The Democratic Republic of Congo has shared a shortlist of state-owned mining assets with the United States for potential American investment, including projects linked to manganese, copper-cobalt, gold and lithium, Reuters reported, citing two senior Congolese officials. According to Reuters, the shortlist was delivered to U.S. officials last week and represents Washington’s clearest step so far toward converting recent diplomatic and investment agreements with Congo into tangible involvement in the country’s critical minerals sector. One of the officials said the Congolese government…
Somalia’s largest telecommunications company, Hormuud Telecom, has accused Kenyan troops stationed in the Lower Juba region of “deliberately destroying” its telecommunications infrastructure, an allegation Kenya has not responded to. In a statement released on Tuesday, Hormuud said the destruction was carried out by the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), causing significant economic losses and disrupting essential services for tens of thousands of civilians. “Hormuud Telecom Company strongly condemns the intentional destruction of its telecommunications infrastructure in the Lower Juba region by…
The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor said there are reasonable grounds to believe “war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed” in El Fasher, Darfur, following its capture by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in late October 2025, according to a new report submitted to the UN Security Council. The ICC said it had received extensive evidence of killings, sexual violence, and the targeting of civilians during and after the RSF takeover of the city, which followed a siege lasting more than 500 days “Following the takeover of El Fasher by the RSF, the Office has received and…
Uganda’s Electoral Commission in Jan 17 declared President Yoweri Museveni the winner of a contested general election, saying he secured about 71.6% of the vote, while his main challenger, opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi — popularly known as Bobi Wine — received roughly 24.7%. The result extended Museveni’s four decades in power but was immediately rejected by Wine, who cited widespread irregularities, voter intimidation and violence. In the days following the announcement, Wine said he had been placed under house arrest and accused security forces of surrounding and later raiding his…
Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, has strongly defended Africa’s growing partnership with China, describing it as a relationship rooted in “mutual interest, respect and mutual understanding,” and dismissing criticism that Chinese engagement has pushed African countries into a “debt trap.” In an exclusive interview with CGTN’s Leaders Talk, Youssouf said Africa’s cooperation with China represents a decisive break from past global power dynamics. “The era of hegemonic kinds of relationships, the era of dominance, has ended with the decolonization of our…
The post-colonial settlement has left Africa vulnerable to conflict, external pressure, and intellectual dependency. What comes next?…
Israel has broken the diplomatic silence around Somaliland, forcing the region to adjust. For Ethiopia, the question is no longer if recognition makes sense, but when and at what price.…
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.…
After more than three decades of functioning as a de facto state without legal recognition, Somaliland has secured its first formal recognition, an event that reshapes its long quest for international legitimacy while exposing new political, regional, and internal pressures.…
A Marburg outbreak in southern Ethiopia revealed deep failures in surveillance, transparency, and protection for health workers. The virus was contained, but the system that allowed it to spread remains dangerously intact.…
As Washington dismantles its aid architecture, South Sudan confronts a reckoning of its own — a state that relied on external support without building the institutions needed to survive without it.…
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.…
A rare democracy in a volatile region, Somaliland has proven its stability and strategic value for over three decades. U.S. recognition would advance American security, economic, and democratic interests in the Horn of Africa.…
A critique of framing Somaliland’s recognition primarily through Gaza, and how such framing obscures the territory’s distinct historical, political, and legal foundations for sovereignty. …
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland emerges not as a breakthrough in self-determination, but as a strategic recalibration -- one that exploits political marginality, militarises geography, and redirects diplomatic attention amid mounting international scrutiny over Gaza genocide.…
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.…
The continent’s struggle is not about broken institutions but a failed model of ‘auto-colonisation’ where elites treat citizens as subjects.…
The Amazigh New Year unfolds as a language spoken by land, labor, and memory rather than by numbers. Across North Africa, Iyennayer renews an ancient contract between people, soil, and time.…
In her music, Fadwa Farid turns pain into rhythm and memory into resistance. Her songs insist that art belongs to the people and that peace remains its deepest calling.…
In Kampala, Nafeer Al-Aghani transformed song, poetry, and visual art into a shared act of listening amid Sudan’s war. Beyond performance, the evening became a temporary homeland where memory, exile, and hope rehearsed the possibility of peace.…
Forced into exile by war at home, Sudan’s national team turned instability into resolve. Against all odds, they carried East Africa back onto the AFCON stage and into the knockout rounds.…
How a familiar African expression was transformed into a global promise of comfort, stripped of its social and political roots. A meditation on emotion, power, and what the world expects Africa to give, but never to demand.…
A dispatch from Benin City tells the unfinished story of the Museum of West African Art.…
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Professor Hakim Adi, the first professor of the history of African heritage in the UK, speaks to Geeska about Pan-Africanism, Africa’s relationship with China, and his belief in history as a tool for change.Professor Hakim Adi is a prominent British-Nigerian pan-African. …
Why have I dedicated myself to this arduous task, you may wonder? Well, as Fanon himself eloquently stated in his treatise, “Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity.” …
Stuart Reid’s new book, The Lumumba Plot, revisits Patrice Lumumba’s assassination, with strong insight into the role of the US in assassinating Lumumba and bringing down the government of one of Africa’s most iconic leaders. …
Leaders across the Horn of Africa have touted the innumerable benefits of building ports for their people, putting them at the heart of their projects to develop their regions. …
South Africa’s decision to take Israel to the ICJ on charges of genocide could cost his country, says former South African ambassador and anti-apartheid activist Ebrahim Rasool, but is an act of “enormous integrity” …
Following revelations of fraud involving a small number of Somali Americans, the Trump administration and MAGA-aligned figures escalated attacks on the broader community. Geeska spoke with Ahmed Yusuf about the consequences of this moment and how Somali Americans are navigating the heightened hostility.…
Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has renewed fears of regional instability. Yet while attention fixes on the obvious, another power is actively redrawing the terrain. Geeska spoke with Dr. Andreas Krieg on the UAE’s expanding reach across the region, and its growing “axis of secessionist” allies.…
Following the breakdown of consensus on Somalia’s electoral reforms and constitutional amendments, Mogadishu’s local elections proceeded despite opposition demands for broad political buy-in — an approach Samira Gaid argues mirrors, rather than resolves, Somalia’s recurring political and institutional crises.…
Framed as a monument to coexistence, the Mogadishu Cathedral drew its form from Sicily’s medieval past. Through her research, Claire Dillon reveals how this architecture of “tolerance” masked the deep fractures of colonial ambition.…
A Somali physician and self-taught artist details how his medical studies ignited a profound passion for visual art, leading him to transform scientific knowledge into vibrant canvases that celebrate memory, identity, and the strength of women.…