By Mark-Anthony Johnson The Scramble for Africa stands as one of history’s most audacious acts of collective dispossession. A century later, its consequences remain very much...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Great-power competition has returned to Africa. But this is no simple reprise of the Cold War – it is more chaotic, more...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Better late than never – though in geopolitics, lateness often means irrelevance. The Contradictions of French Liberalism Three years ago, I argued...
By Gregory Simpkins Recently, I wrote about the need for Africa governments to protect their natural and human resources and the need for African leadership to...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Guinea-Bissau’s military has once again seized power, plunging the small West African nation into yet another cycle of political instability. While this...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu On August 27, 1975, the world learned of the death of Emperor Haile Selassie – a moment that marked not just the...
By Gregory Simpkins The global society is currently in a frenzy to acquire critical minerals, such as rare earths, lithium, (tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold) 3TG,...
By Godfred Zina As global powers intensify their competition for influence across Africa, the United States is redefining its approach to the continent – not through...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu More than a year after this piece was first written, the presence of the Gulf states in Africa has become increasingly pronounced....
By Jide Akinsemoyin In September 2024, an extraordinary spectacle unfolded in Beijing: 53 high-level African delegations, including 36 heads of state, gathered for the 9th Forum...
