International Affairs

Israel’s Uncertainty in Africa Explaining Africa’s Divided Views on Israel

Asher LubotzkyNovember 26, 2023

Israel’s ongoing siege on Gaza, which followed Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel, threatens to nullify several decades of concerted efforts from Israel to establish diplomatic ties with African nations.

AfricaOctober/November 2023

To Be in the World: Notes Against Forgetting A Case for New African Internationalist Politics

Joshua Segun-LeanNovember 26, 2023

Israel’s brutal occupation of Palestine has unveiled and deepened ideological divides in debates about state power and the use of violence; ethnonationalism and the ‘right to exist’; mass mobilization and solidarities across difference. At the heart of these debates is a growing awareness of the limits of Western liberal democracy and a call for new vocabularies and frameworks for political action that echo and extend Black internationalist and Third-Worldism movements of the twentieth century.

AfricaBest of 2023: EssaysOctober/November 2023

The Back End of Genocide How the Rush for Congo’s Cobalt is Killing Thousands

Victoria AuduNovember 19, 2023

The Democratic Republic of Congo is currently facing a humanitarian crisis as miners are forced to work under exploitative conditions which amounts to modern-day slavery. The mining industry, because of its high demand, is host to various human rights violations including child labour.

Democratic Republic of the CongoNewsOctober/November 2023

Niger: Whose Constitutional Order? The Niger Coup and Global Geopolitical Interests

Blessing SimuraNovember 18, 2023

The July 2023 Niger coup was the sixth one in a former French colony along the Sahel in West Africa. However, the Niger coup got more attention than preceding military coups due to some driving interests by some actors who have called for a return to constitutional order.

NigerOctober/November 2023

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

Visa-Free Africa for Africans Rwanda Announces Visa-Free Entry for African Nationals

Victoria AuduNovember 10, 2023

Rwanda joins three other African countries that allow visa-free entry for all African nationals. This development shows the, albeit slow, gradual advancement of the African Union’s vision of free movement on the continent.

NewsOctober/November 2023Rwanda

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

Liberia’s Legacy of Liberty Liberia’s Elections Inspire Hope Amidst Africa’s Political Crisis

Victoria AuduOctober 20, 2023

20 years after the end of Liberia’s Second Civil War, citizens head to the polls for their fourth democratic election since the tragedy. The election represents the possibility of electoral peace as Africa currently grapples with political instability amidst military coups.

LiberiaOctober/November 2023

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

International Affairs

Israel’s Uncertainty in Africa Explaining Africa’s Divided Views on Israel

To Be in the World: Notes Against Forgetting A Case for New African Internationalist Politics

The Back End of Genocide How the Rush for Congo’s Cobalt is Killing Thousands

Niger: Whose Constitutional Order? The Niger Coup and Global Geopolitical Interests

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

Visa-Free Africa for Africans Rwanda Announces Visa-Free Entry for African Nationals

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

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

Liberia’s Legacy of Liberty Liberia’s Elections Inspire Hope Amidst Africa’s Political Crisis

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

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