International Affairs

Free Palestine 4 Things To Know About Palestine's Struggle for Freedom

Wale LawalOctober 18, 2023

As a region that has experienced genocides, apartheid, occupation and exploitation, Africans have a historical and moral obligation to affirm Palestine’s rights to freedom and self-determination. Here are four things to know about Palestine’s struggle for freedom.

October/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.

AfricaBest of 2023: EssaysOctober/November 2023Sudan

Nigerians Not Wanted Why Seychelles’ Ban on Nigerian Travellers Is a Failure on Both Sides

Judith HassanOctober 15, 2023

Beyond being excessive, Seychelles’ recent ban on Nigerian passports highlights the weaknesses in Nigeria’s foreign diplomacy and the inconsistencies in Africa’s supposed vision of continent-wide integration.

Best of 2023: EssaysNigeriaOctober/November 2023

Habibi, Come to Dubai? Lifting Nigeria’s Visa Ban Won’t Fix the Country’s Reputation

Victoria AuduSeptember 15, 2023

The Nigerian government announced the lifting of the year-long visa ban barring Nigerians from entering the UAE following a meeting between President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria and the President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. There is however controversy as this has not been confirmed by the UAE yet.

August/September 2023Best of 2023: EssaysNigeria

Another Military Takeover What We Know About the Coup in Gabon

Victoria AuduSeptember 3, 2023

Gabon follows Niger on the list of countries that have experienced coups in Africa after the military ‘cancelled’ the Gabon general election results. Without military intervention, Ali Bongo Ondimba would have resumed his third term in office continuing a 54-year family dynasty.

August/September 2023

The African Union and the Multipolar World Challenges and Opportunities in a Changing World

Blessing Simura and Phatsimo Praymore PhidaSeptember 1, 2023

The global rise of China in the post-2000 era and the strengthening of other regional hegemons has seen Africa being courted by various powers for alignment and realignment. Since the birth of the continental body, the African Union has struggled to develop into a formidable union in the form of the European Union or a strong sub-continent economy like India and China.

AfricaAugust/September 2023vol7-no3

The Not-So-Free Movement of People South Africa’s Haphazard Commitment to Open Borders

Adenike FapohundaSeptember 1, 2023

South Africa’s complex migration policy highlights the contradiction between its commitment to free movement within the African continent and its stringent immigration regulations. The country’s political, philosophical, and economic underpinnings of free movement struggles against the AU's Agenda 2063 and international treaties.

August/September 2023South Africavol7-no3

Crisis Pan-Africanism The Drivers of Institutionalized Pan-Africanism

Abel GaiyaSeptember 1, 2023

The absence of a strong external military threat for Africa has created an atmosphere whereby attempts at institutionalizing pan-Africanism are typically weak and it has typically been through the pressures of crises (warfare, famines and geopolitical competition) that more substantive efforts at regional cooperation have emerged.

AfricaAugust/September 2023vol7-no3

Pan-African Dreams Editor’s Foreword: The Republic V7, N3

Wale LawalSeptember 1, 2023

60 years since the founding of the Organization for African Unity (OAU), where is pan-Africanism today? Our latest issue, Pan-African Dreams, looks at the significance of the African Union today and the future of pan-Africanism.

AfricaAugust/September 2023vol7-no3

International Affairs

Free Palestine 4 Things To Know About Palestine's Struggle for Freedom

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

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

Nigerians Not Wanted Why Seychelles’ Ban on Nigerian Travellers Is a Failure on Both Sides

Habibi, Come to Dubai? Lifting Nigeria’s Visa Ban Won’t Fix the Country’s Reputation

Another Military Takeover What We Know About the Coup in Gabon

The African Union and the Multipolar World Challenges and Opportunities in a Changing World

The Not-So-Free Movement of People South Africa’s Haphazard Commitment to Open Borders

Crisis Pan-Africanism The Drivers of Institutionalized Pan-Africanism

Pan-African Dreams Editor’s Foreword: The Republic V7, N3

The Books That Changed the Minds of Writers

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