Reparations for slavery: if not now, when? Global South Thinkers
Reparations for slavery: if not now, when? Global South Thinkers
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Ismail Akwei
Ismail Akwei is an international journalist, media innovator, and founder of the Media Literacy Development Foundation, a nonprofit advancing democratic values among African youth through media and digital literacy. He is the founding editor of Global South World and has led digital news teams at leading platforms, including Africanews. In recognition of his leadership in media freedom, civic engagement, and media literacy, Ismail was named a 2024 McCain Global Leader by the McCain Institute.
237 articles
Articles by Ismail Akwei
6 women innovators who are transforming Africa’s agricultural future with technology
6 women innovators who are transforming Africa’s agricultural future with technology
Are world leaders leaving office older or younger?
Are world leaders leaving office older or younger?
LIVE: Polls close, PM Abiy's party expected to rule Ethiopia a third time
LIVE: Polls close, PM Abiy's party expected to rule Ethiopia a third time
Interview: How Guatemala’s 'Pacto de Corruptos' is blocking President Arévalo's democratic reform
Interview: How Guatemala’s 'Pacto de Corruptos' is blocking President Arévalo's democratic reform
Interview: Arab women are “the strongest” amid war, oppression and global stereotypes - Elissa Freiha
Interview: Arab women are “the strongest” amid war, oppression and global stereotypes - Elissa Freiha
Interview: Unmasking foreign soldiers, aid workers who have abandoned children in Africa and Asia
Interview: Unmasking foreign soldiers, aid workers who have abandoned children in Africa and Asia
Review: AFRICOM’s General Dagvin Anderson’s take on Africa’s security crisis at The Sedona Forum
Review: AFRICOM’s General Dagvin Anderson’s take on Africa’s security crisis at The Sedona Forum
Review: Why the World Food Programme is being forced to ‘take food from the hungry’
Review: Why the World Food Programme is being forced to ‘take food from the hungry’
Interview: Japan’s alliances on the global stage with MP Akihisa Shiozaki - The Sedona Forum 2026
Interview: Japan’s alliances on the global stage with MP Akihisa Shiozaki - The Sedona Forum 2026
The death penalty is fading, but not everywhere
The death penalty is fading, but not everywhere
Brazil's new education law: what you need to know
Brazil's new education law: what you need to know
Zimbabwe’s constitutional reforms: Democratic backsliding or stability?
Zimbabwe’s constitutional reforms: Democratic backsliding or stability?
People, not algorithms, are restructuring the media economy: Opinion
People, not algorithms, are restructuring the media economy: Opinion
The Jollof Wars: how it started, how its going
The Jollof Wars: how it started, how its going
LIVE: Iran death toll climbs to 787 as Trump says 'too late' for peace talks
LIVE: Iran death toll climbs to 787 as Trump says 'too late' for peace talks
‘A constitutional coup’: Zimbabwe MP calls for resistance to presidential term extension
‘A constitutional coup’: Zimbabwe MP calls for resistance to presidential term extension
Africa’s coups crisis is not a rejection of democracy, but of its limits - Ernest Harsch
Africa’s coups crisis is not a rejection of democracy, but of its limits - Ernest Harsch
Why Pakistan's JF-17 fighter is the hottest piece of military kit right now
Why Pakistan's JF-17 fighter is the hottest piece of military kit right now
Can the Global South survive without aid?
Can the Global South survive without aid?
Indonesia chooses peace over chaos - Prabowo Subianto at Davos 2026
Indonesia chooses peace over chaos - Prabowo Subianto at Davos 2026
From ‘Ghana Must Go’ to ‘Abeg’: How the Global South is decolonising English - World Reframed 27
From ‘Ghana Must Go’ to ‘Abeg’: How the Global South is decolonising English - World Reframed 27
Somaliland: the world's 'newest country' is already the centre of global diplomatic machinations - World Reframed 26
Somaliland: the world's 'newest country' is already the centre of global diplomatic machinations - World Reframed 26
The cost of flying in West Africa is about to plummet
The cost of flying in West Africa is about to plummet
Nigeria confirms ‘approved’ US strike on IS militants
Nigeria confirms ‘approved’ US strike on IS militants
LIVE: Christmas beyond the Western lens
LIVE: Christmas beyond the Western lens
‘Living away from home is stressful’: Sudanese diaspora looks beyond the war
‘Living away from home is stressful’: Sudanese diaspora looks beyond the war
Why calling nations ‘Third World’ is problematic: WR20
Why calling nations ‘Third World’ is problematic: WR20
Chocolate Politics: How Africa feeds the world but eats the least [WR19]
Chocolate Politics: How Africa feeds the world but eats the least [WR19]
Inside South Africa’s deepening corruption crisis: World Reframed 17
Inside South Africa’s deepening corruption crisis: World Reframed 17
Can the Chinese Yuan rescue Africa from high USD debt burden? World Reframed 13
Can the Chinese Yuan rescue Africa from high USD debt burden? World Reframed 13
An Islamic State is forming in Africa right now and they can't be stopped: World Reframed 12
An Islamic State is forming in Africa right now and they can't be stopped: World Reframed 12
Gaza at the UN - but what is the rest of the world saying? World Reframed Episode 11
Gaza at the UN - but what is the rest of the world saying? World Reframed Episode 11
World Reframed 9: Is Venezuela really trying to start a war with ... Trinidad and Tobago
World Reframed 9: Is Venezuela really trying to start a war with ... Trinidad and Tobago
A look back at one of the world’s biggest disasters – 9/11
A look back at one of the world’s biggest disasters – 9/11
Video: What is happening to at-risk children under Ireland’s child protection agency?
Video: What is happening to at-risk children under Ireland’s child protection agency?
World Reframed 6: El Salvador's manners in school, Morocco's bridging ambitions and Africa's religious divide
World Reframed 6: El Salvador's manners in school, Morocco's bridging ambitions and Africa's religious divide
Interview: How African scholars face ‘academic xenophobia’ in South African universities
Interview: How African scholars face ‘academic xenophobia’ in South African universities
World Reframed 4: What's going on in Bolivia's election plus elephants and the cost of the world's best view
World Reframed 4: What's going on in Bolivia's election plus elephants and the cost of the world's best view
Pan Zhanle’s record‑breaking sprint and the elite times redefining men’s 100 m swimming freestyle
Pan Zhanle’s record‑breaking sprint and the elite times redefining men’s 100 m swimming freestyle