Culture

Somali clan networks have migrated from deserts where these bonds formed in hardship to the digital realm.

The serf emancipation movement in the western lowlands of Italian Eritrea fostered a new political consciousness in the colony that would eventually contribute to Eritrea’s liberation and transform the Horn of Africa Following World War II, the Four Pow

Elleni Centime Zeleke was an Ethiopian scholar whose book, Ethiopia in Theory, challenged us to reconsider how we think about knowledge production using the Ethiopian student movement as an example  

The work of Somali-Italian writer Igiaba Scego provides us with a fresh and critical lens on the interconnected histories of Italy and Somalia, and beckons toward more equitable futures The first time I encountered the work of Somali-Italian writer Igiaba Scego, I w

The memorandum of understanding signed by Ethiopia and Somaliland has sparked a wave of polemical songs Music has always been one of the strongest means of assisting the liberation or control of people.

 Siddharth Kara’s Cobalt Red unveils the hidden violence that sustains the mining sector in the DRC and highlights its role in the modern world from our phones and tablets to electric cars.  Have you ever wondered where the raw materials for your phone bat

Somalis, with their ingrained love for communication, have eagerly embraced each new device to facilitate it, transforming it into an extension of their vibrant culture

Mohamed Kheir Omer recalls his memories of khalwa, the setting of his traditional Quranic education, in EritreaLike most Eritreans born into Muslim families, my first steps into education began in a Quranic school, or khalwa, in the late 1950s.

Ibrahim Osman reflects on the way Tizita, the Amharic music genre, deals with the themes of memory, longing and nostalgia.