Digital Bandung: Why the Global South must seize its data future
The Global South can shape a different future through coordination, shared standards, and strategic investment. A “Digital Bandung” provides a pathway toward that goal.
Africa at the digital crossroads: Why Ghana must lead a sovereign AI future
Ghana has made significant strides forward in advancing a digital agenda, but much has been at the expense of its own sovereignty, relying on Western companies and infrastructure
Why we must reclaim African Liberation Day: A call to revolutionary Panafricanism
Congolese researcher and activist Kambale Musavuli writes on the need to reclaim the revolutionary origins and present of African Liberation Day
The battle for control of Goma continues
Multiple media reports have stated that the entirety of Goma, the capital of North Kivu, has been taken over by M23, yet the fighting continues as does the war of narratives.
Congolese General Cirimwami assassinated in North Kivu, escalating the region’s crisis
The assassination of Major General Peter Cirimwami marks a critical escalation in the conflict in DRC, amid a geopolitical scramble for the country’s vast mineral wealth.
Níger: el cuarto país del Sahel que sufre un golpe de Estado antioccidental
El golpe de Níger sigue a los de Malí, Burkina Faso y Guinea. Todos ellos fueron dirigidos por militares enfadados por la presencia de tropas francesas y estadounidenses y por las crisis económicas que sufrían sus países.
Niger is the fourth country in the Sahel to experience an anti-Western coup
The coup in Niger follows coups in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea. Each of these was led by military officers angered by the presence of French and US troops and by economic crises inflicted on their countries
Hijacking the Congolese people’s victory
Kambale Musavuli writes on the challenges that the Congolese people face after they ended Joseph Kabila’s nearly two decades of repressive rule
How today’s crisis in the Congo began
Despite the country having rich mineral deposit, most of the citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo live in extreme poverty. However, a new generation of youth are determined to overcome this contradiction and break the culture of plunder.
Elections in DR Congo: Undeterred by looming chaos, the people fight on
The elections scheduled on December 23 face a number of logistical obstacles. The government of Joseph Kabila has also prevented the opposition from mounting an effective campaign. Nonetheless, the people are mobilizing in thousands against the president






