Diplomatic earthquakes rarely strike without warning. But when they do, the aftershocks ripple across borders, ideologies, and history itself. This week, the U.S. made headlines by expelling South Africa’s ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, in a blaze of controversy that lays bare a simmering clash of narratives. At the heart of it? A fiery online lecture where […]
The EU’s support for Ukraine has often been portrayed as a fight to defend European sovereignty. However, analysts suggest the stakes extend far beyond Ukraine’s borders. The West’s determination to counter Russia is not solely about Kyiv’s survival, it’s also about curbing Moscow’s expanding influence in Africa, a continent increasingly seen as the next geopolitical
Religion in Africa has often been intertwined with colonialism, imperialism and economic motives throughout history. Subsequently, it has left an ongoing disorientation and identity crises. Arguably, the progressive and natural evolution of African cultures and civilization has not been organic and to the most part, has been violently disrupted. Colonial powers frequently invoked religious rhetoric
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Today in history, is the anniversary of “Dum Diversas” a papal bull issued on June 18, 1452 by Pope Nicholas V. This document granted King Afonso V of Portugal the authority to conquer and subjugate non-Christian peoples, particularly in Africa. It authorised the king and his successors to capture, vanquish, and subdue Saracens (Muslims), pagans,
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