The Indictment This article is not an intellectual exercise — it is an indictment. For more than a century, Africa has been treated not as the architect of its destiny, but as the global warehouse of raw materials, the laboratory for geopolitical experimentation, and the perennial debtor in a financial order engineered to ensure dependence. This claim is not rhetorical exaggeration; it is historical infrastructure. In 1884–1885, European powers gathered in Berlin to divide a

The Paradox of Suffering and Power History is full of nations that rose from oppression. Some emerged determined to prevent injustice; others vowed never to feel powerless again, even if that meant adopting the very tactics once used against them. In the modern world, this paradox is embodied in Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, particularly in Gaza and the West Bank. A people who invoke their collective trauma under Hitler now govern one of the most militarized states on E

At Red Sea Round Table, we monitor how history, politics, and moral narratives are engineered in real time. In the most recent interview featuring Getachew Reda — aired on Head-to-Head with Mehdi Hasan — we saw not the steadfast voice of a man seeking justice, but the measured speech of a politician recalibrating his position within Ethiopia’s political hierarchy. What should have been an affirmation of truth became an exercise in controlled ambiguity. Instead of clarity, we

The SNAP Scare: A Glimpse Behind the Mask This November, millions of Americans braced themselves for a nightmare: the federal government was on the verge of halting SNAP benefits — the food assistance that keeps tens of millions of families alive. For weeks, Washington postured and argued. Political theater. Blame games. Threats of shutdown. All while low-income parents and elderly citizens wondered how they would eat. Then, with performative “relief,” the Trump administratio

The Myth of Ethiopian Stability For decades, Western powers and media have branded Ethiopia as a showcase of “African modernization.” They praise Addis Ababa’s skyscrapers, its conference centers, and its role as host of the African Union — as though concrete and glass could conceal corruption and fragmentation. Behind the image of progress lies a nation in quiet freefall. The state’s moral and institutional foundations are deteriorating under the weight of foreign dependence

For generations, African antiquity has been framed through two dominant centers: the Nile Valley—Egypt and Nubia—and the Ethiopian highlands, later known as Abyssinia/Ethiopia. Yet between these heavily studied regions lies a landscape whose civilizational continuity has long been overlooked. It was not ignored because it lacked significance, but because acknowledging its role would force scholars to dismantle colonial-era boundaries and rethink East African history entirely.

The Heart of Darkness Was a Blueprint, Not a Metaphor For over a century, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been called “the heart of Africa.” But to the empire — old or new — Congo is not a heart. It’s an engine, and the fuel is suffering. The same European powers that once sent ships for ivory and rubber now send corporations for cobalt, coltan, and gold. The language has changed from “civilization” to “innovation,” but the extraction method is identical: dehumaniz

The Mirage of Chaos The world calls Sudan’s conflict a “civil war.” But the truth is sharper: it’s a privatized war, managed through gold, drones, and offshore bank accounts. Since April 2023, the country has been swallowed by destruction — cities burned, millions displaced, famine creeping across the land. Yet every plane that drops bombs, every bullet that splits a child’s home, carries a serial number that traces back to foreign capitals, not Sudanese soil. Behind the smok

The Meeting Beyond the Museum Cairo, October 30 – November 1, 2025: as the world marveled at the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)—the largest archaeological complex on Earth—two leaders quietly reframed the narrative of African diplomacy. President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea and President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt stood side by side, not just for photo opportunities, but as symbols of an African awakening. Their meeting, coinciding with the GEM’s unveiling, marke

On November 1, 2025, former U.S. President Donald Trump declared that he was considering deploying American troops to Nigeria in response to what he called the “mass killing of Christians.” In his speech, he threatened to “launch the most vicious military response Nigeria has ever seen” if the violence did not stop — warning that all aid would be cut until the Nigerian government “protects its Christian citizens.” In that moment, the world was reminded of a familiar contradic