
The artificial borders separating African people are part of the most enduring legacies of colonialism in Africa. The vision of...




The regime once seemed untouchable. Now anything feels possible.











Why professionalisation, not just talent, will decide who profits from the continent’s music boom.

Odinga escaped all attempts by his detractors to reduce him to an ethnic leader.

How the world fell in love with African music, and why the continent still earns less than 1% of global revenues.

The future of leadership is not “I win, you lose.” It is “I am because we are.” The future is Utu.

The man whose political career defined Kenya’s multiparty politics.

The fixes to our broken governance and politics will not be found in palaces or in parliaments, but in communities. In our villages and in our...

Why citizen-led grassroots movements are the future of global governance

Germany’s genocide of the Ovaherero and Nama has been well documented, but the massacre of the Bushmen from 1912 to 1915 is seldom discussed.

Despite facing brutal repression, the wave of youth-led movements in Nigeria and Kenya that exploded last year have shown remarkable resilience.

Why humanity’s destiny belongs to creators, communities, and movements — not clueless elites.