DJ Bwakali
How the UN’s Blue Helmet Impacted Ibrahim Traoré
On 23rd August 2015, when Traoré was 27 years old, jihadists struck Burkina Faso, marking a turning point for the young soldier. He was...
A Priceless Lesson from Congo’s Failed Coup
On Sunday, May 19, 2024, in the early hours, a group of armed men led by Congolese politician Christian Malanga made three Facebook Live...
Traoré’s Blue Helmets Experience
The following year, 2018, proved to be a pivotal year for Traore. He was promoted to Captain and thrust into a complex and volatile...
The power of ‘leaderless’ movements
Bobi Wine! Julius Malema! Inspirational figures, no doubt. But here's a crazy thought: what if they rendered themselves irrelevant by mentoring and elevating multiple...
Ibrahim Traoré – The Geologist who became a Brave Soldier
In the flickering glow of a single lamp, a young Ibrahim Traoré sat in his parents' modest home in Kéra, Bondokuy in Burkina Faso’s...
White Privilege and Africa’s Foreign Policy Chains
The Price of a Headline
A careless headline in London can drain billions from Africa. A New York op-ed about instability in an African election...
Kahawa Tungu – The Bitter Drink Sweetening Africa’s Eastern Coast
I grew up knowing that on the Swahili coast, real conversations begin with a tiny cup. We call it kahawa tungu. Many elders also...
How Lab-Grown Stones Are Rewriting the Rules
They told us diamonds are forever, but the story is changing fast. The sparkle that once came only from deep African mines is now...
Houses, Diamonds, and Power – Qatar’s Quiet March Across Africa
I watched that Lusaka handshake and felt the weight of history. President Hakainde Hichilema stood beside Sheikh Mansour bin Jabor bin Jassim Al Thani...
Why the British Built the Kenya Uganda Railway
I can still hear the echo of the hammer on steel, the hiss of steam engines cutting through the tropical silence, the ghosts of...
