Content Monetization and The Hijack of Africa's Digital Space
The digital gold rush in Africa is a deliberate structural trap. By incentivizing sensationalism over substance, global platforms have effectively co-opted the creative energy of a generation, steering millions away from the urgent work of reclaiming sovereign narrative and towards a cycle of ‘engagement’ that hollows out our intellectual discourse.
The Spearhead’s Mckay Chukwu reports that real digital independence starts with the courage to choose quality over clicks; a challenge that demands a deliberate commitment from every viewer to amplify rather than just consume.
UAE Leader Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Confronted In London For Fueling Sudan Conflict
The externally-fueled proxy war in Sudan officially entered its fourth year this April 2026. Across the resource-rich North African nation, millions remain displaced, facing hunger, disease and death in what many are calling the worst humanitarian crisis of our time, while the “international community” continues to turn a blind eye.
The UAE-backed – and by extension, Western-aligned – Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia has perpetrated g*nocide across Sudan in its campaign to seize resource-rich territory on behalf of its sponsors, with the regions of Darfur and Kordofan bearing the worst of the carnage. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) are fighting to reclaim their nation from this vicious t*rror group, and what was once simplistically painted by international media as a “civil war” between “rival factions”, has quickly transformed into a new independence struggle, with Sudan’s gold, oil, arable land and sovereignty as the prize.
On August 9, Dubai ruler and UAE Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum was confronted in the streets of London by a Sudanese man, who called out the UAE’s continued fueling of the conflict in Sudan.
The reaction of Al-Maktoum’s entourage to this Sudanese man offers a chilling but unsurprising glimpse into the minds of the UAE’s leadership.
The West’s “Universal Values” Are A Weapon Against Africans – Marimba Ani
In this excerpt from her groundbreaking book, ‘Yurugu: An African-Centered Critique of European Cultural Thought and Behavior’, anthropologist and author Marimba Ani sheds light on a truth that far too few Africans recognize:
The “universal”, “humanistic” “values” of the West are, in fact, neither universal nor humanistic.
There is nothing “universal” or “humanistic” about values which always place a particular group of (alleged) human beings, culturally, politically and intellectually, above everyone else. With its “universal values”, the West has imposed systems on the nations of the Global South which have entrenched, in these nations, some of the most corrupt leaderships in known history. With its “universal values”, the West has “intervened” in sovereign nations, in order to replace “authoritarian” nationalist governments which actually put the interests of their own people first, with “democratic” governments willing to sell their people to Western corporate interests.
In the name of its “universal values” of “freedom”, “democracy” and “human rights”, the West has waged a forever war against all life on Earth for more than 500 years.
And to this day, the West continues to sabotage nationalist movements in the Global South, including and especially Africa, by demonizing, attacking and sowing division within these movements.
Yurugu is a must-read for all Africans who wish to truly understand the mind of the European – whatever other names they may call themselves in whatever lands they presently occupy. For those who cannot access the book at this time, we recommend searching ‘DR MARIMBA ANI AUTHOR OF THE BOOK YURUGU’ on YouTube, and watching Ani’s illuminating 2-hour lecture on this book.
Why Do Africans Still Pray to White Jesus?
Socio-political commentator Damilola Afunkulola asks why Africans continue to follow belief systems that were imposed on us by enslavers and colonialists.
Drop us a comment if you know why.
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If Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt Become Pan-Africanist, Africa Will Be Free – Dr. Mjiba Frehiwot
Speaking at an April 2026 webinar on neocolonialism and French imperialism in Africa, hosted by the All-African People’s Revolutionary Party (A-APRP), Dr. Mjiba Frehiwot, research fellow at the University of Ghana and grassroots organizer for the A-APRP, comments on how Africans must move forward, politically, in order to liberate their continent.
The Spearhead is proud to call itself a sister organization of the A-APRP. We highly recommend watching the full webinar on ours and the A-APRP’s YouTube channels, and following us to stay posted.
Africa’s Stories On Africa’s Terms: Ghana’s Precolonial History With Prof. Nii Laryea Osabu
Every so often at The Spearhead, we get to meet incredible people whose work intersects with ours, and the best way to tell their stories is to let them do it. We call this long-form series “Africa’s Stories on Africa’s Terms” and today, we are joined by Prof. Nii Laryea Osabu, a prominent culture custodian of Accra’s indigenous Ga people, and a professor of U.S. and African Diaspora history at Canada’s McGill University.
On Friday August 7, we were his guests at the 200 year commemoration of the Katamansu War, also known as the Battle of Dodowa, held in the ancient coastal town of Teshie. 3 days later, he dropped in to The Spearhead’s Accra studios and we had a very interesting conversation.
Watch the full interview on our Youtube channel: African Spearhead
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