Editorial
A New Era or Business as Usual? Sidi Ould Tah and the Future of the African Development Bank
By Moses Desire Kouyo Sidi Ould Tah’s election as the ninth president of the African Development Bank Group comes at a crossroads for both the institution and the continent it was created to serve. On paper, his credentials...
“The Language of Freedom: A Memoir for Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o”
By Moses Desire Kouyo I was not there when he wrote his first sentence in Gikuyu. I did not sit beside him in Kamĩrĩĩthũ as villagers turned theatre into a weapon. I was not there when the prison...
AFRICOM Targets Burkina Faso’s Sovereignty as Africa Rises in Resistance
Across the African continent and its vast diaspora, alarm bells are ringing. In a telling display of imperial anxiety, U.S. AFRICOM Commander General Michael Langley testified before the U.S. Senate on April 3, identifying Burkina Faso and its...
AFRICOM’s Empire Crumbles: How African Sovereignty Is Breaking the Chains of U.S. Militarism
By Moses Desire Kouyo For decades, the African continent was treated like an open chessboard for U.S. strategic interests – a place to build drone bases, launch airstrikes, and broker deals without the courtesy of true partnership. But...
Editorial: A New Chapter in UK-South Africa Relations, or a Missed Opportunity for Pan-African Progress?
The recent diplomatic talks between UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy and South African Minister Ronald Lamola in Cape Town aimed to renew bilateral agreements on trade and defence while addressing critical global issues like African representation on the...
Upholding Justice: Overcoming US Obstructionism in Palestine’s UN Membership
In the intricate dance of global diplomacy, the aspirations of nations often collide with the realities of power politics. Nowhere is this more evident than in the ongoing saga of Palestine's bid for full membership within the United...