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The Quiet Revenge of Omar Artan
How the Somali referee snubbed by US immigration services—with the complicit silence of FIFA—turned humiliation into triumph, with not even a shout.
 • Equiano d’ Sassa
Captain Hakimi and the Trial Casting a Long Shadow Over the Moroccan Armband
Amid great expectations placed on him, a Versailles appeals court ruled that the sexual allegation case in which Hakimi is embroiled should proceed to…
 • Annet Mugabo
DeepSeek: The Beast From the East and the Decolonisation of AI
We have "test-driven" the Chinese AI chatbot and it measures up to all the rage—Beyond its top-notch performance, DeepSeek is one great technological…
 • Team Gazette
Baltasar: The Anatomy of an African Sexual Scandal
How the private eccentricities of a top financial regulator in Equatorial Guinea has held Africa spellbound, in echoes of the P. Diddy Affair in the…
 • Team Gazette
The Enduring Legacy of Burkina Faso’s Slain Captain Thomas Sankara
Thirty-seven years after his brutal assassination, Thomas Sankara's vision resonates powerfully, inspiring a new generation of Burkinabè to reclaim…
 • Lamine Konkobo
How Ex-BBC Journalist Renee Is Reshaping Beauty for African Girls
When Renee Bissong witnessed a young Black girl’s disappointment with her own appearance, she knew she had to act. And she did.
 • Team Gazette
Why Is Africa on the Fence About Elon Musk's Starlink?
The high-speed internet technology holds the potential to bridge the digital gap in Africa, but a range of concerns has left most of the continent…
 • Venuste Nshimiyimana and Lamine Konkobo
How the “Africa Rising” Optimism Could End Up Yet in Another Nightmare
A wake-up call from senior geopolitical strategist, Paul Kananura, at the Paris-based Institut Afrika.
 • Team Gazette
Chad: A Dangerous Backslide To Those Years Of Brutality?
A damning human rights report has exposed a chilling pattern of abuse against civilians, echoing some of the darkest days of torture and deaths in…
 • Team Gazette
Did Rwanda Sell Properties Earmarked for Failed UK Asylum Seekers?
The ping-pong of claims and counter-claims does raise a major issue of trust in the conduct of public affairs, and the truth of the matter is of the…
 • Venuste Nshimiyimana and Lamine Konkobo
Why The U.S. Decision To Withdraw From Niger Is Rather A Smart Move
If anything, the history of U.S. foreign interventions has shown that overstaying its welcome often leads to catastrophic consequences.
 • Lamine Konkobo
South Africa's Broken Promises: A Tale Of Struggle And Betrayal
Mandela demonstrated exceptional leadership by achieving a peaceful transition. What remains of his beloved South Africa is leadership failures…
 • David Himbara
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