OPINION By Ahmed Yaqoub The causes of the war in Sudan cannot be found in internal factors alone. Even its internal contradictions are, in one way or another, influenced by external forces. From another perspective, the Sudanese war is unfolding as part…
What does the return of Xenophobia in South Africa portend for the new desire to embrace Pan-Africanism inspired by the Sahel countries? When South Africa took Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in December 2023 over genocide against the Palestinians…
While Kenya’s president William Ruto had hoped that public participation on October 4 was going to legitimise his desire to impeach his deputy Rigathi Gachagua, it turned out to be an anti-climax. In almost all the venues in the 47 counties where…
Decades of violent conflict, political instability, famine, and poverty saw millions of Somali citizens emigrate searching for a better life. Now, with the situation in the country slowly changing, some of them are coming back home. Meanwhile, insecurity, floods and locusts continue…
Born in a refugee camp in Uganda, abandoned by her father at the age of three and sold peanuts on the streets of Juba for survival, Shama Preace-24 has overcome many challenges to emerge as the first female rapper in South Sudan. …
