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  • African voices are missing in global politics and that’s not an accident

    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…

  • The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house, so what will?

    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…

  • The West profits from Africa’s suffering and calls it development

    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…