Recent events in Africa are weakening ECOWAS, providing a foothold for Russian influence, and risking an escalation in Somalia. Editor’s Note: Africa has long suffered from outside meddling, resulting in calls for “African…
In 1969, the recently independent Republic of Congo discovered an enormous oil field off its coast. The find represented both a rare opportunity for the burgeoning nation, and a potential threat –…
Food security and climate action are intrinsically linked. The upcoming Spring Meetings offer an opportunity to address the two together. In April, hundreds of leaders from the World Bank, the International Monetary…
A year into the civil war, the humanitarian crisis is only worsening. Editor’s Note: The war and humanitarian crisis in Sudan does not receive the attention given to Gaza and Ukraine, but the…
Under a crystal chandelier in a hall where the first Geneva Convention was signed in the mid-19th century, representatives of two armed groups in Congo signed solemn pledges this week to both…
Former South African President Jacob Zuma is not eligible to run in upcoming elections, the Independent Electoral Commission has ruled. The commission said at a media briefing on Thursday that it had…
It has been more than 60 years since Ghana’s first post-independence leader Kwame Nkrumah first mooted the idea that Ghana should produce aluminium from the country’s ample supply of bauxite. Under the…
Kenya and Namibia are the latest African countries to be placed on the Financial Action Task Force’s grey list over their weak measures against money laundering and terrorism financing. Being on the…
South Africa’s foreign minister, Naledi Pandor, said the country’s citizens fighting for the Israel Defence Forces in Gaza faced prosecution upon their return. This statement followed tension between South Africa and Israel…
Macky Sall’s legacy as Senegal’s president since 2012 became more complex in his last year in office. The year was so filled with transgressions that they appeared to have tarnished his reputation…
