After Zimbabwe’s Diet Coup A New Dawn for Zimbabweans?
The past few weeks witnessed the dramatic culmination of a protracted contestation for power in Zimbabwe between various factions. The former vice-president of ... Read More...
Politics & Security
The Great Unravelling The Disintegration of the Nigerian State
Ever since the end of Nigeria’s three-year civil war in 1970—a costly conflict that consumed an estimated three million lives—the nightmare scenario for the nat... Read More...
Remembering Biafra Violence and Nigeria's Long Road to Redemption
The Biafran War, which took place between 1967 and 1970, represents a very dark time in Nigerian history. It was a tragedy that exceeded conceivable imagination.
Black Boundaries The Multiple Borderings of African Lives
When another headline reads that more bodies have drowned in the Mediterranean, the emotional labour of going through more narratives of black bodies sinking to... Read More...
The Politics of Compassion US Immigration Policy and the Conflicted American Archetype
In 1958, as a senator in the United States, John F. Kennedy published the book, A Nation of Immigrants. His brother, Robert F. Kennedy, who later became Attorne... Read More...
Trade Not Aid Revisiting Obama's Legacy in Africa
Barack Obama’s election as the first black President of the United States was greeted with tremendous fervour and hope across the globe, especially within sub-S... Read More...
A Union Jacked The Fate of Nationalism in Post-Brexit Britain
In 1851, at the height of colonialism, London held what is now widely regarded as the first “Great Exhibition”. Within a giant iron and glass structure, known a... Read More...
The Evolution of the Base Nation How the US Military Lost Its International Appeal
The United States is the preponderant military power in the world today, with unparalleled capacity to act militarily anywhere in the world. The end o... Read More...
Eritrean Identity and Migration Discourse as Shaped by Indefinite National Service and Education Reforms
To escape the authoritarian government under President Isaias Afwerki, evade forced conscription, and/or find economic opportunities, an estimated 5,0... Read More...
The Loneliest War Nigeria’s Strategy against Boko Haram
“The Nigerian Armed Forces and security agencies are capable of handling the security situation in Nigeria. All we need is the understanding, the support of wel... Read More...