
David Elstein’s attack on David Olusoga’s docuseries on the legacy of the British empire reveals less about historical error than about the enduring impulse to rehabilitate British colonial rule.…
Interviews
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A Chadian novelist reflects on language, history, and the afterlives of colonialism, tracing how storytelling can reclaim memory across borders.…
A Chadian novelist reflects on language, history, and the afterlives of colonialism, tracing how storytelling can reclaim memory across borders.…
Culture
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From Adwa to Ras Tafari’s European tour, Ethiopia’s quest for modernity was bound to empire, expansion, and foreign recognition. These contradictions continue to echo in Abiy Ahmed’s vision of a new renaissance.…
From Adwa to Ras Tafari’s European tour, Ethiopia’s quest for modernity was bound to empire, expansion, and foreign recognition. These contradictions continue to echo in Abiy Ahmed’s vision of a new renaissance.…
Culture
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From the hill of Ayteyef, the memory of a vision lingers - an Ethiopia that could have embraced all its peoples but instead, holding the silenced story of Ras Mikael and Lij Iyasu, chose to lock its gates. …
From the hill of Ayteyef, the memory of a vision lingers - an Ethiopia that could have embraced all its peoples but instead, holding the silenced story of Ras Mikael and Lij Iyasu, chose to lock its gates. …
Thoughts
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The failure to archive the poetic and literary production of our forebears has deprived Somalis of a crucial moral and artistic resource, argues Mahbub Abdillahi. And judging by our political culture, it shows. …
The failure to archive the poetic and literary production of our forebears has deprived Somalis of a crucial moral and artistic resource, argues Mahbub Abdillahi. And judging by our political culture, it shows. …
Thoughts
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Samir Amin's life resembled that of Karl Marx: a man without a homeland, but one whose home was a chosen commitment to a historical project. …
Samir Amin's life resembled that of Karl Marx: a man without a homeland, but one whose home was a chosen commitment to a historical project. …
Thoughts
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Late Ottoman newspapers and magazines covered the colonial wars in Somalia, reflecting a growing interest in the country’s fate.…
Late Ottoman newspapers and magazines covered the colonial wars in Somalia, reflecting a growing interest in the country’s fate.…
Thoughts
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Taking place 190 years ago, the Malê Revolt in Bahia, led by African Muslim slaves, shook Brazil's foundations and echoed global fears of a new Haiti.…
Taking place 190 years ago, the Malê Revolt in Bahia, led by African Muslim slaves, shook Brazil's foundations and echoed global fears of a new Haiti.…
Analysis
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Eritrea and Sudan have a long and complex history of using proxies to interfere in each other’s internal affairs. The civil war in Sudan represents a continuation of this often fraught dynamic.…
Eritrea and Sudan have a long and complex history of using proxies to interfere in each other’s internal affairs. The civil war in Sudan represents a continuation of this often fraught dynamic.…
