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COLUMNIST: SHAIBU A. GARIBA

When Commerce and Racism Shape the World Cup: FIFAs African Question

When Commerce and Racism Shape the World Cup: FIFA's African Question

Jul 28, 2026 | Feature Article

Every four years, the FIFA World Cup asks us to believe in one beautiful idea: that football unites the world. For on ...

Jul 12, 2026 | Feature Article

Football likes to tell us that it is the world 39;s most democratic sport. Twenty-two players. One referee. The best te ...

Jul 2, 2026 | Feature Article

Accra is flooding again, and increasingly, this is no longer news. What once appeared as occasional seasonal disasters h ...

Jun 2, 2026 | Feature Article

As Ghana underwent profound political and economic upheaval in the early 1980s, neighbouring Togo emerged as a sanctuary ...

May 31, 2026 | Feature Article

There are moments in a nation rsquo;s history when the illusion of state authority suddenly disintegrates. June 19, 1983 ...

May 26, 2026 | Feature Article

Poor maintenance of state-owned assets remains a persistent challenge across many African countries. Public infrastructu ...

May 21, 2026 | Feature Article

Ghana rsquo;s cocoa industry has long been a pillar of the national economy, generating export earnings, supporting rura ...

May 18, 2026 | Feature Article

In the tropical savanna of Ghana where the harmattan wind whispers across the plains and the White Volta flows with qu ...

May 13, 2026 | Feature Article

In recent years, intra-African trade has gained renewed attention amid rising protectionism in Western economies and gro ...

May 12, 2026 | Feature Article

French colonialism in Africa was deeply racialized, rooted in the belief that French culture and civilization were super ...

May 8, 2026 | Feature Article

On May 1, 2026, China began implementing full zero-tariff treatment for 53 of Africa rsquo;s 54 countries, covering both ...

May 5, 2026 | Feature Article

South Africa is once again witnessing a surge in xenophobic violence targeting African migrants. Recent attacks have gen ...

May 5, 2026 | Feature Article

May Day in Ghana continues to reflect a narrow conception of labour that prioritises organised, formal-sector workers, d ...

May 4, 2026 | Feature Article

On May 1, workers across Ghana marked May Day, joining millions worldwide in commemorating International Workers rsquo; ...

Apr 30, 2026 | Feature Article

Sixty years after the inauguration of the Akosombo Dam, Ghana has renewed its ambition to unlock the economic potential ...

Apr 28, 2026 | Feature Article

Colonialism had its own logic for determining administrative and commercial capitals across Africa. These cities were ra ...

Apr 26, 2026 | Feature Article

ldquo;A language, rdquo; once observed by Robert Bringhurst, ldquo;is an organism: a weightless, discontinuous organis ...

Shaibu A. Gariba
Shaibu A. Gariba

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