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...
How Africa can stop being a pawn and become the grandmaster
I grew up watching the board, not just the pieces. In Africa, we were often told to celebrate when one of our pawns reached...
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...
Who Gets Rich Off Africa’s Poverty
I keep coming back to a single graph. It shows the number of Africans living on less than $2.15 a day. More than 460...
Israel’s Footprints Across Africa
Israel’s reopening of its embassy in Lusaka after more than half a century is more than a diplomatic ribbon-cutting. It is a signal that...
America’s Billion-Dollar Hustle in Africa
I want to tell you a story about Africa’s money, but not the kind of money that Africans count in markets or stash in...
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...
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...
1.9 Million Reasons to Change Capitalism
In mid-2022, there were 1.9 million job vacancies in Germany, an all-time high in the country's history. Meanwhile 1.9 million Kenyans are suffering from...
Qatar’s Billion-Dollar Blitz in Africa
Not long ago, Qatar was a country boxed in by its neighbors. The 2017 Gulf blockade was supposed to squeeze it into submission. Instead,...
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