Zambia's Barbra Banda winning BBC Women's Footballer of the Year has critics like J.K. Rowling calling it “a spit in women’s faces” over testosterone concerns. Tracy Edwards called it “bloody ridiculous.”New Lines Magazine takes a look at Barbra's journey newlinesmag.com/reportage/how-…

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

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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/h…

What a year for Zambia's Barbra Banda! A true trailblazer dominating every stage! CAF Women’s Footballer of the Year BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year NWSL Champion CAF Women’s Bext 11 NWSL Best XI

This is the situation in Mozambique’s capital city, Maputo, following the proclamation that Frelimo’s Daniel Chapo has won the presidential election. The skyline is shrouded in thick black smoke from burning tyres. The political and security situation is now spiralling out of

NEW: The world’s oldest Christian Gospels are in hiding from the violence that has ripped through Ethiopia’s Tigray region. @clairelwilmot reports for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/reportage/the-…

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/labor…

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

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/from…

BRICS is repositioning itself as Trump’s policies threaten to unsettle Western alliances. On Global Insights, Gustavo de Carvalho and I discuss its role in a shifting global order—from de-dollarization to internal rivalries. newlinesmag.com/podcast/allian…

Locals in Ghana say African American “returnees” are outbidding them for prime land, sparking tensions over belonging and privilege in the ‘Year of Return’ era. @Iamphilipteye explores this in New Lines Magazine’s #BlackHistoryMonth coverage. newlinesmag.com/reportage/the-…

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 Ukraine’s current reality and what lies ahead. newlinesmag.com/podcast/ukrain…

We had a great discussion on the New Lines Magazine Global Insights podcast about the Russia- Ukraine war three years on. Here’s a clip—watch, share, and let us know your thoughts! Here is the full episode: newlinesmag.com/podcast/ukrain…

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-…

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-re…

African leaders rarely write memoirs—but when they do, it’s often less about telling the truth and more about rewriting history. In this essay, I look at Babangida’s book, which highlights his achievements and sidesteps his biggest failures. newlinesmag.com/review/how-afr…

Two years on, Sudan’s war is among the deadliest—13 million displaced, tens of thousands dead—yet still overlooked. Raga Makawi & Hamid Khalafallah join me on Global Insights @Newlinesmag to go beyond the headlines. newlinesmag.com/podcast/sudan-…

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/o…

When white Afrikaners arrived in the U.S. as refugees, it made headlines—but 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-…