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Africa is home to 1.4 billion people. It’s rich in resources, culture, history. It should be at the centre of global politics. But it’s not. Decisions about Africa are still being made without Africans at the table. And that’s not a coincidence. It’s by design. Look at the UN Security Council. Five permanent members and…
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Audre Lorde said it first. The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house. But people keep trying anyway. They think they can reform colonial systems, tweak a few policies, change the faces in power, and somehow that will lead to justice. It won’t. Because these systems weren’t built to serve us. They were built…
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The world treats reparations like some radical demand. It’s not. It’s like we’re asking for favours. Like it’s some kind of extra, a nice-to-have, a gift if the right people feel generous. That’s not what this is. Reparations are not charity. They are justice. They are what’s owed. When countries talk about historical injustices, they…
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The West loves to talk about “developing” Africa. They hold conferences, sign billion-dollar aid deals, push economic policies they claim will help the continent “catch up”. But here’s the truth: they aren’t developing Africa. They’re extracting from it. And they always have been. Look at trade. African nations are forced to export raw materials such…
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In 1884, a group of European men sat around a table in Berlin and decided the fate of an entire continent. Not a single African was present. Not a single African voice was heard. In a matter of months, they carved up Africa, drawing lines on a map with zero regard for the people who…