Let’s Talk Afrika.
“It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found in African Unity. Divided we are weak; united, Africa could become one of the greatest sources for good in the world.” – Kwame Nkrumah
Category: politics
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The Rent Is Due and So Is the Reckoning: Africa’s Oldest Scam, Explained
This is for anyone who has ever been told to “calm down” while being robbed in broad daylight. Let me paint you a picture. A mining company rolls into your village, let’s say KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. They bring suits, paperwork, government handshakes, and a very confident PowerPoint. They take the land your grandfather farmed. They…
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WiFi Status: Connected Without Internet. This Is Not A Technical Issue By The Way.
Like I said, this is not a technical issue people. You ever go to a party where the host says, “Pick the music!” and every time you crank your song, someone pulls the aux, tosses on their playlist, and serves you soda like it’s a consolation prize. Welcome to Ugandan elections. Every time the internet…
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Religion In Politics
You ever notice how in Africa, religion in politics is like that one cousin who never actually leaves the living room? You tell them it’s time to go but somehow they end up in every conversation, headline and frankly in your business whether you asked for it or not. Most African constitutions technically call their…
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“You Have To Be What? Twice As Good” In The Wise Words Of Command- Division B613
“Did I not raise you for better? … You have to be twice as good to get half of what they have.” – Eli Pope (Rowan) from Shonda Rhimes‘ Scandal. When Eli (Rowan) Pope said that in Scandal, it was more than just a dramatic line for prime time TV but a thesis statement for…
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Who Gets To Imagine Africa‘s Future
There’s a quiet but powerful question that rarely gets asked out loud. Who gets to imagine Africa’s future? Not who funds it. Not who writes reports about it. But who actually gets to decide what progress, development and success look like on this continent. Because if you listen closely, Africa’s future is being imagined constantly…
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Legal Rights vs Lived Reality in Africa
On paper, Africa is doing amazing. Constitutions promise equality. Laws guarantee freedom. Charters protect women, youth, workers, minorities, voters, bodies, voices. If you read the documents alone, you’d think justice is not only alive but thriving, well funded, moisturized, and fully operational. Then you step outside. This is the gap African youth learn early. The…
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“Ignominuous Political Muahaha-ha and Moho”
You can never be bored in Uganda. There’s always something dramatic happening in the news. As we dance along in this political theatre, waiting—both eagerly and nervously—for the election year of 2026, we find our best entertainment, as always, in the politicians. This time around, Uganda has unleashed more than enough presidential aspirants to keep…
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Better Late than Never…64 Years Later
I have always believed that bygones should be bygones, that the past should remain where it is. But today, we wake up to news that makes us revisit painful history: France has admitted to the cruelty and suppression it imposed on Cameroon during the country’s independence struggle. As someone from a former British colony, I…
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The Theatre of Absurd Corruption
When you read about the corruption scandals across different African states, some are nothing short of amusing. If you look at the corruption lists across Africa, there are countries that haven’t left the top 10 in a very long time—and honestly, it’s actually funny. Corruption, in itself, is severely detrimental to the growth of a…
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Thinking Of Taking That Bribe? A story of Floribert Bwana Chui.
Any Catholics in the room? Looking for a new route to sainthood? Well, allow me to introduce you to Floribert Bwana Chui — a young Congolese customs officer who said no to a bribe, yes to his Christian values, and ended up murdered mafia-style for it. You know, in a world where people accept bribes…