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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...
Saadia Mosbah’s Eight-Year Sentence and Tunisia’s Unfinished War Against Racism
By David John | African Awakening
On 23 June 2026, a Tunisian appeals court upheld the eight-year prison sentence imposed on Saadia Mosbah, one of...
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...
Saadia Mosbah’s Eight-Year Sentence and Tunisia’s Unfinished War Against Racism
By David John | African Awakening
On 23 June 2026, a Tunisian appeals court upheld the eight-year prison sentence imposed on Saadia Mosbah, one of...
What Europe’s Latest Vote on Burkina Faso Can and Cannot Do
From Strasbourg to Ouagadougou, a European Parliament vote has opened a larger argument about sovereignty, security and who gets to judge Africa
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Congo Must Not Rewrite Its Constitution Around One Man
Félix Tshisekedi may have opened the door to a third term. Congo’s constitutional debate must now be about power for its people and not...
Lessons for Tanzania From Apartheid’s Brutality
When I first visited Johannesburg nearly twenty years ago, I stood near Gandhi Square, watching the city hum with life. The scent of robustness...
AFCON Chaos. VAR Drama. How Sadio Mané Led Senegal to a Historic Victory
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...
Tanzania’s D9 Shutdown and the Struggle for Freedom
On December 9th 2025, the people of Tanzania spoke more powerfully than the government expected. They did not need large crowds or dramatic clashes...
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