Nigeria Becomes Africa’s Leader in an Additional Sense — Power of Young People
In October 2020, the young people of Nigeria decided they had enough of governmental arrogance, violence and bad governance. Hundreds of thousands of them...
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni Makes Roads Not War
Uganda President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni surprised his admirers and critics alike in his speech celebrating his country’s 58th independence anniversary on Oct. 9, 2020....
Cradle With Guns: Juvenile Piracy in Somalia Needs Attention
Youssef. M, an eighteen-year-old facing trial in Germany, revealed that he earned $2-3 per day as a night watchman. In 2010, he was offered...
African Leaders Must Account for $89 Billion Stolen Annually Under Their Watch
The UN has published a dark report on how Africa is robbed of billions of dollars by multinational companies from the developed north. We...
The Troubled World Bank’s ‘Doing Business’ Report is Even More Dubious in the African...
The World Bank’s annual Doing Business report became an influential global tool for assessing countries’ business environments. Ever since it was launched in 2002,...
Burundi’s New President Faces Daunting Challenges
Burundi has had 10 leaders since independence in 1962, three of whom were overthrown, two assassinated, and one who died in office. The series...
Why Some African Youth Prefer Stability to Democracy
A new survey shows that Africa’s youth population is divided when it comes to the question of democracy versus stability. This makes sense. The...
Revisiting the 20th Century Egyptian Foreign Policy: Pillars, Concepts and Decision-Making
In addition to its historical and cultural depth, as a state with a rich experience, Egypt has a deep-rooted foreign policy tradition that is...
How Will the Changing Geopolitical Dynamics in the Middle East Impact South Asia?
On Aug. 13, 2020 United Arab Emirates and Israel agreed to a peace agreement, also known as the Abraham Accord. Through this accord, both...