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Emmanuel Oduor
Producer, TRT Afrika
Producer, TRT Afrika
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Echoes of 1903: Africa was once offered to Jews, now as Israel's Palestinian fix
An abortive 1903 British plan to carve out a Jewish homeland in East Africa by dispossessing natives of their ancestral land was the seed of the warped colonial logic behind a new plan to dump displaced Palestinians on the continent.
6 min read
Splintered Sudan: Why a parallel government is worse than a deadlocked war
The formation of a parallel government in Sudan by the paramilitary RSF and its allies portends grim possibilities for a nation already battling what is already the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
6 min read
World Humanitarian Day: Sudan among the most dangerous for aid workers
In Africa, the highest number of major attacks against aid workers were in Sudan, South Sudan, Nigeria and DR Congo, according to the Aid Worker Security Database
4 min read
French colonial atrocities in Cameroon: Why Macron's admission is a half truth
French President Emmanuel Macron's acknowledgement of the bloody history of Cameroon's struggle for independence has cracked open a sealed archive of colonial brutality without offering the catharsis the country needs.
5 min read
Six ways Niger has changed two years since military takeover
Two years after the military seized power in Niger, the government has redefined the country's political and economic direction by forging a sovereign path through bold regional alliances and systemic reforms.
6 min read
DRC-Rwanda deal: Will the US-brokered treaty survive?
The deal demands respect for territorial integrity, a prohibition of hostilities and disarmament, but experts worry that the road ahead won’t be easy.
5 min read
Why Traoré’s gold gambit is a gilt-edged lesson in pan-Africanism
Burkina Faso is shaking up the status quo by rewriting mining laws, nationalising operations, and renegotiating contracts with foreign firms in a bid to reclaim control of its vast gold reserves.
4 min read
Striking parallels: How Traoré's vision for Burkina Faso mirrors Sankara’s legacy
Ibrahim Traoré’s rise echoes the revolutionary legacy of Thomas Sankara, harnessing pan-African fervour to dismantle Western influence, embrace economic self-sufficiency and ignite a movement that captivates the continent’s youth.
4 min read
Decolonising the mind: Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo, African literary champion
Kenyan novelist Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo was an icon of modern African literature who refused to write in English in favour of his indigenous Gikuyu language due to his belief in equality of languages.
4 min read
Oyinlola: The Nigerian inventor who set world record for smallest GPS tracking device
Oluwatobi Oyinlola’s GPS tracker measures 22.93 mm x 11.92 mm and is almost the size of a mobile phone sim card. It has been hailed as a huge step in the trend of manufacturing smaller electronic products and devices.
3 min read
