International Affairs Archives

Africa’s Energy Deficit A Crack in Africa’s Geopolitical Foundation

Otobong IniekeApril 26, 2022

Over 600 million people across Africa do not have access to electricity; this energy deficit contributes to debilitating economic realities—lowered productivity and higher costs of living. Read more.

April/May 2022Best of 2022

Scotland Has Agreed to Return 17 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

Tomisin AwosikaApril 19, 2022

Politicians in Scotland have voted to return 17 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. So far, four Benin Bronzes have been returned to Nigeria by Western institutions. Read more.

April/May 2022NewsNigeria

The UK Wants to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda for ‘Processing’

Tomisin AwosikaApril 14, 2022

UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, has announced that men seeking asylum in Britain will be sent to Rwanda for processing and a possible integration into Rwandan society. Read more.

April/May 2022NewsNigeria

Thomas Sankara’s Murderers Have Been Sentenced to Prison

Tomisin AwosikaApril 7, 2022

A Burkinabé court has sentenced former president of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaoré, to life imprisonment for the murder of Thomas Sankara. Read more.

April/May 2022NewsNigeria

The Age of Great Power Rivalry Russia’s Geopolitical Vision and the Weaknesses of International Diplomacy

Blessing SimuraMarch 17, 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has exposed the shortcomings of Western-led and United Nations-mediated global diplomacy. Read more.

February/March 2022

Nigeria Has Evacuated More Than 1,300 Citizens From Ukraine Since the Russian Invasion

Tomisin AwosikaMarch 14, 2022

On Saturday, 12 March 2022, 301 Nigerian citizens trapped in Sumy, Ukraine returned from Budapest, Hungary. Read more.

February/March 2022NewsNigeria

The Obasanjo Doctrine The Importance of Foreign Policy in Present-Day Nigeria

Afolabi AdekaiyaojaMarch 10, 2022

Olusegun Obasanjo’s foreign policy successes did not always translate domestically. It appears the Obasanjo administration sometimes sacrificed domestic stability for improved foreign relations. Read more.

Best of 2022February/March 2022Nigeria

Ukrainian Authorities Have Been Accused of Preventing Africans From Fleeing Ukraine to Poland

Tomisin AwosikaMarch 1, 2022

Africans fleeing Ukraine have said they faced racism at the Medyka border between Poland and Ukraine while trying to leave Ukraine. Read more.

February/March 2022NewsNigeria

What’s Happening in Ukraine?

Tomisin AwosikaFebruary 24, 2022

On Thursday, 24 February 2022, Russian president, Vladimir Putin, launched a 'special military operation' in Ukraine, with Ukrainians reporting explosions heard across Ukraine. Read more

February/March 2022NewsNigeria

Why Facebook Has Been Accused of Poor Working Conditions in Kenya

Tomisin AwosikaFebruary 17, 2022

According to a TIME investigation, Facebook content moderators in Kenya have revealed how their workplace culture is characterized by low pay, mental trauma, intimidation and the suppression of the right to unionize. Read more.

February/March 2022KenyaNews

International Affairs

Africa’s Energy Deficit A Crack in Africa’s Geopolitical Foundation

Scotland Has Agreed to Return 17 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria

The UK Wants to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda for ‘Processing’

Thomas Sankara’s Murderers Have Been Sentenced to Prison

The Age of Great Power Rivalry Russia’s Geopolitical Vision and the Weaknesses of International Diplomacy

Nigeria Has Evacuated More Than 1,300 Citizens From Ukraine Since the Russian Invasion

The Obasanjo Doctrine The Importance of Foreign Policy in Present-Day Nigeria

Ukrainian Authorities Have Been Accused of Preventing Africans From Fleeing Ukraine to Poland

What’s Happening in Ukraine?

Why Facebook Has Been Accused of Poor Working Conditions in Kenya

Senegal’s Critical Juncture The Meaning of Senegal’s Ongoing Protests

The Leaking Basket Why You, and Your New President, Should Care About Benue State

Ama Ata Aidoo’s Illimitable Voice Ama Ata Aidoo (1942-2023)

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