Faisal Ali

Professor Jörg Matthias Determann speaks to Geeska about a new book he co-edited on Islamic theology and extraterrestrial life.   

Farmaajo stoked Somali nationalist sentiment, but it is under the Hassan Sheikh administration that it turned once more against Ethiopia 

It isn’t easy to find good books on Somalia’s modern history in English and that often creates a knowledge gap for diasporas filled with partisan stories – some parts true, others clearly not.

South Africa’s decision to take Israel to the ICJ on charges of genocide could cost his country, says former South African ambassador and anti-apartheid activist Ebrahim Rasool, but is an act of “enormous integrity” 

American academic Paul D. Williams discusses with Geeska his comprehensive study of the African peacekeeping mission Amisom, which was operational in Somalia from 2007 to 2022.

Leaders across the Horn of Africa have touted the innumerable benefits of building ports for their people, putting them at the heart of their projects to develop their regions. On January 1st, a ground-breaking memorandum of understanding was signed between Somalila

Stuart Reid’s new book, The Lumumba Plot, revisits Patrice Lumumba’s assassination, with strong insight into the role of the US in assassinating Lumumba and bringing down the government of one of Africa’s most iconic le

Hans Kundnani’s new book ‘Eurowhiteness’ challenges the EU’s story about its founding based on trade, human rights and rule of law, excavating the role of race and specifically whiteness in Europe’s history.