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THE GEOMETRY OF DIVISION: HOW COLONIAL BORDERS REENGINEERED AFRICAN POWER
By Ibrahim Bunu Email: ibrahimbunu2520@gmail.com Introduction: A Map Is Never Innocent When many Africans look at the map of Nigeria,…
THE ARCHITECTURE OF DIVISION: HOW COLONIAL BORDER-MAKING SHAPED AFRICAโS FRAGMENTED STATES
An Analytical Submission by Ibrahim BUNU Email: ibrahimbunu2520@gmail.com Introduction: The Map That Outlived the Empire One of the most consequential…
Echoes from the Underground: Bebop, Existentialism, and the Cultural Transmutation of Post-War Paris
By Linda Dabo Historical Retrospective When Paris was liberated in August 1944, the French capital was starved for physical and…
The Seine and the Sahel: Senegalese Intellectual, Literary, and Political Influence in Post-WWII Paris
By Linda Dabo In the wake of the Second World War, Paris found itself in a state of profound existential…
Cabo Verde: Small Nation, Big Impact
Cabo Verdeโs World Cup debut is more than just a sporting milestone; it symbolizes the resilience and global presence of…
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By Wole Olaoye Never poison a stream from which you may want to drink in future. That is a profound…
A NATION THAT PUTS ITS PEOPLE FIRST: Lessons from President Ramaphosaโs Broadcast
_An Appreciative Word to South Africa + A Hard Mirror for Nigeria_ _By Comrade Kunle Sodipo FICSSM, MNINM, ANIPR_ _June…
The Myth of the Informal Sector: Why Western Economic Labels Fail Africa
by Linda Dabo De-Centering the West: A Post-Colonial Critique of the "Informal Sector" Label Beyond the "Informal": Recognizing the Relational…
South Africa and other Africans
Dr. Noyo Edem We are constantly inundated with negative news about Nigeria and her citizens on social media. This negative…
Dump It in Africa: The Return of the Colonial Logic
By Dr. LaBode Obanor For generations, Africa has too often been treated as the worldโs waiting room for inconvenient burdens…
The New Scramble for the Sahel: Nigeria Gambles on a US Alliance to Avert Regional Collapse
by Mohammed Bello Doka 28 May, 2026. On a quiet Tuesday in March 2026, multiple MQ-9 Reaper drones began operating…
FROM STRONGMEN TO STATESMEN: The Leadership Paradigm Shift Africa Must Embrace
No society can rise above the quality of its education. Africaโs leadership crisis is partly rooted in poor educational systems…
