DJ Bwakali
A Cry for Lasting Peace and Prosperity in the Somalia Region
The regional administration of Puntland, which has semi-autonomous status within Somalia, has announced its withdrawal from the federal government system. Puntland will now self-govern...
Protect the Maasai and Their Ancestral Lands
In the swirling sands of the Serengeti and the sacred slopes of Ol Doinyo Lengai, a story of survival, identity, and legacy unfolds. It...
A Nation’s Discontent The Simmering Uprising in Tanzania
For weeks, Tanzania has pulsed with a slow, steady thrum of discontent. Traders, the lifeblood of Kariakoo, Dar es Salaam's vibrant market, shuttered their...
Seeds of revolution taking root in Traoré’s Mind
One year earlier in 2010, a 22-year old Traoré had watched President Compaoré win re-election with over 80 percent of the vote. Although the...
Puntland, the UAE, and Sudan’s Firestorm
I have been watching closely as Sudan’s tragedy deepens, and in that firestorm, Puntland’s name has suddenly been dragged into the smoke. Khartoum has...
Traoré Experiences People Power in Action
For Traoré, Compaoré’s regime had always been a shadow in his life, looming over his youth. Since 1987, when Compaoré seized power through a...
Why Burundi is the poorest country in the world
Burundi wears a harsh label. By the simplest yardstick the world loves to quote, GDP per person adjusted for prices, Burundi has spent about...
President Bassirou Faye, what are you doing in France
I remember the first time I landed in Dakar. The light felt like brass on the skin and the air tasted faintly of salt...
The Case for an All-African Army
In 2003, as Darfur was burning, it wasn’t the West or the UN that stepped up. It was the African Union. With the world...
African Food Sovereignty – A Matter of Life, Death, and Revival
African Food Sovereignty: A Matter of Life, Death, and Revival
The African table is set. Not with the hearty, vibrant meals of millet and roasted...
