By Mark-Anthony Johnson The Scramble for Africa stands as one of history’s most audacious acts of collective dispossession. A century later, its consequences remain very much...
By Daki Nkanyane Every society carries weight. Some burdens are visible – poverty, inequality, underdevelopment, conflict. Others are structural – institutions shaped by interruption, economies molded...
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 Gregory Simpkins In the most recent Habari Network podcast, Habari director Emmanuel Musaazi asked our guest about how Communalism affected business and entrepreneurship in Africa....
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Better late than never – though in geopolitics, lateness often means irrelevance. The Contradictions of French Liberalism Three years ago, I argued...
By Des H Rikhotso Southwestern Africa presents a fascinating study in contrasts. Angola and Namibia share a border, similar climates, and abundant natural resources, yet these...
By Daki Nkanyane Every awakening carries a hidden danger. Not resistance. Not external opposition. Not even failure. The greatest danger of any awakening is forgetting why...
By Daki Nkanyane Every awakening carries a cost. To awaken is not merely to see more clearly – it is to become responsible for what one...
By John Kourkoutas In 1880, roughly 90 percent of Africa remained “unclaimed” by European colonial powers. A map from that year shows a continent mostly in...
By Farhia Noor In African cosmology, the Harmattan is more than a seasonal wind – it is a revealer. It strips away illusion with its dry,...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In recent years, a troubling refrain has gained traction across Africa: “Democracy is not good for Africa.” I heard it echoed last...
By Dishant Shah When we speak of African identity, self-determination, and unity, one name rises above the rest – not merely as a historical figure, but...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu “Democracy is not good for Africa.” This statement, often repeated by critics and even some African leaders, deserves closer scrutiny. During an...
By Jean Claude Niyomugabo Africa’s relative underdevelopment compared to other regions of the world is a complex issue rooted in a combination of historical, geographical, political,...
By Yaw Kissi “If China did this, the world would scream. If Russia attempted it, headlines would flood every news cycle. But when France does it,...
By Godfred Zina As the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) marks its 50th anniversary, the regional bloc finds itself at a pivotal moment. Despite...
By Gregory Simpkins Since the Scramble for Africa in the 1880s, and in fact even before then, various foreign nations have had an abiding interest in...
By Danilo Desiderio In 1959, American anthropologist George Murdock created an ethnic map of Africa, illustrating the continent’s diverse ethnic distribution based on the resources and...
