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

The “Investigators” Who Never Look West Each year The Sentry releases a new “exposé” on corruption in Africa — glossy reports, celebrity endorsements, polished graphics. But behind the design lies deception. Co-founded by George Clooney and John Prendergast, The Sentry claims to follow “dirty money.” Yet it never traces that money backward to its Western vaults. It shines floodlights on Africa’s warlords but leaves the financiers in London, Geneva, and New York untouched. > “

Selective Outrage and the Architecture of Control Human Rights Watch (HRW), once considered a global standard-bearer for justice, has devolved into a mouthpiece of selective morality. Their reports now echo Western talking points while sidestepping the crimes of their own patrons. The irony is almost artistic: those who supply the weapons of destruction also publish the moral instruction manual. In the past month alone, HRW has issued multiple reports condemning governments a

The Handlers Return: Old Empires in New Suits Across the Red Sea corridor, the drums of the handlers are beating again. Ethiopia’s new rhetoric toward Eritrea’s ports isn’t emerging from Addis Ababa’s own imagination — it’s being whispered into existence by those who have long viewed the Horn of Africa not as a home for Africans, but as a strategic launchpad for empire. For centuries, the West has crafted its power on African soil through a revolving door of methods — colonia

From the corridors of Geneva to the press rooms of Washington, narratives are engineered, filtered, and fed back to the world. RedSeaRoundtable stands to pierce that narrative veil — exposing the hypocrisy that dresses itself as humanitarian virtue. The Curtain of Credibility When institutions like Human Rights Watch and The Sentry speak, the global media listens — and seldom questions. Their reports are wrapped in the language of justice but funded and shaped by the very pow

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When the United States government “shuts down,” it’s more than a technical budget lapse — it’s a window into a decaying empire. Federal...

The Council of Ironies It’s almost poetic — Human Rights Watch, the self-anointed moral compass of the world, is outraged that Egypt and...

The Setting: A Lake of “Success,” a Sea of Deception When historians recall the formation of the United Nations, they rarely pause to...

Behind the blue flags of the United Nations at Lake Success, Western powers quietly rewrote the map of the Horn

Adwa, Africa’s Victory (1896) In March 1896, the Battle of Adwa shattered the myth of European supremacy. Ethiopian fighters dealt Italy...

The Walkout Spectacle The 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) opened not with dialogue, but with drama. When Israeli Prime...

Setting the Stage – Expansion as Policy For decades, the Global South has been reminded that “rules-based order” is supposed to be the...

The Old Story We Keep Living Brother, the story of Africa is not just one of ancient kingdoms and glorious civilizations. It is also a...