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...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Days ago, I wrote that West Asian states in the Gulf could gain a strategic advantage in the current great power struggle...
By Gregory Simpkins Since its signing into law in 2000, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has been the main trade program for the United...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu The geographical feature that partly separates Mozambique from Tanzania is the Rovuma River. Much of the almost a thousand-kilometre water body creates...
By Alan Hirsch President William Ruto of Kenya recently announced that Kenya’s borders would be open to visitors from the entirety of Africa, with no visas...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Integration in Africa was one of the pressing topics in the 1950s and 1960s. At a point, disagreement over how to achieve...
By Ryan Elcock The common perception of Barbados is that of a picturesque island-nation nestled in the Caribbean, renowned for its pristine beaches and flourishing tourism...
By Gregory Simpkins I recently came across an intriguing headline in the New York Times: “The World Is Becoming More African.” The point being made is...
By Paul Frimpong Over the last decades, China has been at the forefront of championing multiple global initiatives, including the Global Development Initiative (GDI), the Global...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu When conflict broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in April this year, it dominated...
By Ryan Elcock Cuba, a small-island nation in the Caribbean, has made remarkable strides in the field of biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. Despite limited resources and an...
By Joseph Rutakangwa The rapid evolution of the digital age has seen the world grow closer than ever before. An integral part of this story has...
By Gregory Simpkins It probably escaped the notice of most people that the International Criminal Court (ICC) in October 2023 declined to prosecute Maxime Mokom, a...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In the 1950s, Ghana’s first prime minister and president, Kwame Nkrumah, was clear about what the newly independent state needed – a...
By Gregory Simpkins Investors, especially American investors, are overly cautious in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa. They require extra assurance of the viability...
By Ryan Elcock Canada and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have forged a robust and mutually beneficial partnership over the past 5 decades. This collaboration is rooted...
By Tokunbo Aderemi Ayoola Nigeria’s railway network serves only a small portion of the country. The country is 923,770 square kilometers (357,000 square miles) , with...
By Gregory Simpkins Africa was the world’s cradle of civilization, and the people who left over the millennia (as well as those who remained) offered new...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu There is a popular saying that a disease that does not kill you strengthens you. In some cases, this has been scientifically...
By Ryan Elcock The COVID-19 pandemic, an unprecedented global crisis, has had far-reaching and multifaceted impacts on societies worldwide. Among the critical aspects of society profoundly...
By Gregory Simpkins For the past several years, African governments and their non-African supporters have lamented the continuing exclusion of African governments from seats on international...
By Gregory Simpkins The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the decision-making body of the United Nations effort to combat climate change. It has met every...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu When John Rockefeller Jr. donated land to the United Nations (UN) after the Second World War, signs of the Cold War were...
By Ryan Elcock The decades-long territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela over the region of El Esequibo has left an indelible mark on the economic trajectories...
By Jamaal Abdul-Alim If you ask just about anyone at Howard University what’s the other name for their school, they will readily tell you: “The Mecca.”...
In North America, we have taken clean water for granted until recent events in Flint, Michigan, and East Palestine, Ohio, brought into question the safety of...
By Ulf Engel After seven years of advocating for full membership, the African Union (AU) will join the Group of 20 “most important industrialized and developing...
By Ryan Elcock The Caribbean region has the potential to become a global leader in cannabis production, driving economic growth, attracting investment, and creating new opportunities...
By Gregory Simpkins The current wave of coups in Africa demonstrates a disdain for following through on democratic governance in Africa – mostly by impatient military...
By Sameem Gaffar In today’s world, the rapid growth of urban populations is putting immense strain on cities and their infrastructure. As more people flock to...
By Ryan Elcock The partnership between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Africa holds immense potential for the future economic development and growth of both regions. Although...
By Gregory Simpkins Since African nations began the road to independence in the 1950s, there have been about 100 coups in which militaries overthrew elected governments....
By Ryan Elcock In recent years, the agricultural sector in Guyana has experienced significant growth and development. As part of the country’s efforts to enhance food...
By Gregory Simpkins At the recent 123rd National Black Business Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, I told a panel audience that I have been blessed to be...
By Christopher Isike How might BRICS affect US-African ties? Altering diplomatic relations between African countries and the US on account of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China...
By Gregory Simpkins One of the biggest stories in recent weeks has been the ongoing evolution of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), this...
African economies can become major participants in global supply chains by harnessing their vast resources of materials needed by high-technology sectors and their own growing consumer...
By Bhaso Ndzendze Some three decades since the end of the Cold War, the world order is undergoing a structural transformation. At the heart of it...
By Zita Zage In recent years, the BRICS group of nations, consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, has emerged as a formidable presence...
By Gregory Simpkins It has been my great honor to work on the goal of connecting the elements of the African Diaspora for more than a...
By Chido Mpemba and Chido Munyati Africa is a continent teeming with youthful energy and untapped potential, boasting the world’s youngest population with more than 60...
By Gregory Simpkins Since the coup in Niger last month, sanctions have been levied against the new regime, borders have been closed and now that the...
By Gregory Simpkins The coup virus in Africa continues to infect nations – even those that had seemed somewhat immune. Niger has been considered a beacon...
By Gregory Simpkins In my time in and out of the U.S. government, I have seen and heard much about the value of women entrepreneurs. Years...
By William Blackie African commodities played an important role in China’s development into a modern industrial giant and global economic superpower. Africa has also benefited from...
By Gregory Simpkins A century ago, Jamaican Diaspora leader Marcus Garvey established what he hoped would be a global economic partnership between the Africa Diaspora in...
By Gregory Simpkins I debated with myself long and hard and consulted colleagues before writing this blog because I know it is a sensitive and contentious...
By Imali Ngusale The human rights office spokesman Jeremy Laurence calls for prompt, thorough, independent and transparent investigations into the deaths and injuries related to the...
By Imali Ngusale As the Kenyan Kwanza government released the Ksh3.7 Trillion (US$26.4 Billion) budget statement proposal for the FY2023/24 budget, uproar and unequivocal views were...
By Padraig Carmody A few years ago, the BRICS grouping – Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa – had lost salience because three of its...
By D. Yaw Atiglo What is the age makeup of Ghana’s population? It is important to look at the trends in the changing population structure. Ghana’s...
By Gregory Simpkins Over the past 40+ years working on Diaspora issues, I have had the privilege of working with numerous Black-owned businesses and organizations. Many...
By Morgan J. Robinson Kiswahili originated in east Africa, spreading around the continent and the globe. It’s been adopted as a working language at the African...
By Gregory Simpkins Africa, as with the rest of the developing world, continues to be impacted by events on the international stage – from the Ukraine-Russia...
By Gregory Simpkins Now into its second year, the war ignited by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drones on. After billions of dollars in weapons and financial...
By Christina Mammone Sierra Leone’s June 2023 parliamentary elections are the fifth since the end of the civil war in 2002. They also mark a decade...
By Gregory Simpkins There has been a lot said and written about industrialization in Africa, including assigning blame as to why the continent lagged behind other...
By Gregory Simpkins Members of the African Diaspora in North America are justifiably concerned about racism in our backyard, so to speak. The existence of “Karens”...
By Gregory Simpkins Recently, I wrote about the current drive to replace the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency. A reserve currency is defined as...
By Stephen Onyeiwu As anticipated, Nigeria’s new president Bola Ahmed Tinubu has jettisoned the fuel subsidy, which is estimated to cost the Nigerian treasury about US$10...
By Imali Ngusale The odyssey of broadening Kenyan tax net has led to the proposal of contentious Finance Bill that has elicit uproar and anger in...
By Gregory Simpkins Summer in America is prime vacation season. The United States has numerous attractive travel destinations – from Hawaii to Puerto Rico from Los...
By Gregory Simpkins All too often, the international media and even those considered to be Africa experts focus on the crises that are evident in African...
By Gregory Simpkins The current conflict in Sudan is the result of unintended consequences of a previous ruler’s protection scheme, a struggle for power and control...
By Gregory Simpkins God has blessed Africa with abundant human and natural resources. Human resources often leave their home countries for more promising opportunities elsewhere, but...
By Gregory Simpkins In December 2010, an incident in Tunisia sparked a youth-led revolt that had an impact far beyond the country’s borders. The so-called Arab...
By Phil Baty Ten years ago, the then-head of the University of Cape Town, Max Price, made a powerful case for Africa to compete against the...
By Gregory Simpkins Shifts in alliances are quickening as U.S. allies are moving toward the nations seeking to undo what they say is American hegemony over...
By Jessica Blake Reuters | Africa is rich with women entrepreneurs. In fact, the continent has the highest proportion of women entrepreneurs in the world, with...
By Samuel Samiai Andrews Nigeria has finally updated its 2004 copyright law, bringing it into the digital era – where the entertainment industry has been for...
By Gregory Simpkins There has been increasing talk about a New World Order created by the alliance primarily of China and Russia, along with other nations...
By Gregory Simpkins If you live in a developed world country, you have the luxury of getting up each morning and having clean, abundant water to...
By Gregory Simpkins Early in March this year as in every year, the world celebrated International Women’s Day, when women are recognized for their achievements without...
Landry Signé and Chido Munyati African logistics have struggled to cater to the continent’s growing population and dynamic private sector for far too long. New research...
By John J Stremlau China’s foreign ministry published a 4,000-word analysis entitled US Hegemony and its Perils on 20 February. It’s an indictment of alleged US...
Freedom House, in its Freedom in the World 2023 report, states that democracy and governance declined around the world for the 17th consecutive year but that...
African Business| Whenever I meet clients and investors, the one discussion I always end up having, regardless of market conditions, is on currency markets. There are...
By Gregory Simpkins The aftermath of the Nigerian elections has become quite contentious, although fortunately not widely violent. There are numerous accusations of malfeasance by the...
By Niamh Gaynor Economists have urged African countries to shift to low-cost manufacturing – the path that led countries such as Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea,...
By Gregory Simpkins It was predicted that Nigeria’s 2023 elections would demonstrate significant progress in political plurality in the country. It has not thus far. It...
By Dulue Mbachu As Nigerian frontrunners Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi made passionate final appeals to voters in their bids to succeed President...
By Gregory Simpkins When the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was founded in 1961, the intent was to advance the interests of developing countries and avoid Cold War...
By Gregory Simpkins Two decades ago, The Economist magazine labeled Africa as hopeless. “At the start of the 19th century, Freetown (Sierra Leone) was remote and...
By Ulf Engel The African Union (AU) – made up of 55 member countries – has made significant progress with integrating the countries of the continent...
By XN Iraki In the run-up to Kenya’s 2022 polls, economic issues, particularly public debt, and joblessness, took center stage. The Kenya Kwanza team led by...
By Gregory Simpkins Over the centuries, the natural blessings of Africa seem to have been more apparent to outsiders than even the rulers of African countries....
Xinhua | Like many senior U.S. officials who have visited Africa, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen did not fail to target China and raise concerns about...
By Gregory Simpkins For more than half a century now, Black History Month has been celebrated in the United States each February. This celebration can be...
By Imali Ngusale The two-thirds gender principle is not progressive, by now Kenya is supposed to have legislated and mandated it. Article 3 of the Kenyan...
By Jukka Pirttilä, Mari Kangasniemi and Partners Over half of Zambia’s population lived below the national poverty line in 2015. In rural areas, where 89 percent...
By Gregory Simpkins In the United States, the annual struggle over exceeding the debt limit has begun early. Republicans in the House of Representatives pledge to...
By Gregory Simpkins In a speech during the December 2022 US-Africa Leaders’ Summit, US President Joe Biden promised to support African development through the African Union’s...
By Gregory Simpkins For more than two decades now, Americans have held polarized views about the integrity and accuracy of votes in our national elections. As...
By Gregory Simpkins Now that the New Year is upon us, we in the African Diaspora need to plan for joint action to better ensure that...
By Gregory Simpkins The Biden Administration pledged to listen at the recent US-Africa Leaders’ Summit, but said it also would demonstrate its interest in a robust...
By Gregory Simpkins Being left out of industrialization for so long has been an obstacle for emerging markets in Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean...