Across Africa, young people are taking to the streets, frustrated by inequality, joblessness, and political exclusion. On Global Insights on The Lede @newlinesmag , @aboubakrj, Gedion Oyango and I explore what’s driving these protests and what they mean.

🧵As we continue to celebrate @newlinesmag 5-year anniversary, we’re revisiting 2024. These are some of the pieces that defined our coverage last year:

🧵 As we continue looking back to celebrate 5 years of New Lines, here are some of the most memorable stories we published in 2021:

🧵 New Lines Magazine turns 5 this week! To mark the occasion, we’ve asked our editors to share some of the most memorable stories we’ve published since we began. Here are some of our top stories from 2020:

🎉🥳This week we’re celebrating the fifth anniversary of @newlinesmag, a project built on the idea of a “local magazine for the world.” Thank you, our readers, for making this possible. Here’s to five years of stories that linger, challenge and surprise, and to many more ahead.

My latest essay for @newlinesmag explores how fake AI made videos of celebrities praising African leaders are going viral, tapping into political frustration sweeping the continent.

When white Afrikaners arrived in the U.S. as refugees, it made headlines—but whose Afrikaner story got told? In @newlinesmag, I unpack the racial complexity of Afrikaner identity and ask: who gets to claim it, and who gets erased? https://t.co/wgCC1dmL3K

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 @newlinesmag. https://t.co/eWvTOXNATn

Two years on, Sudan’s war is among the deadliest—13 million displaced, tens of thousands dead—yet still overlooked. Raga Makawi & @HamidMurtada join me on Global Insights @Newlinesmag to go beyond the headlines.

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.

Are America's aid cuts to Africa a catastrophe or an opportunity? @ShikwatiJames sees it as a wake-up call, while @erinclarebrown warns of lives upended. Listen in to Global Insights @newlinesmag as we unpack the implications.

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 @newlinesmag. https://t.co/N1l6gY3eZn

We had a great discussion on the @newlinesmag 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: https://t.co/9QVrU2sD7t

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_FR to discuss Ukraine’s current reality and what lies ahead.

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 @newlinesmag’s #BlackHistoryMonth coverage.

BRICS is repositioning itself as Trump’s policies threaten to unsettle Western alliances. On Global Insights, @gb_decarvalho and I discuss its role in a shifting global order—from de-dollarization to internal rivalries.

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. @newlinesmag. https://t.co/Z3Ucjtfb7e

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. @amhauchard explores this shift for @newlinesmag. https://t.co/sytiCLkq2v

Why does open authoritarianism feel like a relief to lots of people? In a fascinating, highly original @newlinesmag essay, @nberlat and Ilana Gershon draw on social scientific research and explore how undemocratic workplaces sowed the seeds of Trumpism. https://t.co/PWc5tKi9PP

NEW: The world’s oldest Christian Gospels are in hiding from the violence that has ripped through Ethiopia’s Tigray region. @clairelwilmot reports for @newlinesmag.