🌍 Africa Jul 4, 2026 · Felix Idongesit Oyosoro

Bringing Guns and Tanks to a Knife Fight

African Arguments
View Channel →
Bringing Guns and Tanks to a Knife Fight
Source ↗ 👁 1 💬 0
If you want to understand how protest cycles evolve, look not at the crowds but at the empty streets. On June 25, 2026, Nairobi’s Central Business District was not filled with demonstrators; it was sealed off. Police established roadblocksalong Thika Road, Mombasa Road, Waiyaki Way, and Ngong Road, effectively practising what we call pre-emptive territorial denial—a spatial strategy designed to foreclose the very possibility of assembly. Commuters were stranded, markets shuttered, and publ

Comments (0)

Sign in to join the discussion

More Like This

Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola has spent about $300 million buying bank shares this year raising his First HoldCo stake to 26% as he targets a 51% majority takeover
Business Insider Africa · 4h ago
Algérie Poste : Comment ouvrir un compte CCP en ligne ? Guide étape par étape
Algerie360 · 4h ago
Air Canada targets Lagos for 2027 as Nigeria becomes Canada’s third-largest aviation market in Africa
Business Insider Africa · 5h ago
Trump’s $3 billion minerals push puts Madagascar’s rare earths on the frontline of U.S.-China rivalry
Business Insider Africa · 5h ago
Gaddafi angrily tore up the UN Charter and called it a “Terror Council”; 17 years later, Japan-backed Libya wants a seat on the UN Security Council
Business Insider Africa · 9h ago
The 5 daughters of Africa’s richest men: Inside the business power of the Dangote and Rupert heiresses
Business Insider Africa · 9h ago