In a funny, sarcastic, truthful, and thought-provoking short video, former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta talked about the reactions on Trump's funding cuts stating, “I saw some people the other day crying, […] oh Trump has removed money […] why are you crying, it’s not your government, its not your country. […]. This is a wake-up... Continue Reading →
Comment écrire sur l’Afrique – L’appel à l’action de Binyavanga
Lors d’un voyage à Londres, mon amie bibliophile Ruwaydah avait prévu une visite à Foyles, une librairie renommée de la ville. « Tu vas adorer », m’avait-elle dit, et elle avait raison. Nous aimons toutes les deux les bibliothèques, alors il était facile d’y passer des heures à parcourir les rayons, à feuilleter les livres... Continue Reading →
How to decolonize your mind – Africa edition
Decolonization has been a recurring subject of international debate and social media in the past decade. The current generation is taking the decolonization messages from the founding fathers of African independence, such as Kwame Nkrumah from Ghana, Léopold Sédar Senghor from Senegal, Julius Nyerere from Kenya, and Nelson Mandela from South Africa, amongst others, and... Continue Reading →
Is the Alliance of Sahel States spreading its influence on the Sahel region?
The Alliance of Sahel States In a projected move, the Republic of Chad announced the end of its defense cooperation with France on November 28th this year. The announcement came right after the visit of French Minister’s visit to the Chadian Capital N’djamena. One of the subjects discussed during the visit was Haskanite, a recently... Continue Reading →
A conversation with Reuben Reouhidi Ndjerareou on the global African perspective
We are witnessing an increase in the wave to reshape the narrative from the African perspective. In this piece, I have a conversation with Reuben Ndjerareou, who as part of this wave, speaks and writes about the continent giving a perspective rooted in culture, realities, and history. We speak about his international background, his podcast... Continue Reading →