Africa

Africa’s Promise Re-echoes Why the Continent Remains a Place of Hope

Ndidi AkaharaNovember 10, 2023

The African continent, despite its varied challenges, remains a place of hope. As many nations across the continent reach a socio-political inflection point, ideas and ideals will shape the new future young Africans envision for themselves.

AfricaOctober/November 2023

The Case for Affirmative Action Historical Injustices Demand Rectification

Ìdòwú Ọdẹ́yẹmíNovember 10, 2023

Past injustices such as slavery involved subjugation and oppression of human beings. Subjugation and oppression are not only bad but unjust and they make a life worse pro tanto. What is to be done about such past practices and their consequences in the present?

AfricaOctober/November 2023

Can Africa’s Coup Problem be solved? Why Africa’s Coups Appear Unending

Abel GaiyaNovember 4, 2023

The recurrence of military coups d’état in Africa is the result of the continent's clear structural fragilities and has no easy solutions. The fragilities may even culminate in a more generalized crisis that precipitates a more widespread coup contagion.

AfricaOctober/November 2023

A New Beginning in Niger or a Worsening Situation? The Impact of the Niger Coup on the Western Sahel

Oluwafemi OlaniyanNovember 4, 2023

The coup d’etat in Niger has been touted as the end of neo-colonialism in the country. But how does this military takeover adversely affect local and regional security?

AfricaOctober/November 2023

7 New Books to Read Before the End of the Year

Peace Yetunde OnafuyeNovember 4, 2023

Whether you are looking to achieve the reading goals you set earlier this year, or simply want to immerse yourself in books with well-crafted narratives and resourceful non-fiction, these books have something for every reader.

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The Three Horsemen of the African Union Can the AU Chart a New Path after 60 years?

Otobong IniekeOctober 20, 2023

The African Union is a critical institution that represents the interests of Africans on the global stage. Originally the Organization of African Unity, the institution was a beacon of African progress through the sixties amidst independence struggles but unfortunately, it also faced many structural challenges that affected its effectiveness as an instrument of African unity.

AfricaOctober/November 2023

The Popularity Contest of War How African States Have Responded to the Israel-Hamas War

The RepublicOctober 15, 2023

Across Africa, official reactions to the Israel-Hamas war have been mixed. For countries that have taken sides, their positions are based on their relationship with Israel and Palestine, as well as their own unique histories.

AfricaOctober/November 2023

The African Union’s Most Elusive Dream Sudan, Somalia and the AU’s Unending Challenge of Internal Wars

Blessing Simura and Courage DzvukamanjaOctober 15, 2023

The transformation from the OAU to the AU meant accepting that the challenges Africa faced had changed from those faced during the decolonization era. Among the new challenges, the most perverse were internal wars. The AU attempted to invest heavily in mechanisms that would ‘silence the guns’ on the continent. In Sudan and Somalia, it seems that silencing the guns has remained an elusive dream.

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