Africa
Who Owns South Africa's Water?
A new law promises to redress historical injustice but could it make access to water increasingly dependent on race rather than productivity?
Ben Fritz
AfricaCulture WarsThe Afrikaner Question
The Afrikaner debate is not about restoring privilege. It is about whether constitutional democracy can protect the rights of every community.Ben Fritz
AfricaConflict Zones Sudan’s Army Is Welcoming the Men It Once Condemned
Defections may strengthen the SAF militarily but at the cost of its credibility.Adam Starzynski
AfricaCulture WarsI Was Expelled From University For My Christian Beliefs
How a student election became a four-year legal battle over free speech.Arthur Vamva
AfricaConflict Zones The Crisis Before the Mediterranean
Why Sudanese refugees are fleeing not only war, but Egypt itself.Adam Starzynski
AfricaWhen Governments Cannot Deliver, They Sell Hope
The emotional economy of modern African politics.Pharis Gichanga
AfricaEight States, One Gamble: East Africa’s Union Moment
An ambitious test of whether sovereignty can be shared to build a stronger, united East Africa.Pharis Gichanga
- AfricaForeign Influence
The Gold Laundromat Across the Nile
Sudan’s war-forged gold is leaving the country by the ton, turned into clean bars and profits abroad.
Alexander Francis Shaw
- AfricaForeign Influence
Beijing’s African Gamble: Growth or Debt Trap?
Beijing is reshaping Africa with billions in loans, bases, and trade. The continent faces a defining geopolitical choice.
Pharis Gichanga
- AfricaForeign Influence
Somaliland’s Moment: Recognition on Its Terms
How is recognition achieved?
Gulaid Yusuf Idaan
- AfricaConflict Zones
Why Are Millions Still Fleeing the Horn of Africa?
In a region wracked by war, drought, and economic collapse, millions are left in limbo.
Pharis Gichanga
- AfricaForeign Influence
Somaliland and the New Politics of Recognition
A Muslim-majority society without Islamist rule. Israel’s Somaliland move mirrors Taiwan’s struggle for recognition and shakes global power dynamics.
Raghu Kondori
- AfricaForeign Influence
Somaliland: The State the Arab World Refuses to See
Somaliland works, the region resists: why success is seen as a threat.
Gulaid Yusuf Idaan
- Foreign InfluenceAfrica
Israel Breaks the Taboo on Somaliland
How recognizing Somaliland reshapes Red Sea security and challenges authoritarian influence.
Shalitha Bandara
- Africa
The Meaning of Modern Afrikaner Nationalism
What happens to a nation after defeat? An unfiltered conversation about guilt, God, and the return of Afrikaner nationalism.
Dr. Adi Schlebusch/Heike Claudia Petzer
- AfricaCulture Wars
How Cancel Culture is Silencing South African Artists
How cancel culture is destroying South Africa’s music scene, and why saying the ‘wrong’ thing online can ruin a career overnight.
Thabelo Mahangani
- Africa
American Diplomacy, Moroccan Vision: 250 Years of Partnership
Historic UN breakthrough: Morocco’s Sahara plan wins global backing. Here’s what it means for peace and U.S. diplomacy.
Youssef Amrani
