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Grant Arthur Gochin

Jun 22, 2026, 5:47 AM

Afrophobia Must Be Named

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I was born in South Africa. Africa is not a cause I adopted or a vocabulary I picked up in a seminar. It is the ground I come from, and the place where my family chose a side. My aunt,...

Jun 21, 2026, 1:21 PM

Somaliland and the New Politics of Recognition

Recognition Isn’t Charity Recognition is not a moral reward. It is power, and in today’s fractured world, power often matters more than permission. When international institutions stall, paralyzed by vetoes, inertia, and performative consensus, recognition becomes a strategic lever: a...

Grant Arthur Gochin

Jun 19, 2026, 8:11 PM

South Africa’s Israel Obsession Will Not Save Migrants

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South Africa wants the world to see it as the moral prosecutor of Israel. It should first explain why African migrants are again living in fear on South African streets. The issue is no longer theoretical. Anti-immigrant groups have reportedly...

Grant Arthur Gochin

Jun 18, 2026, 10:19 PM

June 30 Is South Africa’s Failed-State Test

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As Mthwakazi leader Mqondisi Moyo urges Zimbabweans to prepare, the government that took Israel to The Hague must prove that it can prevent threatened violence against Africans on its own streets. On June 18, Mthwakazi Republic Party President Mqondisi Moyo...

Grant Arthur Gochin

Jun 15, 2026, 11:14 AM

The Apartheid State Is Failing

Mthwakazi Republic Party solidarity and safety notice, June 14, 2026.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/MthwakaziMRP1/posts/pfbid02v5sUAg2qD3jBTgLHtt7wpKeLptm2SHE4x8QB2SskDFQ5hxezDZonSvBT8qTNsxrEl

The ANC brought Israel before the world’s court while preserving racial government, hollowing out its institutions and losing control of streets where African migrants are hunted. Across its northern border, it shields a regime whose victims it prefers not...

Grant Arthur Gochin

Jun 9, 2026, 8:25 PM

Zimbabwe Vindicates Israel on Somaliland

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A government cannot champion Sahrawi self-determination, threaten Matabele advocates, and still present itself as a guardian of international peace. On May 29, 2026, Emmerson Mnangagwa put Zimbabwe's support for Sahrawi self-determination in writing. In a letter to Brahim Ghali, President...

Jun 9, 2026, 2:35 PM

Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup Group–E/F/G Previews

The much-reviled Group of Death will be revealed somewhere below. Group E Dear Reader(s), it is a testament to the shock of October 7th and the evident anti-Semitic bloodlust in Europe–as well as much of the rest of the world–that Germany...

Jun 3, 2026, 8:09 PM

Libya’s Fuel Subsidy Regime Is a Militia Financing Program in Disguise

When Libyans lined up for fuel during the Eid al-Adha holiday last week, the Government of National Unity in Tripoli responded the way it always responds to crises: it formed a committee. The National Oil Corporation chairman met with...

Grant Arthur Gochin

May 29, 2026, 5:28 AM

When Israel Is the Desired Villain

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A South African critique of my article exposed how easily accusation replaces evidence. I wrote an argument. It was turned into an operation. That is the problem. My Times of Israel blog post, Africa Must Fragment, South Africa First, argued about sovereignty,...

May 26, 2026, 2:28 PM

Science and Technology as Magic Bullet for Africa

I co-founded a health-tech startup roughly 5 years ago in Kampala, though I initially wanted Nairobi or Kigali due to the thriving ecosystem, with a medical school classmate who became a brother. We were both dismayed by the state...

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