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 stalls, their wares gathering dust in protest. This wasn't a mere closing of doors, it...
I first set foot in Senegal in the mid-2000s. From the moment I landed at Aéroport International Blaise Diagne (Blaise Diagne International Airport), I fell in love with the rhythm of the country, the warmth of its people, the...
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 accused Puntland of allowing its port and airport to be used as corridors of war....
Burundi wears a harsh label. By the simplest yardstick the world loves to quote, GDP per person adjusted for prices, Burundi has spent about a decade at or near the very bottom. On broader human development, it sits in...
I remember the first time I landed in Dakar. The light felt like brass on the skin and the air tasted faintly of salt and bissap. On Gorée Island the stones seemed to whisper, and I left with a...
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 watching from the sidelines, the Janjaweed militias, armed and emboldened by Sudan’s government, unleashed terror...
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 plantains but with fast food burgers, soda cans, and instant noodles. This tableau of modern...
In 2009, with a degree in hand and a burning desire to serve his country, Traoré joined the Burkinabè army. This decision wasn’t driven by the desire for glory or personal gain; rather, it stemmed from a profound sense...
Kaya sits calmly 100 kilometers northeast of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital. It’s the fifth-largest town and home to roughly 100,000 people. In January 2022, Captain Ibrahim Traoré was one of these people. He was part of the Army’s 10th...
What had started as rage in the streets of Ouagadougou became, for Traoré, a revelation. Although just another cog in the machine of Compaoré’s army, the events of October 30th opened his eyes to a deeper truth: the people...
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