Politics
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Mali: Defiant and alone, will the junta defeat the jihadis?
Revolting against the French, expelling a UN force and walking out of ECOWAS, the Assimi Goita junta is taking out its frustrations with the ... -
The silence of the Obidients
With the Tinubu government’s IMF-prescribed shock therapy convulsing the economy almost a year after the botched presidential election they believe cost Peter Obi victory, ... -
Eritrea: My grandmother died heartbroken but never defeated
As much as my grandmother’s heartbreak continues to haunt me, I hope it never stops. It’s a reminder of my patriotic duty. My grandmother ... -
From Yom Kippur to the Abraham Accords: How Israel procured Africa’s good graces
After decades in diplomatic deep-freeze, how did Israel become one of Africa’s best friends? Africa’s polyvalent response to the latest flare-up of the Israel-Palestine ... -
Kenya at 60: Field notes from the neocolony, and the civilising politics of betterment in the Ruto Hustler era
Despite the veneer of progress, what does a historical critique of East Africa’s capitalist beacon reveal? Just four years after independence, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga ... -
Why countries must ratify the African Disability Protocol
On the anniversary of the Universal Human Rights Declaration, governments must take the final step to adopt a new groundbreaking and uniquely African disability ... -
Is Ethiopia indulging an imperialist fantasy for the Red Sea?
Ethiopia’s claims to a historical right to Red Sea access are as old as the invention of modern Ethiopia itself. On October 13, 2023, ... -
Zambia is on the verge of being a one-party state
The ruling party’s bid to either destroy or take control of the main opposition has taken a huge leap forwards in recent days. Zambia’s ... -
Zanzibar: Bungling the fragile coalition raises the stakes in the 2025 elections
Ahead of the 2025 elections, is President Hussein Mwinyi risking the stability of the Isles by trashing the power-sharing deal? Three years after a ...
