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Electrons, Emotions, and Everything in Between
My name is Mahara. I am a Year 2. And before I say anything else, I want to make one thing very clear. I am not up here because I have everything figured out. I am up here because I survived. Barely. But still, survived. I remember the day I arrived at ALA. I stepped onto this campus with my bags, my dreams, and let's be honest, a very dangerous amount of confidence. My old school was nothing like this. Back home, I knew how everything worked. I had my people, my rhythm, my w
Mahara Mmangisa
Mar 174 min read
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Guinea's Junta dissolves 40 Political Parties in Crackdown on Opposition
Guinean President Mamadi Doumbouya and the first lady Lauriane Doumbouya in Conakry, Guinea, on December 28, 2025 (Source: Citizen Digital). On the night of Friday March 6th, Guinea's military Junta sent out a shocking decree dissolving 40 political parties, including the country’s three main opposition parties. The move was quickly condemned by civil society leaders as a move towards a one-party state under President Mamady Doumbouya. The decree, signed by Guinea's Minister
James Bloom
Mar 82 min read
South African Army Deployment Enters Second Week as Debate Over Police Capacity Grows
A one-year deployment in five provinces has resulted in controversy among Parliamentarians, with some seeing it as a necessary move but others expressing concerns that it sets a bad precedent and ignores the deeper problems in South African policing. On March 1st, the South African military began the country's most extensive domestic crime deployment in nearly a decade, with soldiers from the South African National Defense Force (SANDF) being deployed in gang affected townshi
James Bloom
Mar 74 min read
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