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....
On this day fifty years ago – September 12, 1974, Ethiopia’s Emperor Haile Selassie I was deposed by the Armed Forces Coordinating Committee, known as 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 Gregory Simpkins On May 30, 2019, the framework agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) entered into force, But this continental body still...
The principle of state sovereignty has been an integral part of international relations since the end of the Second World War and this principle guarantees smaller...
By Carlos Lopes This year Africa celebrates fifty years since the founding of the Organization of African Unity (OAU); never before has the continent been so...