FROM Paris to Kathmandu to Washington, a troubling pattern has emerged: citizens rising against governments they no longer trust. The anger is global, the grievances familiar—economic hardship, political arrogance, widening inequality, and leadership failures. For African leaders, these events are not distant crises but urgent warnings. A World on EdgeFrance, the land of revolutions, is […]
NIGERIA may be a Black African country, but it often operates under the shadow of white supremacist values. Colonialism may have formally ended decades ago, yet its residue lingers in the collective psyche. The British did not just draw borders and build institutions; they implanted a belief system that equated whiteness with authority, competence, and […]
By AUGUSTUS ISICHEI FOR nearly a century, the Commonwealth Games have been staged on continents far from Africa. From Hamilton, Canada, in 1930, to Birmingham, UK, in 2022, the Games have become a global celebration of sport — yet Africa, home to some of the world’s most passionate athletes and fans, has never played host. […]
By Pearl Osibu CONVERSATIONS about racism in America often stumble on a familiar refrain: “He was racist, but…” That qualifier erases the depth of systemic injustice. Racism is not abstract—it fractures families through over-policing, mass incarceration, and the erasure of dignity. Black men are disproportionately jailed, their children growing up fatherless, caught in cycles of […]
ACCRA is on the cusp of a defining moment. From 16 to 20 September 2025, Silverbird Cinema at Accra Mall plans to host an Israeli Film Festival—a slick cultural showcase presented as harmless art, but in truth, a weapon of propaganda for a regime accused of genocide and apartheid. Nearly 400 organisations and individuals—a coalition […]
THE Central African Republic (CAR) is entering a decisive period ahead of its December 2025 general elections, with President Faustin-Archange Touadéra seemingly in a position of strength. Yet beneath the veneer of stability lies a troubling question: has the country’s reliance on foreign support created a false sense of security? Since his controversial re-election in […]
THE National Library of Nigeria in Abuja, conceived nearly two decades ago as an 11-floor architectural landmark, has become a tragic monument to official negligence. Since its contract was first awarded in 2006, the project has suffered endless delays, contract variations, and redesigns. What should have stood as a beacon of knowledge is now an […]
WHEN George Wallace was shot in 1972, America performed a curious ritual. The same segregationist governor who once stood in a schoolhouse door vowing “segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever” suddenly became a figure of pity. Paralyzed from the waist down, he lived the rest of his life in a wheelchair. And in that frailty, […]
WE live in a land where the dead are forgotten, where shallow graves hold the voices of innocents, while their killers are welcomed into halls of power. In Katsina State today, terrorism has been rewarded with handshakes, smiles, and state recognition. What should be a firm stand against bloodshed has become an embrace of it. […]
THE streets of Kathmandu did not erupt by accident. They exploded under the weight of betrayal. For days, young Nepalis poured into the streets, their anger ignited by corruption, inequality, and the arrogance of rulers who had mistaken silence for obedience. They carried no grand ideology; they carried the scars of hunger, the bitterness of […]