
Kwangu Liwewe
@kliwewe
Africa Editor, New Lines Magazine, Contributor VOA Africa
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06-11-2009 06:10:22
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Zambia's Barbra Banda winning BBC Women's Footballer of the Year has critics like J.K. Rowling calling it âa spit in womenâs facesâ over testosterone concerns. Tracy Edwards called it âbloody ridiculous.âNew Lines Magazine takes a look at Barbra's journey newlinesmag.com/reportage/how-âŠ

Very little has been reported on what exactly Turkey wanted from the Syrian regime. We at New Lines Magazine provide details in this article â as well as some details about why Aleppo fell so rapidly. A bit long but definitely worth your time newlinesmag.com/reportage/the-âŠ

If youâre looking for experts on Syria, weâve compiled a list of New Lines Magazine editors who can speak to the region in a Bluesky starter pack: go.bsky.app/Rh5cFyg

The rape trial of Gisele Pelicot has shocked the world. In New Lines Magazine @krounawaad tells her story from Paris where "Foreign women, esp those of us from Africa, flee only to find ourselves under French institutions even more skilled at manipulating us" newlinesmag.com/first-person/hâŠ



NEW: The worldâs oldest Christian Gospels are in hiding from the violence that has ripped through Ethiopiaâs Tigray region. @clairelwilmot reports for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/reportage/the-âŠ

Why does open authoritarianism feel like a relief to lots of people? In a fascinating, highly original New Lines Magazine essay, Noah Berlatsky and Ilana Gershon draw on social scientific research and explore how undemocratic workplaces sowed the seeds of Trumpism. newlinesmag.com/argument/laborâŠ

With 3 days left until a Jan 31 deadline, Mahamat DĂ©byâs call for French troops to leave marks a new era for Chad. His fatherâs 2021 death exposed Chadâs deep reliance on France. Amaury Hauchard explores this shift for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/reportage/how-âŠ

The Grammy Award for Best African Music Performance is up for grabs on Feb. 2. As African music continues gaining global popularity, I look at African artists' financial and cultural struggles to win Western appeal. New Lines Magazine.newlinesmag.com/reportage/fromâŠ

BRICS is repositioning itself as Trumpâs policies threaten to unsettle Western alliances. On Global Insights, Gustavo de Carvalho and I discuss its role in a shifting global orderâfrom de-dollarization to internal rivalries. newlinesmag.com/podcast/allianâŠ

Locals in Ghana say African American âreturneesâ are outbidding them for prime land, sparking tensions over belonging and privilege in the âYear of Returnâ era. @Iamphilipteye explores this in New Lines Magazineâs #BlackHistoryMonth coverage. newlinesmag.com/reportage/the-âŠ

Zelenskyy is in DC to meet Trump as Ukraine faces a pivotal moment, with a potential minerals deal with the U.S. on the table. I joined Mykhaylo Shtekel and my colleague Amie Ferris-Rotman to discuss Ukraineâs current reality and what lies ahead. newlinesmag.com/podcast/ukrainâŠ

We had a great discussion on the New Lines Magazine Global Insights podcast about the Russia- Ukraine war three years on. Hereâs a clipâwatch, share, and let us know your thoughts! Here is the full episode: newlinesmag.com/podcast/ukrainâŠ

Thirty-one years after apartheid, Black Gen Xers wait for the land they were promised while their white peers fear losing theirs. Trapped between the past and future, they remain in limbo. I explore this struggle in my essay for New Lines Magazine.newlinesmag.com/reportage/gen-âŠ

Are America's aid cuts to Africa a catastrophe or an opportunity? james shikwati sees it as a wake-up call, while Erin Clare Brown warns of lives upended. Listen in to Global Insights New Lines Magazine as we unpack the implications. newlinesmag.com/podcast/the-reâŠ


Two years on, Sudanâs war is among the deadliestâ13 million displaced, tens of thousands deadâyet still overlooked. Raga Makawi & Hamid Khalafallah join me on Global Insights @Newlinesmag to go beyond the headlines. newlinesmag.com/podcast/sudan-âŠ

With all eyes on the DRC and M23's fragile ceasefire, @Lmarshinjourno offers a rare, on-the-ground look at the conflict and its devastating toll on civilians in this powerful essay for New Lines Magazine.newlinesmag.com/first-person/oâŠ

When white Afrikaners arrived in the U.S. as refugees, it made headlinesâbut whose Afrikaner story got told? In New Lines Magazine, I unpack the racial complexity of Afrikaner identity and ask: who gets to claim it, and who gets erased? newlinesmag.com/reportage/who-âŠ