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Conflict in the Horn of Africa isn’t inevitable. People can choose peace.
Politics and Society21 hours ago

Conflict in the Horn of Africa isn’t inevitable. People can choose peace
The Carrot, the Stick, and the Apex Predator
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Singapore: To Be or Not To Be, Kenya? The Carrot, the Stick, and the Apex Predator | Part 2
The Accident of Meritocracy: Why the Western Operating System Has Crashed—and the African Software Needed to Reboot Humanity
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The Accident of Meritocracy: Why the Western Operating System Has Crashed—and the African Software Needed to Reboot Humanity
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“An Accomplice to Injustice”: Pan-African Voices Blasts AU Commission for “Betraying” Democratic Ideals
Secretary General of the Kenya Federation of Labor, Tom Mboya, taken during their honeymoon with his wife Pamela (not in picture) in Israel. Date 22 January 1962. (cropped). Photo credit Wikimedia Creative Commons
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Singapore: To Be or Not To Be, Kenya? The Blueprint We Already Had — And How We Buried It | Part 1
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How African policymakers should prepare for the coming commodity boom
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Op-Ed – Borderless Africa: The Reparations Africa Owes Herself
Pumpjack located south of Midland, Texas.
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Africa in 2026 The 11 trends/factors that will shape African affairs in 2026
Arts, Culture and Sport4 months ago

A Roman emperor grovelling to a Persian king: the message behind a new statue in Tehran
NoViolet Bulawayo has won the 2025 Best of Caine Award. David Levenson/Getty Images
Arts, Culture and Sport4 months ago

NoViolet Bulawayo wins the best of 25 years of the Caine Prize. Why she deserves it
Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Michael Jamson/AFP via Getty Image
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Tanzania: President Samia Hassan’s grip on power has been shaken by unprecedented protests
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Beyond the Hits: How to Build Africa’s Sound as a Business
Raila Odinga.
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Raila Odinga mastered the art of political compromise for the good of Kenya
Grammy award winning international music artist Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu professionally known as Burna Boy performing in Harare
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Africa’s Sound Is Global — But Where’s the Money?
Kenyans protest unjust taxation
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“UTU” as the New–Old Political Philosophy
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Raila Amolo Odinga
African woman
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All politics is local – Lessons from our ancestors
Nairobi protests
Politics and Society6 months ago

The failure of centralized power across the planet is upon us
The results of a Bushman patrol: a postcard shows German soldiers posing with captured Indigenous people. Courtesy Robert J. Gordon
Politics and Society6 months ago

Namibia’s forgotten genocide: how Bushmen were hunted and killed under German colonial rule
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A year later, Africa’s Gen Z uprising is only more emboldened

The annual gay pride parade in Entebbe, Uganda, in 2014.
African identities3 years ago

US talks sanctions against Uganda after a harsh anti-gay law – but criminalizing same-sex activities has become a political tactic globally
Africans rising2 years ago

Africans Rising concludes reconstitution of governance structure – New Coordinating Collective takes office
A Ugandan soldier of 341 Battalion serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) holds a rocket-propelled grenade at sunrise 30 April 2012.
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Africans Rising statement on Niger coup
Abdulahi Bilah is a human rights activist and part of the Movement for a Socialist Alternative (MSA)
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In conversation with indefatigable Nigerian human rights defender — Abdulahi Bilah
Mary Mwaba spotlights how the evolution of social movements might be the key to this long-awaited ambition
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“Unapologetic about the youth revolution,” — in conversation with Youth4Parliament’s Mary Mwaba
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
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Getting a grip on Borderless Africa’s foot soldiers
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
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In the face of autocracy the Togolese Civil League movement pushes for justice, accountability and democracy
Muhoozi Kainerugaba,
Politics and Society2 years ago

Opinion | The Muhoozi Project is a hoax
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
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
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
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
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The Africa Club launched to strengthen the continent’s financial muscle
Tsitsi Nomsa Ngwenya revisits the past under erasure in A Portrait of Emlanjeni
Arts, Culture and Sport3 years ago

Tsitsi Nomsa Ngwenya revisits the past under erasure in A Portrait of Emlanjeni
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Jack Dorsey returns for the third edition of the Africa Bitcoin Conference 2024
Climate activists holding a demonstration holding placards. One placard reads "Climate Justice for All"
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Climate finance for the Global North and climate reparations for the Global South
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