Op-Ed

France never left. It just changed uniforms. Here's how African nations can strip away what colonialism left behind — currency, contracts, military dependence — and finally govern on their own terms.

Five Malian cities stormed at dawn. Western media cheered the casualties. But who's counting the terrorists neutralized? The real war isn't in the Sahel — it's for Africa's soul.

Feb 27, 2026: the world assumed Iran's fate matched Venezuela's. It didn't. Iran is ancient Persia — scientists, educated women, empire. The western narrative was always a lie. Pan-African lesson: study this war closely.

Africa, the birthplace of humanity, is key to civilization and world religions. Educators must teach the truth about ancient Kemet's contributions, correcting racist distortions in history.

The West's playbook for Russia combines destabilization, sanctions, war, accompanied by theft, but stealing from Russia will prove challenging. Their rich deposits of oil, coal, and strategic minerals, their fertilizer industry, their manufacturing and technology sectors, and their agriculturtal systems are guarded by a nuclear arsenal. So, the West has focused on Russia's assets abroad.