Three military-led governments have pooled a billion dollars to build an airline, a bank, and a railroad. Whether this is visionary statecraft or a costly mirage...
The latest wave of bullish commentary about the continent recycles familiar blind spots. A decade after "Africa Rising" faded, the real prerequisites for transformation remain stubbornly...
By Farhia Noor The continent’s partnerships with emerging powers demand scrutiny, not celebration. I am African. I read. I observe. I listen. I reflect. My elders...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Strategic equity demands and infrastructure investments signal a new era of African economic sovereignty. The landscape of African resource control is undergoing...
By Farhia Noor The Sahel is teaching the world a lesson it had forgotten: Africa is neither weak nor helpless. And it is certainly not for...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Ghana’s president recently articulated what many African leaders are thinking but few dare say aloud: “While no specific name has yet been...
By Lance Chisue Beijing’s unprecedented tariff elimination for African exports raises a critical question: Will this reshape global trade dynamics, or merely deepen colonial-era dependencies? China...
By Godfred Zina As global power shifts accelerate, African nations are abandoning diplomatic deference in favor of strategic reciprocity – and the consequences could reshape international...
By Wavinya Makai Pan-Africanism occupies an awkward position in African intellectual discourse. Too often dismissed as mere sentiment rather than rigorous thought, it faces a peculiar...
By Daki Nkanyane There is a quiet truth we rarely confront honestly: no continent can rise higher than the inner world of its people. Empires, economies,...
By Daki Nkanyane There are moments in history when a continent doesn’t “rise” – it remembers. Africa stands at precisely such a threshold today. For years,...
By Farhia Noor The moment I began speaking openly about my continent – simply sharing my truth – everything in my life shifted. I wasn’t loud....
By Ajay Wasserman The world came to Africa in 2025 – but not everyone showed up. That, however, turned out to be beside the point. While...
By Farhia Noor The older I get, the more certain I become of one inconvenient truth: the world doesn’t misunderstand Africa by accident. It misunderstands Africa...
By Davida Ademuyiwa In the shifting sands of global geopolitics, Africa finds itself at a pivotal crossroads. As major powers intensify their competition for influence on...
By Farhia Noor As an African deeply invested in our continent’s future, I recently read the Africa Finance Corporation’s (AFC) 2025 report: “The State of Africa’s...
By Emmanuel Musaazi From the fifteenth century onwards, Africa’s path has been shaped by external powers who saw the continent less as a partner and more...
