Against Colonialism? Only When Convenient France, the Sahel Junta Alliance, and the Betrayal of Western Sahara
By Isabel Lourenço “God save Blacks from France,” writes Nigerian journalist Owei Lakemfa in a recent and unflinching account of France’s historical and ongoing violence in Africa (https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/05/god-save-blacks-from-france-as-it-invests-in-violence-by-owei-lakemfa/) He details France’s bloody role in the slave trade, colonial massacres, nuclear testing on African soil, and economic stranglehold over former colonies. From Thiaroye to Sétif, from…
Lack of Institutional Structure and Professionalism Is Killing African Churches in South Africa: A Thirty-Year Collapse of the African Gospel Church.
By Comfort Matoti The African Gospel Church (AGC) is living proof that spiritual vitality alone cannot sustain an institution without structural integrity, accountable leadership, and visionary governance. Over the last three decades, what should have been a flourishing African church is instead facing a prolonged and painful decline, marked by factionalism, maladministration, political infiltration, and…
Habemus Papam: The World Welcomes Pope Leo XIV
By Bafana Phalane The world awoke today to a historic and emotionally charged announcement from the Vatican: Habemus Papam “We have a pope.” For many, the grief of losing Pope Francis, one of the most beloved and bold pontiffs of modern times, still lingers. A pope who stood as a moral compass in a fractured world, Pope…