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By Salome Achieng’ Delaila, PhD. The Africa–France summit in Nairobi, branded the “Africa Forward Summit,” marked a symbolic shift in global diplomacy. For the first time in more than half a century, the gathering moved outside France’s traditional Francophone sphere into East Africa. Yet as the summit closed on May 12, 2026, one question remained: […]
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Hargeisa is a city of particular pride. Its streets are named after battles. Its currency — the Somaliland shilling, accepted nowhere outside its own borders — is printed with images of a freedom the rest of the world has largely refused to formally acknowledge. Since 1991, when Somaliland declared its independence from Somalia after a […]
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Roelf Meyer remembers what it felt like to walk into a room where the other side did not trust you. In the early 1990s, he was the face of a crumbling government — a white Afrikaner minister sent to negotiate the end of the system his own party had built. His counterpart was Cyril Ramaphosa, […]
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author: Sokhu Sibiya Uniting over 300 exceptional works from across Africa, Kings and Queens of Africa: Forms and Figures of Power marks a historic first for the UAE—and the wider Middle East. This groundbreaking exhibition tells a vivid story of leadership, artistry, and identity that resonates far beyond borders. The exhibition closed on a triumphant […]
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