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July 5, 20264 minutes
The Gen Z Isn't Fighting for Democracy. They're Fighting to Survive.
From Kenya and Nigeria to Morocco, Senegal, and The Gambia, Gen Z is reshaping politics in unprecedented ways. But are they really fighting for democracy, or are they fighting for a future? This op-ed explores why economic hardship, corruption, and exclusion not ideology are the real forces driving a generation into political action.
May 2, 20264 minutes
Africa Doesn’t Lack Talent. It Lacks a Plan to Use It
This article argues that Africa's core development challenge is not a shortage of talent, but a shortage of systems to use it. It critiques the current focus on remittances and symbolic diaspora outreach, and makes the case for a policy shift toward brain circulation through voting rights, investment parity, and structured diaspora engagement.
March 4, 20265 min read
The Youngest Continent, Yet the Oldest Leaders: Africa’s Governance Paradox
Africa is the youngest continent on earth yet it remains governed by some of the world’s oldest political elites. While leaders repeatedly declare that “the youth are the future,” real power continues to bypass the very generation that makes up the majority of the population. This piece interrogates Africa’s governance paradox: why are young people mobilised during elections but marginalised in leadership? And what is the long-term cost of asking an entire generation to wait its turn?
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View All PostsThe Gen Z Isn't Fighting for Democracy. They're Fighting to Survive.
July 5, 2026
From Kenya and Nigeria to Morocco, Senegal, and The Gambia, Gen Z is reshaping politics in unprecedented ways. But are they really fighting for democracy, or are they fighting for a future? This op-ed explores why economic hardship, corruption, and exclusion not ideology are the real forces driving a generation into political action.
Africa Doesn’t Lack Talent. It Lacks a Plan to Use It
May 2, 2026
This article argues that Africa's core development challenge is not a shortage of talent, but a shortage of systems to use it. It critiques the current focus on remittances and symbolic diaspora outreach, and makes the case for a policy shift toward brain circulation through voting rights, investment parity, and structured diaspora engagement.
The Youngest Continent, Yet the Oldest Leaders: Africa’s Governance Paradox
March 4, 2026
Africa is the youngest continent on earth yet it remains governed by some of the world’s oldest political elites. While leaders repeatedly declare that “the youth are the future,” real power continues to bypass the very generation that makes up the majority of the population. This piece interrogates Africa’s governance paradox: why are young people mobilised during elections but marginalised in leadership? And what is the long-term cost of asking an entire generation to wait its turn?
The Real Migration Crisis Is Not at Europe’s Borders, It’s in Africa’s Job Markets
January 18, 2026
This analysis examines migration from The Gambia through a political-economy lens, arguing that irregular migration is not merely a humanitarian crisis but a structural feature of global inequality. It explores how economic hardship pushes young Gambians to migrate while smuggling networks profit from their desperation, and why regular migration pathways must be central to The Gambia’s national development strategy.
