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Al Kags

Al Kags is a marketing and communications expert, serial entrepreneur and consummate champion of government openness through data. His life embodies ‘big picture thinking’ and living for a higher purpose.

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    Finding the African way
    Politics and Society1 hour ago

    Finding the African way | The time for putting ourselves first
    Africans rising3 days ago

    The Empire’s war, our Mathree fares: Why the cost of living just exploded
    Politics and Society4 days ago

    The Pan-Africanism of it all
    Politics and Society5 days ago

    An open letter to Emmanuel Macron: You are not a Panafricanist and can never be!
    Africans rising1 week ago

    Dada means sister
    Uganda’s Bobi Wine on the books (and songs) that shape his politics
    Politics and Society1 week ago

    Uganda’s Bobi Wine on the books (and songs) that shape his politics
    Africans rising2 weeks ago

    The daughter of Togo and the money they cannot seize
    Africans rising3 weeks ago

    The nine billion dollar tax on love
    Bitcoin symbol illuminated in a light bulb. Image credit: AI generated/ThisIsAfrica.
    Africans rising3 weeks ago

    The dam, the miners, and the question of who electricity is for
    Politics and Society3 weeks ago

    Why do so many African women bleach their skin? Study looks beyond what they tell researcher
    Africans rising3 weeks ago

    The colonial currency has an exit door
    Africans rising3 weeks ago

    The Bitcoin that speaks USSD
    Render of a chessboard decorated with a map of the earth and with pieces decorated with the American and Iranian flag. Photo: This is Africa Library.
    Politics and Society4 weeks ago

    Long Read: Beyond the binary — Reimagining democracy through ancient African wisdom; The lens of Utu/Ubuntu
    Nelson Mandela is acclaimed as one of the foremost leaders of the modern era. Wikimedia Commons
    Politics and Society1 month ago

    Nelson Mandela was a towering global symbol – but how effective was he as a president?
    Politics and Society1 month ago

    Game Theory, The math of survival and the soul of community: Why the Gulf’s zero-sum game needs Utu
    Interview – From novelist to publisher: Andrew Chatora on building Friesian Publishing
    Arts, Culture and Sport2 months ago

    Interview – From novelist to publisher: Andrew Chatora on building Friesian Publishing
    The Africa Cup of Nations trophy was handed to Senegal but will now be awarded to Morocco. Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto/Getty Images
    Arts, Culture and Sport2 months ago

    Senegal stripped of title: Afcon ruling is lawful, but it puts Caf’s reputation at risk
    The Systemic Rupture
    Politics and Society2 months ago

    The Systemic Rupture Why the Old Global Software is Crashing — and How Utu Builds the New World
    The Converse Shock How Disaster Capitalism Has Bankrupted the American War Machine
    Politics and Society2 months ago

    The Converse Shock | How Disaster Capitalism Has Bankrupted the American War Machine
    The Shock Doctrine Live in the Gulf
    Politics and Society2 months ago

    The Shock Doctrine Live in the Gulf

    Africans rising3 years ago

    Africans Rising concludes reconstitution of governance structure – New Coordinating Collective takes office
    Zimbabwean writer Andrew Chatora awarded for land-themed novel in New York
    Arts, Culture and Sport2 years ago

    Zimbabwean writer Andrew Chatora awarded for land-themed novel in New York
    Politics and Society2 years ago

    In the face of autocracy the Togolese Civil League movement pushes for justice, accountability and democracy
    Pan Africanism mural in Tanzania. Photo: Michael Branz/ CC BY 2.0
    Politics and Society2 years ago

    Opinion | PanAfricanists must seek a radical cure for the open wound that is the state in Africa
    David Chasumba’s Behind the Facade & Other Short Stories: A review
    Arts, Culture and Sport2 years ago

    David Chasumba’s Behind the Facade & Other Short Stories: A review
    Muhoozi Kainerugaba,
    Politics and Society2 years ago

    Opinion | The Muhoozi Project is a hoax
    Andrew Chatora is an award-winning Zimbabwean author and noted exponent of the African diaspora novel.
    Arts, Culture and Sport1 year ago

    Vazhure’s Weeping Tomato: An Intrepid Tale of Interconnected Binary Opposites – A Review by Andrew Chatora
    Africans rising2 years ago

    Jack Dorsey returns for the third edition of the Africa Bitcoin Conference 2024
    Pumpjack located south of Midland, Texas.
    Politics and Society2 years ago

    Europe has plans for Africa’s resources, and not for Africa’s benefit
    Politics and Society2 years ago

    OPINION | Kenya protests: Either we urgently push for UN-led global tax reforms, or we face more conflict
    Climate activists holding a demonstration holding placards. One placard reads "Climate Justice for All"
    Politics and Society2 years ago

    Climate finance for the Global North and climate reparations for the Global South
    Nelson Mandela revisiting his cell at Robben Island prison. The image was sold to support his charitable causes. Louise Gubb/Corbis via Getty Images
    Politics and Society2 years ago

    Nelson Mandela’s personal items under the hammer in New York? Why it outraged some, and what’s at stake
    Flags of various African countries
    Politics and Society2 years ago

    The Africa Club launched to strengthen the continent’s financial muscle
    Arts, Culture and Sport2 years ago

    Andrew Chatora on the faultlines of nation-building
    Politics and Society1 year ago

    Opinion — Pan-Africanist and global development expert Brian Kagoro reiterates longstanding opposition to ZIDERA
    Politics and Society2 years ago

    UNEA-6: Fossil fuels drive both the Plastics and Climate Crises and need an International Framework to phase them out
    Arts, Culture and Sport12 months ago

    Remembering an African literary icon Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o —10 quotes: Part 1
    Politics and Society2 years ago

    Undersea cables are the unseen backbone of the global internet
    Arts, Culture and Sport2 years ago

    Colonial statues in Africa have been removed, returned and torn down again – why it’s such a complex history
    Politics and Society2 years ago

    Africans Rising Borderless Africa Convening: The Lusaka Communiqué