August 12, 2022
Africa: Unpacking Africa's Divided Stance on the Ukraine War
A lack of principled consistency in solving conflicts makes Africa's non-aligned position look like short-sighted opportunism. Read more »
August 10, 2022
Africa: Massacres and Atrocities Are One Part of South Africa's Crime Story
Large-scale attacks provoke outrage, but so should the daily devastation wreaked by murder, rape and brutality in South Africa. Read more »
August 09, 2022
Africa: Mishmash of Regional Blocs Doesn't Add Enough Value
Many countries have joined more than one organisation, which divides loyalties and constrains capacity and cohesion. Read more »
August 08, 2022
Africa: More BRICS in the Wall?
Expanding BRICS to create an alternative power bloc is enticing for many countries, but faces several practical limitations. Read more »
August 03, 2022
West Africa: Mali to Dubai - Artery for West Africa's Booming Illegal Gold Trade
Tax breaks in Mali and weak import procedures in the UAE fuel the multi-billion dollar illicit trade. Read more »
July 29, 2022
Africa: Lavrov's African Safari Was Not Routine
With Russia's foreign minister and France's president in Africa this week, propaganda around the Ukraine war is intensifying. Read more »
July 27, 2022
Africa: Can Somalia's New President Patch Relations With the African Union?
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is expected to regard the continental body more favourably than his predecessors did. Read more »
July 26, 2022
Africa: Social Media Can Change Actions That Drive Gender-Based Violence
What we say and where we say it matters for preventing discrimination, and social media is now a priority. Read more »
July 20, 2022
Africa: Africa Can Achieve Prosperity, but There Are No Quick Fixes
A new Institute for Security Studies website provides data-driven pathways to improving income levels and reducing poverty. Read more »
March 10, 2021
Africa: The AU Should Set the Example On Youth Leadership
At last month's African Union (AU) summit, members states' attention was focused on electing the new AU Commission leadership. While that was happening, Aya Chebbi's term as the… Read more »
September 14, 2016
Africa: Term-Limit Changes the Biggest Threat to Democracy?
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (92) is famous for quirky responses when asked why he has stayed in power since 1980. Asked by journalists whether it isn't time he said farewell… Read more »
January 24, 2014
Africa: Central African Republic's New President 'A Fresh Start'
On Monday, 20 January, the 59-year-old Catherine Samba-Panza was elected the new interim president of the Central African Republic (CAR). This followed the resignation of her… Read more »
January 20, 2012
Africa: Continent's Leaders Have New Chance to Shape Justice
Since the early 1990s, Africa has been the hub of international criminal justice. In 1994, following the crimes committed in Rwanda, an ad hoc international tribunal for Rwanda was… Read more »