Etietop Akpabio

Podcasting is a medium that I have always found to be incredibly intriguing. The idea that people would be willing to listen to hours upon hours of just audio seemed very unlikely to me for a very long time.  For...

One thing I have never quite enjoyed encountering from many African writers and intellectuals is this overemphasis on conflating many of Africa’s issues in the modern day with our past of colonial rule and/ or any form foreign influences;...

South Africa recently commemorated the end of Apartheid. During this time, the sacrifices that had been made by Nelson Mandela are remembered as well. After dedicating his life towards the struggle against the racist apartheid regime in South Africa,...

The playbook often used the European colonial governments to maintain a strong grip on their power over their colonies typically involved grouping communities of differing ethnic backgrounds together in one country and pinning them against each other. Therefore rather...

Africa has a major problem, its leaders are too old. Despite being the youngest continent in the world, Africa’s leaders are often many decades older than the median age within our countries.  Just to look at a few examples of...

One of the most frustrating aspects of the African political climate is how corrupt and out of touch most of our leaders and politician are. This has served as a major driving factor why so many Africans are completely...

When you look at the dire economic state of many African countries, it’s almost difficult to believe that so many of our countries are so resource-rich. Yet it is true despite there being so much wealth extracted from the...

Democratic governance has demonstrated its status as one of the most effective systems of government globally. The transparency and accountability inherent in democratic nations have significantly enhanced the lives of millions worldwide. Although many African nations governments seek to claim...

In many countries around the world, much of their media coverage is centered around two opposing political and social ideologies. The binary choice given to news media consumers is often between conservative media and liberal media outlets. Nowhere is this...

One of the strangest aspects of American culture that I never quite understood growing up was seeing Black people and Coloured people being grouped together under the blanket term of “Black.” Growing up in Africa, we always make the...