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 not just countries on a list. They are continental worlds. Algeria is bigger than France,...
The war in Mali is no longer a distant northern storm. It is no longer just the story of desert rebels, remote garrisons, and forgotten borderlands. It is creeping toward the arteries of the state. It is spreading from...
Mali is no longer facing an ordinary insurgency. It is facing a coordinated attempt to break the confidence of the state, stretch the capacity of its armed forces, and convince citizens that the government can no longer protect even...
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 on the surface but historical underneath. Three French warships cut into the coast. Eight hundred...
By early 1938, Standard Oil of California was close to giving up on Saudi Arabia altogether. Six wells had failed, costs were mounting, and the wider exploration campaign had already been sharply scaled back, with other drilling operations halted...
For years, the world has looked at Congo and seen war. It has seen M23. It has seen militias. It has seen chaos in the east and, from a comfortable distance, concluded that violence in Congo mostly arrives with...
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 collapsed like a cheap tent in a storm.
But when you pull the curtain back, you...
Sadio Mané has a habit of stepping into the fire when everyone else is running away from it.
On Sunday 18th January 2026, Senegal’s Africa Cup of Nations final against Morocco teetered on the edge of collapse. A Senegal goal...
In Europe, the people paid to imagine the worst are speaking out loud. NATO’s Secretary General Mark Rutte, has warned about the risk of wider conflict and the need for readiness. In November 2025, General Fabien Mandon, the Head...
The first time I stood in Cairo, in 2005, I was in my twenties and working with the United Nations Environment Programme as the Africa Environment Outlook for Youth Regional Coordinator. I had come to meet national coordinators for...
- Advertisement -
