By Godfred Zina Many people often find it difficult to differentiate between Guinea-Conakry, Guinea-Bissau, and Equatorial Guinea due to their similar names. However, each country has...
By Mike Muller A new round of angry exchanges has broken out between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). On September 1,...
By Mary Alorh Algeria and Morocco have long held significant roles in North African geopolitics. Both countries are part of the Maghreb and former French colonies,...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In junior high school, particularly in a subject called “social studies” under the Ghanaian curriculum, we were taught that the assassination of...
On September 21st, we marked the 115th anniversary of the birth of Kwame Nkrumah – a visionary whose influence remains deeply embedded in Africa’s modern history....
By Gifty Boatemaa Annan Africa stands at a pivotal moment in its history, navigating rapid demographic shifts that offer both remarkable opportunities and significant challenges. As...
By Danilo Desiderio Today, approximately 90 percent of global cargo is transported by sea. Over the past 70 years, maritime trade has seen continuous growth, especially...
By Gregory Simpkins As I have written about previously, as many as four billion people globally experience water shortages for at least one month a year,...
By Danilo Desiderio One of the major obstacles to the movement of agricultural and food products among African countries is the variation in Sanitary and Phytosanitary...
By Mary Alorh A few months ago, I wrote about how the United States and its allies could reestablish a strong presence in Africa following the...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Earlier this week, on Monday, September 16, 2024, the United States announced the complete withdrawal of its military forces and equipment from...
By Mary Alorh Former Ghanaian President John Evans Atta Mills’ neutral stance during the 2010 Ivorian crisis was a strategic move. When then-opposition leader Nana Akufo...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In recent years, food insecurity has emerged as a significant concern across Africa. Earlier this year, Nigeria declared a national emergency on...
By Gregory Simpkins The pan-African publication African Arguments asked a very pertinent question in its September 10 issue: When will African leaders resist the neocolonial summons?...
By Mary Alorh The founding leaders of modern African nations had a clear vision for Africa’s development. Figures like Jomo Kenyatta and Sekou Touré prioritized infrastructure...
By Godfred Zina Amid growing insecurity and instability in West Africa, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo unveiled key security strategies at the Second International Defense Exhibition and...
By Danilo Desiderio Agro-Industrial Parks (AIPs) have long been instrumental in driving the growth of agribusinesses and export-focused companies in various Asian countries, including Taiwan, South...
By Gregory Simpkins Most of the world is experiencing a population decline. According to a August 31 article in the New York Post, for the first...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu After the Asian financial crisis of the 1990s, the creation of the G20 or Group of 20 emerged as a response to...
By Mary Alorh In recent decades, Africa’s role on the global stage has grown significantly, driven by shifts in international politics. The rise of new powers...
By Emmanuel Musaazi Before China’s economic involvement in Africa, the continent’s development trends were influenced by various factors but primarily colonial legacies where African economies were...
By Raphaël Deberdt and Jessica DiCarlo The mineral-rich Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) is often portrayed as a victim of exploitation by China, the...
By Danilo Desiderio In knowledge-based societies, manufacturing no longer holds the primary role in the economy that it once did. Many economists are now questioning the...
By Paul Nantulya The Ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), to be held in Beijing from September 4 to 6, takes place at a critical juncture....
By Gregory Simpkins In recent decades, women throughout the African Diaspora and the rest of the world have struggled to attain some level of equity in...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu The Global Terrorism Index, a comprehensive study evaluating the impact of terrorism in 163 countries, covers about 99.7 percent of the world’s...
By Mary Alorh To be recognized as a global superpower, a nation must demonstrate dominance across multiple areas such as trade, defense, and more. Over the...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Earlier this month, Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio called for reform of the United Nations Security Council. He argued that Africa...
By Godfred Zina With its growing interest and influence in Africa, China aims to further enhance its cooperation with African leaders at the upcoming Forum on...
By Danilo Desiderio A Chinese proverb states, “To get rich, build roads first.” While China has embraced this philosophy, Africa has chosen a different path, focusing...
By Mary Alorh The history of the newly formed Confederation of Sahel States cannot be discussed without acknowledging the impact of colonial rule on these nations....
By Fidel Amakye Owusu When the conflict in Sudan began in April 2023, it seemed like a minor skirmish that could be resolved quickly with a...
By Gregory Simpkins During the African democratization wave in the early 1990s, I was privileged to be part of the U.S. effort to encourage the move...
By Emmanuel Musaazi Africa has one of the fastest-growing populations in the world. More than half of global population growth between now and 2050 is expected...
By Godfred Zina In January 2024, Ethiopia and Somaliland signed a memorandum of understanding that allowed Ethiopia access to the Red Sea via the port of...
By Sithembile Mbete Africa’s desire to be fully represented in all decision-making organs of the United Nations (UN), particularly in the security council, is informed by...
By Gregory Simpkins For more than a decade, Western nations have pressured African governments and societies to accept lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LBGTQ) rights...
By Mary Alorh Over the years, the political landscape of Africa has undergone significant transformation, particularly in terms of political participation. Today, most African nations embrace...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu When Portugal finally withdrew from Angola in 1975, the nation quickly descended into a civil war that would last nearly 30 years....
By Mary Alorh Across Africa, a rising tide of opposition is challenging the entrenched political elite, largely driven by young people and women. Historically, these groups...
By NJ Ayuk I strongly encourage African governments to address and minimize the challenges of doing business in the region. To create a more favorable environment,...
By Colin Coleman The Paris 2024 Olympic Games have come to a close, and while there were some spectacular performances from African athletes like Botswana’s Letsile...
By Danilo Desiderio The establishment of a unified African market under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is facing greater challenges and delays than initially...
By Mary Alorh Africa and Europe share a complex history that is currently undergoing significant evolution. African nations are increasingly uniting to assert a collective agenda...
By Mary Alorh The recent coups in the Sahel region have accelerated the expansion of global powers on the African continent. China and Russia are deepening...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu During the last United Nations General Assembly session, the Guinean leader emphasized that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) should...
The 2024 edition of the UNCTAD Digital Economy Report, titled “Shaping an Environmentally Sustainable and Inclusive Digital Future,” highlights that developing countries investing in digitalization are...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Years ago, I read a report highlighting how South Korea’s economy experienced significant growth through infrastructure development, contributing about 3 percent to...
Digital trade is currently gaining significant traction in Africa. A recent analysis by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) explored the impact of the Protocol on Digital...
By Mary Alorh As Joe Biden concludes his tenure as the 46th President of the United States, it’s an opportune moment to reflect on his administration’s...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu The secession of Eritrea from Ethiopia in the early 1990s technically made Ethiopia the largest landlocked country in the world by population...
By Mary Alorh About a month ago, I discussed how Bretton Woods institutions and other international creditors are imposing unfair conditions on African countries regarding loan...
By Charles Sekwalor For the last decade, Africa has tempted businesses with the promise of immense opportunity. The continent’s rapidly growing youthful population, vibrant cultural scenes...
By Yemi Osinbajo Of the many stereotypes that we have to deal with in our quest to tell the full story of Africa, none are as...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu When the current junta in Mali staged its first coup in 2020, the regional body – Economic Community of West African States...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Some time ago, I read a book that explored aspects of European political culture using a comparative approach. The author(s) argued that...
By Mary Alorh The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a regional organization in West Africa, has recently faced challenges due to the formation of...
By Nii Simmonds and Ayodele Okeowo The recent announcement of a partnership between the US Trade and Development Agency and Kenya to boost semiconductor manufacturing in...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Recently, I had the chance to discuss the dynamics of the second round of legislative elections in France. The next day, the...
By Mary Alorh As African countries navigate the post-COVID period, they face significant economic challenges, including rising inflation and increasing consumer prices. Globally, economic downturns have...
By Gregory Simpkins For nearly half a century, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), established with the Treaty of Lagos in 1975, has endeavored...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu At an international conference last year, I heard the foreign ministers of Mali and Burkina Faso echo this sentiment in their presentations....
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Despite Africa having 54 sovereign countries, each with multiple borders, the continent’s state evolution has not been marked by many full-scale interstate...
By Godfred Zina On July 6, 2024, the heads of the military juntas from Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso gathered in Niamey for the first meeting...
By Mary Alorh Earlier this year, we Ghanaians were informed of the ‘good news’ that the IMF had released the second tranche of US$600 million as...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu The support of local actors from various groups and backgrounds has been crucial for achieving tactical, operational, and strategic military success, particularly...
By Gregory Simpkins African and Caribbean nations and organizations are increasing collaborating. For example, the African Export-Import Bank has opened a Caribbean office in Barbados. The...
By Mary Alorh At the dawn of independence in Africa, coups were a widespread phenomenon. These coups were often supported by global powers to punish leaders...
By Ryan Elcock The recent arrival of a Russian naval group in Cuba has sent ripples of unease throughout the Caribbean, evoking memories of the Cuban...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In 2022, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), the second-largest and fourth-most populous country in Africa, joined the East African Community...
By Gregory Simpkins The transition of colonies in the developing world have been difficult over the years to say the least. In this phase, colonial powers...
By Mary Alorh The East African region holds strategic importance on the continent, boasting some of the world’s premier holiday destinations and attractions. The East African...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu The rise in extremist activities across various regions of Africa has deeply destabilized local populations, with women and children being the most...
By Mary Alorh Every generation faces its own revolutionary battles. In the 1950s and 1960s, young Africans were focused on decolonizing the continent. By the 1990s,...
By Godfred Zina The Africa-US Military Conference, co-hosted by the United States and Botswana, took place on African soil for the first time since its inception...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Eleven months ago, I wrote about Africa’s food crisis, suggesting it was more severe than it appeared. As expected, there were differing...
By Gregory Simpkins The international community has been discussing and debating the issue of climate change for decades. In the United States, the dichotomy was climate...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Recently, I received a message from a media agency based in Europe. The purpose was to invite me to discuss two significant...
By Michelle Meineke Achieving the World Health Organization (WHO) target of reducing malaria by 90 percent by 2030 would not only avert 600,000 deaths annually, but...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu There are several core values that are fundamental to democratic systems around the world. These include human rights and freedoms, transparency, accountability,...
By Gregory Simpkins I was blessed to have been involved with the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) from when it was a legislative proposal while...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Republic of Benin spearheaded Africa’s democratic wave, marking a pivotal shift towards civilian rule...
By Mia Mottley When considering the economic and development challenges of developing economies in the face of the climate crisis, most people tend to view debt...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Last year, a friend suggested that China’s colorful and elaborate receptions for African leaders in Beijing play a significant role in attracting...
By Gregory Simpkins The Republic of South Africa has long been considered the hub of the wheel of the southern Africa region. It is the most...
By Adam Amoussou Africa has the potential to become the world’s powerhouse in the coming years. The continent is undergoing unprecedented changes, with the implementation of...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In 1980, Leopold Senghor, the founding president of Senegal, voluntarily stepped down from power and handed the reins to his prime minister....
By Lite Nartey Heathrow Airport in the UK currently uses more energy than the entire west African country of Sierra Leone. Despite Africa accounting for less...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu It is widely known that many African presidents wield more power within their countries than a US president does in the United...
By Gregory Simpkins The prevailing world economic order since the end of World War II, established by the major powers at that time, is coming unraveled....
By Paul Frimpong In the years leading up to 2000, Africa faced numerous challenges, including civil wars, diseases, and a crippling debt burden. The continent, often...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In recent months, significant events in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have created potential risks that could destabilize neighboring countries...
By James Boafo, Eric Stemn, Jacob Obodai and Philip Nti Nkrumah Global demand for critical minerals, particularly lithium, is growing rapidly to meet clean energy and...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu When the United States declared war on global terrorism in 2001, it was equipped with the world’s most powerful military in terms...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu During the Cold War, the West held significant influence in West Africa, particularly through France, which had considerable control over many countries...
By Gregory Simpkins Summertime is a prime season for tourism, and there are Americans who will want to visit Africa, this year again, or for the...
By Gregory Simpkins For more than a year now, the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) coalition has been pressing hard for replacement of the...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In December 1990, the late Idriss Déby, and his insurgent Patriotic Salvation Movement, overran the country’s capital, N’Djamena, having invaded from Libya...
By Ryan Elcock Over the past few years, I have closely followed the call for reparations and restorative justice in Barbados and across the Caribbean, aimed...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Throughout Africa, a prevailing narrative centers on the ongoing struggle against the subjugation of women, painting the continent as predominantly patriarchal. Various...
By Gregory Simpkins The South China Morning Post reported on March 29, 2024 that by 2050, it is projected that only a quarter of countries in...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Last year, I stumbled upon a video capturing a compelling exchange between a US Congressman and the Commander of the US Africa...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu One of the pivotal factors that remains indelible when dissecting the origins of the First World War (WWI) is the relentless arms...
By Carlos Lopes The debt situation in many African countries has escalated again to a critical juncture. Twenty are in, or at risk of, debt distress....
By Gregory Simpkins There has been significant discussion within Africanist circles about the multiplying coups in Africa, the ongoing conflicts and several other issues. However, there...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Amidst the tragic surge in fatalities caused by the floods in Kenya, prioritizing investment in disaster preparedness emerges as an undeniable imperative...
By Gregory Simpkins Following what has been described as intense negotiations, the U.S. government has agreed to withdraw its drone base from Niger. This base is...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu During the American Revolution, the disparate militia of the colonies sought backing from France and other sympathetic European powers to secure their...
By Gregory Simpkins After a few years of discussion about what renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) would look like, Senators Chris Coons...
By Babajide Oluwase The climate is changing at an astronomical rate and the impact of this can be seen everywhere. Imagine stepping outside your apartment for...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has undergone a remarkable evolution from a desert-based economy to one of the most economically diverse states...
By Rosemary Mnongya The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) presents considerable opportunities for the evolution and monetization of Africa’s trading sectors. Upon full implementation and...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In mid-2022, leaders from West Africa convened to lift economic and diplomatic sanctions imposed on Mali and Burkina Faso. These measures were...
By Gregory Simpkins When then-Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade congratulated his opponent on his victory and peacefully stepped down following the 2012 election, he was internationally praised...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Before the conclusion of the Cold War, a prominent characteristic of populist leaders and administrations was their inclination towards the nationalization of...
By Ryan Elcock Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine was a watershed moment that sent shockwaves through the international community. The attack on a sovereign nation violated...
By Walter Dorn As the world marks the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi ethnic group in Rwanda, it is important to understand...
By Gregory Simpkins In a May 2000 issue with a lead article headlined “Africa: The Hopeless Continent”, The Economist magazine unleashed a flood of discussions about...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Several months ago, Philip Reynolds, PhD, a friend and former co-editor of The Defence Horizon Journal, with whom I have collaborated on...
By Paul Nantulya India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, termed Africa as India’s “sister continent,” in recognition of the long ties of affinity. Since the 1960s,...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu The military junta in Niger has declared an end to its military collaboration with the United States, denouncing the agreement that facilitated...
By Gregory Simpkins The global environment is changing at an accelerating pace. The post-World War II arrangements have broken down to be replaced by an emerging...
By Ryan Elcock Brampton is often viewed through a lens of underestimation when compared to its bustling neighbors within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), like Toronto...
By Douglas Yates Macky Sall’s legacy as Senegal’s president since 2012 became more complex in his last year in office. The year was so filled with...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu During the 1960s, a series of successful coups swept through sub-Saharan Africa, often accompanied by military justifications. These explanations were seen as...
By Paul Nantulya The Pan-African movement marks its 105th anniversary in 2024. For decades, Pan-Africanist dialogue in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas championed the intellectual...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu During my undergraduate studies, I enrolled in a course titled “US Foreign Policy in Africa.” Essentially, the motivations driving US foreign policy...
By Gregory Simpkins Many of us are familiar with Africa as a concept, though not necessarily as distinguishable, individual nations nor Caribbean nations as more than...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In recent times, food insecurity has become a major security issue in Africa. Earlier this year, Nigeria declared an emergency on food...
It seems like there’s a growing discourse around Nigeria’s potential membership in BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), a coalition of emerging economies aimed...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu The military government of Sudan continues to insist that the African Union (AU) removes sanctions it had imposed on it, and fully...
By Gregory Simpkins Although half a world apart, lower-income South Africans and Americans are facing increasing challenges to their economic wellbeing due to the influx of...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In the aftermath of the second world war, France witnessed a great deal of political instability. In 12 years, the country had...
By Ryan Elcock With today’s global economy and geopolitical landscape, marked by shifting power dynamics, there is a need for economic certainty and resilience. Although the...
By Ueli Staeger and Babatunde Fagbayibo The African Union (AU) comes in for a lot of criticism. Most recently this is from within its own ranks....
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In less than two decades, Turkey (Türkiye) increased its diplomatic presence in Africa from a few missions to almost every African state....
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Anytime the boundaries of Africa are discussed, the Berlin Conference of 1884/1885 emerges. The conference organized by Europe and hosted by the...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu A couple of weeks ago, during the ISOA Africa Conference in Nairobi, I posited the argument that while every coup is a...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu After the military coup in Niger on July 26, 2023, I was sought by various media platforms where I granted several interviews....
By Daniel Bradlow It hasn’t been easy for African states to finance their developmental and environmental policy objectives over the past few years. Recent events suggest...
By Ryan Elcock Although more than 60 percent of the world’s current cocoa production comes from West Africa, the journey of cocoa in the Caribbean began...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu I came across this video a while ago and was encouraged by it. This is the immediate past first couple of Namibia,...
By Bob Kikuyu The positioning of the African Union (AU) Summit at the front of the calendar year serves well as a platform to sound the...
By Paul Frimpong Few alliances have sparked as much interest and speculation in the complicated fabric of international relations as between Africa and China. The relationship...
By Paul Frimpong Modernization is a universal cause that affects all of humanity. There is no single paradigm or solution to modernization. The nature and rate...
By Henning Melber Hage Gottfried Geingob served as the third president of Namibia from 2015 until his death on February 4 2024. He was Namibia’s first...
By Ryan Elcock Haiti’s protracted turmoil imperils far more than the island-nation alone. As political breakdown and economic fragility feed unrest across this interconnected region, neighboring...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Admittedly, democracy as practiced in Africa is largely an adopted concept, and in some instances, an “imposition” from colonialism. At the dawn...
By Gregory Simpkins In the late 1800s, European nations consolidated their colonization of Africa at an 1885 conference in Berlin to ensure that each colonial power...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu When the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was established in May 1975, most of the leaders in West Africa were...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu When my classmates and I were taught about the “coming of the Europeans” in basic school, one of the reasons dominated: to...
By Temitope O. Sogbanmu Two weeks into January 2024, Nigerian authorities took steps to curb environmental degradation caused by plastic pollution in the country. The Federal...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu After decades of severe drought and concomitant famine and socio-economic challenges in the Horn of Africa, the Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and...
By Gregory Simpkins There has been significant discussion over the past year about replacing the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency. The dollar has held...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Agriculture life in Africa has been around for millennia after communities in the continent transitioned from hunter-gatherer status to crop growing and...
By Ryan Elcock The Caribbean has long grappled with the dual challenge of high dependence on imported food and limited agricultural self-sufficiency. This predicament is particularly...
By Paul Nantulya and Leland Lazarus 2024 is a pivotal year for China and the Global South. China continues to make an active diplomatic push for...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Months after 9/11 attacks against the United States, Masai pastoralists in Kenya had not heard about the tragedy. When they did, they...
By Gregory Simpkins The seismic shift in the world order is causing many economic and political changes. The determination to replace the U.S. dollar as the...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Last week the Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) validated the re-election of Felix Tshisekedi. For an election...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu One of the major impediments to the search for peace in a conflict situation is when there are better alternatives to negotiated...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu When Kenya gained independence in December 1963, its neighbors Tanzania and Uganda were already independent. Also, even though Jomo Kenyatta was a...
By Gregory Simpkins It is said that necessity is the mother of invention but that desperate times call for desperate measures. Well Ethiopia has a desperate...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu The Hellenistic civilization that emerged from southeast Europe greatly influenced North Africa. The Roman empire and other political establishments in East Asia...
By Ryan Elcock St. Kitts & Nevis is on a transformative journey, entering the cannabis space with a vision that combines economic growth, medical advancements, and...
By Christopher Adam Why are African countries exposed in the international currency market? Three main reasons. First, African economies are small and as such are highly...
By Gregory Simpkins I have been blessed to be a part of some important developments involving African issues: the creation and extension of the African Growth...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu On the last day of December 2023 Felix Tshisekedi, the incumbent president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), was the...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In the 1950s and 60s Egypt represented the revolutionary elements in the Islamic world, especially the Middle East. The charismatic Gamal Abdel...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Last year – 2023 – was a busy one for Africa as far as elections were concerned. Multiple states in different geopolitical...
By Ryan Elcock In a world increasingly interconnected yet fraught with challenges, the Caribbean stands at a crossroads. The region, rich in culture and diversity, faces...
By Gregory Simpkins Since I was a young boy, Africa has fascinated me. Some of my early friends were from Liberia, and I grew up feeling...
By Gregory Simpkins In December 2022, the Biden Administration convened a summit with African governmental leaders, as well as African and American businesspeople and civil society...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In 1980, Senegal’s first president, Léopold Senghor, voluntarily stepped down from power and handed over office to his prime minister, Abdou Diouf....
By Fidel Amakye Owusu At the dawn of independence in Anglophone West Africa, the different states had to decide on the political systems they wanted. While...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Right after the independence of many African states, the idea of development and the approach to it, took center stage in their...
By Ryan Elcock In an era defined by groundbreaking innovation, revolution, trendsetting, pioneering, trailblazing, and remarkable progress, the Caribbean region stands at the threshold of a...
By NJ Ayuk To meet their green agendas, the European Union, the US and China are engaged in the modern-day equivalent of a gold rush. This...
By Lauren Johnston In a year when headlines have been dominated by conflict in Europe and the Middle East, and geo-economic tensions between China and the...
By Gregory Simpkins December 10th is commemorated as Human Rights Day in honor of the proclamation of the Universal Declaration Of Human Rights by the United...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu The map above depicts the expected growth rates of African states in 2023. Some estimates have adjusted these a bit upward due...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Not long after independence, three West African countries decided to form a closer bond. The Ghana-Guinea-Mali Union resulted. After a few years,...
By Ryan Elcock In a world where innovation and progress reign supreme, St. Vincent & the Grenadines is positioning itself as a trailblazer in the Caribbean...
By Micah Lucy Abigaba Uganda entered into agreements in 2012 with two foreign oil entities to exploit its oil resources. Total Energies holds 56.67 percent of...
By Gregory Simpkins We live in a time of great upheaval worldwide, and according to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), there has never...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu When violent extremists swept across northern Mali in 2011 and 2012, the governments in Bamako and Niamey were particularly concerned. Something needed...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu During COP 27 last year in Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt, the issue of compensation for developing countries suffering the consequences...
By Ryan Elcock The territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela over the Essequibo region is not merely a regional issue but one of international significance, with...
By Emily Wilkinson When Hurricane Maria struck the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica in 2017, it caused the kind of devastation which is unthinkable to larger...
By Gregory Simpkins The African ‘coup train’ keeps on rolling with the latest coup attempt in Sierra Leone. This time, however, the coup was thwarted before...
By Ryan Elcock Nestled in the heart of the Caribbean, St. Kitts & Nevis has emerged as a shining example of economic success in the region....
By Gregory Simpkins Djibouti is viewed as a small country on the northeastern edge of the African continent. It is little known globally despite its advantageous...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu One of the major reasons experts give for intrastate conflicts in Africa is the fact that states in the continent did not...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu After Osama bin Laden attacked the United States in 2001, it was clear that the organization he led, al-Qaeda, was the deadliest...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Last November, Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo, raised issues with a possible presence of The Wagner Group in Burkina Faso. He was concerned...
By Ryan Elcock The Caribbean region has long been known for its stunning beaches, vibrant culture, and warm hospitality. With its rich history and natural beauty,...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In the 1950s, 60s and 70s, when many countries in West Africa faced political instability and concomitant economic decay, Liberia was one...
By Gregory Simpkins “The world is aflame in conflict.” How often do we hear some version of that? It is, of course, quite true, but the...
By Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso and Abiodun Olusola Omotayo Sub-Saharan African countries strongly rely on the agricultural and forestry sectors. Agriculture contributes up to 60 percent of...
By Ryan Elcock Guyana is currently experiencing a remarkable transformation. Formerly one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, Guyana is now on track to...