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    Op-Ed: Why Excitement for Ibrahim Traoré Should Be Tempered with Caution
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    07 May 2025

    Op-Ed: Why Excitement for Ibrahim Traoré Should Be Tempered with Caution

    Burkina Faso’s military ruler has grown popular with millions across the world, but junta leaders and revolutionaries haven’t always worked out well for Africans.

    Op-Ed: As U.S. ‘America First’ Policies Threaten Africa, Who Stands up for Its Citizens?
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    01 May 2025

    Op-Ed: As U.S. ‘America First’ Policies Threaten Africa, Who Stands up for Its Citizens?

    Trump’s visa bans, aid cuts, and trade restrictions are closing doors for African countries and citizens.

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    07 January 2025

    Op-ed: Ghana’s Former President Leaves Office With A Complex Legacy

    Nana Akufo-Addo leaves a legacy marked by early triumphs, missed opportunities and mounting social concerns.

    A South African Professor Recalls Exchanging Letters in Exile with Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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    05 January 2022

    A South African Professor Recalls Exchanging Letters in Exile with Archbishop Desmond Tutu

    With Archbishop Desmond Tutu being laid to rest this past weekend, a professor, who moved to Atlanta as a young child with her family during apartheid, remembers the personal memories she has of "Uncle Des."

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    20 November 2020

    #EndSARS: Nigeria is a Nation of Elites and 'Everyone Else'

    Op-Ed: Andrew Akpan, a Nigerian based in South Africa, reflects on class divides among Nigerians and how that has affected the way in which #EndSARS protesters are perceived and treated.

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    Op-Ed: Afrobeats Songwriters Aren't Valued Enough

    There is a lack of compensation and credit given to afrobeats songwriters, and the genre as a whole suffers because of it.

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    3 Moments That Defined My Journey As a Young Woman In Search of Herself & Her Purpose

    Ghanaian artist Amaarae pens an original text exploring being a "black artist and a disruptive female voice in an industry dominated by men" and her new single "Like It."

    Call Us by Our Name: Stop Using "Afrobeats"
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    04 February 2019

    Call Us by Our Name: Stop Using "Afrobeats"

    Op-Ed: To retain ownership of our culture we must insist on labelling popular African music correctly

    Op-Ed: Why Is the Kenyan Music Industry So Behind?
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    04 October 2018

    Op-Ed: Why Is the Kenyan Music Industry So Behind?

    "In Kenya we have yet to have that kind of financial and moral support as a country," Fena Gitu.

    Why Do We Act Shocked When Rappers Live Up To Their Lyrics?
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    26 March 2018

    Why Do We Act Shocked When Rappers Live Up To Their Lyrics?

    Either we are not listening, or we don't take rap or rappers seriously.

    Op-Ed: Why Do I Have "White People Problems"?
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    28 September 2017

    Op-Ed: Why Do I Have "White People Problems"?

    I'm African and I’m black and I suffer from anxiety. Why do I have “white people problems?”

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