Africa is moving, slowly but surely, along a challenging path toward greater sovereignty. The contrasts are striking: where vision and merit succeed, complacency and deception continue to undermine progress.
Ethiopian Airlines stands out as a shining example of what the continent can achieve through discipline, strategy, and professionalism, showing that vision delivers more than favoritism or backroom deals that weaken so many African institutions. Inspired by such models, the Sahel has taken a bold step with the Alliance of States Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, seeking to reclaim sovereignty. It is a risky but telling experiment in pragmatic Pan-Africanism, balancing pride with the geopolitical realities of the moment.
In Cameroon, the 2025 presidential election already feels like a foregone conclusion. A people deceiving themselves help sustain the illusion of democracy under lock and key. The unexpected outcry from Brenda Biya has broken through the silence, a reminder that truth often emerges where it is least expected, and that no regime is eternal.
But Africa is not only politics. Identity, too, is part of the struggle, often expressed through hair: more than style, it reflects history, pride, and resilience. In sports, the contradictions are just as vivid. Fred Siewe dreams of bringing a World Cup to veteran players, a way of proving that passion knows no age and of restoring football to its universal purpose. André Onana, meanwhile, is seeking a fresh start in Turkey after becoming a target of criticism in Europe, an emblem of African talent caught between triumphs and setbacks. And all the while, Cameroonian football remains trapped in a forced marriage between the federation and the state, a union that serves power struggles more than the game itself.
Such is Africa: brilliant when it dares to embrace truth and vision, fragile when it settles into lies and resignation. Between surges of pride and collective retreat, between dazzling successes and stubborn deadlocks, the continent remains suspended on a simple yet haunting question: will it finally be able to look at itself in the mirror without turning away?
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