October 22, 2026
Somewhere in a compound in Southeast Asia, a university-educated young African is typing fraud scripts he never chose to write. At home, his…
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Africa’s local languages just won its very first Oscars award, the rejection of Nigeria’s blockbuster movie, Lionheart. The movie, which was Nigeria’s contender for the
A recent article by Reuters titled “What limits? How African leaders cling to power for decades,” and another by The East African’s Charles Onyango Obbo
I attended a fascinating conference on African development in Washington D.C. many years ago. During the plenary session, one of the keynote speakers, a learned
Like his predecessors, the newly minted Nobel laureate encounters complex crises arising from his country’s ethnocentric federalism. Former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh once
Successful countries – like human beings – must have a purpose for existence. As human beings grapple with the question “why am I here?” and
That Africa’s traditional knowledge is crucial to the continent’s advancement is fast becoming a well-understood fact. Within the continent’s larger Christian community, however, embracing Africa’s
Rwanda’s willfully misunderstood political system was on display last week as President Kagame inaugurated the incoming Senate. President Kagame is, obviously, the Head of
It is fun to watch. The meltdown of western liberals over what they are desperately calling ‘the end of democracy.’ The rise of right-wing nationalist
The first call Bonja received the morning after he returned from France came from his only surviving sibling’s spouse. “Brother,” she had begun in a
Bonja looked at his watch and noted that the representative from Triang Square should be in his office in five minutes. He thought of sending
Africa’s local languages just won its very first Oscars award, the rejection of Nigeria’s blockbuster movie, Lionheart. The movie, which was Nigeria’s contender for the
A recent article by Reuters titled “What limits? How African leaders cling to power for decades,” and another by The East African’s Charles Onyango Obbo
I attended a fascinating conference on African development in Washington D.C. many years ago. During the plenary session, one of the keynote speakers, a learned
Like his predecessors, the newly minted Nobel laureate encounters complex crises arising from his country’s ethnocentric federalism. Former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh once
Successful countries – like human beings – must have a purpose for existence. As human beings grapple with the question “why am I here?” and
That Africa’s traditional knowledge is crucial to the continent’s advancement is fast becoming a well-understood fact. Within the continent’s larger Christian community, however, embracing Africa’s
Rwanda’s willfully misunderstood political system was on display last week as President Kagame inaugurated the incoming Senate. President Kagame is, obviously, the Head of
It is fun to watch. The meltdown of western liberals over what they are desperately calling ‘the end of democracy.’ The rise of right-wing nationalist
The first call Bonja received the morning after he returned from France came from his only surviving sibling’s spouse. “Brother,” she had begun in a
Bonja looked at his watch and noted that the representative from Triang Square should be in his office in five minutes. He thought of sending
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Part of the problem facing Africa is that the agency to articulate the trials and tribulations of Africans has for long been usurped by foreigners. As a principle, everyone should get involved in debates on Africa, of course. However, rather than Read more