Bwakali

The image is simple, almost ordinary. A plane lands at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. Doors open. Protocol begins. Handshakes are exchanged. Cameras move closer....

There are moments when a country’s wound becomes so deep that it forgets where the enemy is. A construction site in South Africa’s North West...

There are moments in global politics when power is not hidden in speeches, communiqués, press conferences, or diplomatic smiles. It is sitting quietly at...

Africa’s ten largest countries are Algeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Libya, Chad, Niger, Angola, Mali, South Africa, and Ethiopia. But these are...

The war in Mali is no longer a distant northern storm. It is no longer just the story of desert rebels, remote garrisons, and...

Mali is no longer facing an ordinary insurgency. It is facing a coordinated attempt to break the confidence of the state, stretch the capacity...

Mombasa, Macron, and the return of an old question On the morning of March 15, 2026, Mombasa Harbour offered Kenya a scene that looked administrative...

By early 1938, Standard Oil of California was close to giving up on Saudi Arabia altogether. Six wells had failed, costs were mounting, and...

For years, the world has looked at Congo and seen war. It has seen M23. It has seen militias. It has seen chaos in...

There is a lazy story we have been trained to repeat. That Italy lost Ethiopia because “the Allies” arrived, waved a flag, and the occupation...