March 20
Africa: Industrial Policy, East or West, for Development or War?
Developing countries wanting to pursue industrial policy were severely reprimanded by advocates of the 'neoliberal' Washington Consensus. Now, it is being deployed as a weapon in… Read more »
March 15
Africa: Africans Can Solve the Disease That Haunts Us - - Here's How
I was born in Brakpan, Johannesburg, South Africa, and grew up in eSwatini (known then as Swaziland). People in these two countries share one predominant fear: unemployment. Other… Read more »
March 06
Africa: Spare Us the Token Flowers - International Women's Day Is a Call to Action
Marking International Women's Day as a mere day of celebration is to strip it of its true meaning, a stab in the back of the generations of feminists who fought to make it a… Read more »
January 30
Africa: Blinken's Visit to Africa - Is U.S. Counterterrorism Counterproductive?
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's week-long tour across four African countries was aimed at strengthening the US-Africa relationship--a relationship, according to some… Read more »
November 27, 2023
Africa: U.S.-China Climate Agreement - a Leap Forward in Global Climate Cooperation
The recent U.S.-China summit on November 15 in San Francisco, against a backdrop of low expectations, surprisingly made significant strides with the unveiling of the "Sunnylands… Read more »
September 01, 2023
West Africa: What Niger's Coup Says About U.S. Security Assistance in the Sahel
In what has become an all too familiar phenomenon, U.S.-trained security personnel have been implicated in the July 26th coup that deposed Niger's democratically elected president,… Read more »
July 26, 2023
Africa: Exchange Rate Movements Due to Interest Rates, Speculation, Not Fundamentals
Currency values and foreign exchange rates change for many reasons, largely following market perceptions, regardless of fundamentals. Market speculation has worsened volatility,… Read more »
May 12, 2023
Africa: USAID Offers Protection to Journalists & NGOs Facing Defamation Lawsuits
The world's news media -- both under authoritarian regimes and democratic governments- continue to come under relentless attacks and political harassment. Read more »
April 03, 2023
Africa: U.S. Legislators Strip China of 'Developing Nation' Status
As signs of a new Cold War are fast emerging at the United Nations, the US continues its war of words with the People's Republic of China (PRC). Read more »
March 28, 2023
Africa: U.S. Lagging Behind On Funding International Family Planning & Reproductive Health
International family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) are critical to achieving gender equity, but U.S. investment in them is not nearly sufficient to meet the moment. Read more »
February 02, 2023
Africa: U.S. Policies Slowing World Economy
Few policymakers ever claim credit for causing stagnation and recessions. Yet, they do so all the time, justifying their actions by some supposedly higher purpose. Read more »
January 19, 2023
Africa: The People of Africa Need Relief - The Biden Administration Can Provide It
United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is traveling to South Africa, Zambia, and Senegal this week in the hopes of strengthening U.S.-Africa relations at a time of waning… Read more »
January 10, 2023
Africa: Why U.S.-Africa Relations - and Africa - Matter More Now Than Ever
President Biden and leaders of 49 invited African countries and the African Union met in Washington last month for the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit - a meeting that all parties hope… Read more »
November 11, 2022
West Africa: President Biden Is Hosting a Summit of African Leaders - Governance in the Sahel Must Be a Priority
The upcoming Africa Leaders' Summit- slated to take place in Washington, DC in December- is well-timed. The Biden administration has made a welcome and significant push over the… Read more »
August 23, 2022
Africa: How Not to Win Friends and Influence People
After four years of Trump's 'America first' isolationism, US President Joe Biden announced "America is back". His White House has since tried to find allies against China and… Read more »
July 18, 2022
Africa: A New World Order Is Dawning - but Will It Be Liberal or Illiberal?
With the invasion of Ukraine, Russia effectively destroyed the European peace order. Now, Europe needs to find ways to contain its aggressive neighbour, while its traditional… Read more »
July 05, 2022
Africa: Weaponizing Free Trade Agreements
Long seen as means to seek advantage on the pretext of providing mutual benefit, free trade agreements (FTAs) may increasingly be used as economic weapons in the emerging new Cold… Read more »
August 05, 2014
Africa: Activists Urge Obama to Act On Extractive Industries Law
As the three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit got underway here Monday, anti-corruption activists urged President Barack Obama to prod a key U.S. agency to issue long-awaited… Read more »
July 05, 2007
Ethiopia: Ogaden Crackdown Carries High Human Cost
An intensified counter-insurgency campaign against Somali rebels and their suspected civilian supporters in Ethiopia's Ogaden region is drawing growing criticism by human… Read more »
June 29, 2007
Ethiopia: Starbucks Coffee Deal Hailed As Model
A deal between Starbucks and Ethiopia that ends their trademark dispute and offers more benefits to Ethiopian coffee farmers has been hailed as a potential model for other poor… Read more »
September 29, 2005
Nigeria: Son of Fallen Activist On U.S. 'Price of Oil' Tour
"In my book, I imagine my father's last day before his execution. I went into his head, reconstructing it from his letters and poems from prison. He was always convincing me to… Read more »
July 12, 2004
Africa: U.S. Should Reach Out to African Muslims - Report
The United States should increase its military readiness for peacekeeping or counter-terrorist action in Africa, and make new efforts to reach out to the region's Muslim… Read more »