Politics
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Papers, Please: Canon Collins 2026 Essay Shortlisted Finalist
This piece was a shortlisted finalist for the Canon Collins 2026 essay competition. The annual competition invites essays that demonstrate thought leadership and offer ... -
After the Ballot: What Democracy Must Mean for Somalia
Somali political life is intensely debated across towns, households, media platforms and diaspora communities. Yet this energy does not consistently produce the power to ... -
Hijra: Movement, Migration, and Islamic Thought
The question of why 70,000 Moroccans migrated to the Spanish-governed territories of Ceuta and Melilla within hours on 30 July – ‘Throne Day’, which ... -
Who Speaks for Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms?
When four members of Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms travelled to London in March 2026 to accept the Chatham House Prize on behalf of the ... -
Africa’s Pension Funds Are Already Allowed to Invest at Home. They Don’t.
Reformers keep asking governments to raise the ceilings on where domestic institutional capital can go. The ceilings are nowhere near being reached and one ... -
When AI Explains African Crises, Local Knowledge Is Barely Visible
Ask any AI tool about the humanitarian situation in Africa, and you will get all sorts of answers in seconds. Then check closely where ... -
God Forbid a Pan-Africa: Pan-Africanism’s Non-Works
God forbid a Pan-Africa. Pan-Africanism is the belief that all Africans, both on the continent and in the diaspora, are united in solidarity and ... -
Somalia Pushes Ahead with Controversial Regional Elections Despite Opponent Boycott.
Somalia’s transition to one-person,one-vote elections is increasingly becoming a struggle not only over democratic reform,but also over who controls political power. The Federal government ... -
How Las Anod Changed Somaliland’s Case for Recognition
Somaliland has spent three decades asking the world to trust a specific story about itself: a peaceful, democratic state exercising real authority over the ... -
Sudan: The Unfortunate Alliance
On Foreign Interest, the Ideal Militia, and What a Coloniser Prays He Leaves Behind My grandmother never said displacement. She said: we left the ...
