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Across the continent, too many governments are confusing propaganda with strategic communication. And the cost is rising. Propaganda is about control. Strategic communication is about credibility. One distorts to protect power. The other earns trust to sustain it. Yet from state houses to ministries, these terms are still used interchangeably.… Read more »

Leadership fails the moment trust disappears. For years, that was Ghana’s reality. Public confidence drained away. Institutions lost credibility. Leaders spoke, but the country stopped listening. It wasn’t outrage that followed. It was silence. A quiet retreat from belief. Not because Ghanaians were indifferent — but because they were tired.… Read more »

In uncertain times, clarity is leadership. And across Africa, too many governments still underestimate just how vital it has become to speak clearly, consistently, and with purpose. Public trust is eroding. Misinformation spreads in seconds. Confusion, once a political inconvenience, is now a direct threat to stability. The way African… Read more »

An inspired programme set up in the teeming refugee camps in north Kenya is working with the youth and local communities to mitigate the devastating effects of climate change while acquiring invaluable lifestyle skills. Bamuturaki Musinguzi was invited to the project for this report for New African magazine. On a… Read more »

A ground-breaking new report, authored by the Pope Francis’ Jubilee Commission calls for urgent action and systemic reforms to tackle the escalating debt and development crises affecting billions, including African in particular, worldwide. The Jubilee Report: A Blueprint for Tackling the Debt and Development Crises and Creating the Financial Foundations… Read more »

What does migration mean and how does it inform and impact human societies, existence and civilisations? These were some of the questions at the core of the dialogues, conversations, engagements and workshops at the Migrant Forms: Creative Futures symposium held at Magdalene College, Oxford. The symposium began life in 2019… Read more »