July 08
Egypt: Cairo's Faustian Bargain With Brussels Sends Sudanese Refugees Back Into the Cauldron
The third deal the EU is signing with a 'partner' state since 2016, a cash-strapped Egypt did not hesitate to justify Europe's immigration paranoias for an infusion of euros. The… Read more »
July 04
Nigeria: The Jihadis Are Stalking Benin
Bandits from the Northern Nigerian hotspots of Zamfara and Katsina states are crossing over into northern Benin, buying up property and recruiting young men. Is this the moment… Read more »
July 03
Africa: The Drug Menace in the Heartland of the Boko Haram Insurgency
Referred to as 'Marlians' after British-Nigerian singer, Naira Marley, whose songs allegedly glorify the profane, they have become the face of a silent crisis in the wake of the… Read more »
June 25
Sudan: Mediation Pitfalls - How the Jeddah Peace Talks Complicate Sudanese Politics
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June 21
Africa: Eritrea At 33 - Exporting Internal Strife, Navigating Regional Tensions and Steadily Looking East
More than a generation since it won its hard-fought independence, Eritrea is synonymous with Isaias Afwerki. For better. Or for worse. Read more »
May 24
Sudan: Violence Is a Symptom of a Profound Collective Failure
The ongoing conflict is an existential threat to the very idea of Sudan, not to be solved by negotiations featuring the usual suspects working on the old power-sharing formula. Read more »
May 23
Congo-Kinshasa: What Are the South Africans Doing in Eastern DRC?
Unlike the SADC contingent that defeated the M23 back in 2013, the SAMIDRC force's tentative approach to the spreading conflict is raising questions about South Africa's real… Read more »
May 07
Ethiopia: Displaced Yet Again - Ethiopian and Eritrean Refugee Subjectivities in War Torn Sudan
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April 21
Congo-Kinshasa: Colonialism Revamped in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Lord Leverhulme's 1911 concession in the Congo, is now held by an African-run New York-based private equity firm with strong links to global philanthropy. Read more »
April 16
Sudan: On the Offensive - Military Tactics and Peace Talks for Sudan's Takeover
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March 26
Africa: The Future of IGAD Amidst Turmoil in the Horn
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February 22
Somalia: 'We Were Rich, Now We're Poor' - Life After Record Droughts in Somaliland
Without measures to build long-term resilience, fears are growing that once prosperous herders will end up depending on aid. Read more »
February 20
Africa: The First Oil Shock - February 1974 and the Making of Our Times
Triggered by the 1973 Yom Kippur war, an unprecedented surge in global oil prices took hold the following year. Spiralling inflation forced workers, students and soldiers onto the… Read more »
February 19
Africa: 'We Demand' - a Collective Statement to the African Union
A movement of dozens of African civil society groups call on the AU to take actions in pursuit of climate justice, peace, and equality. Read more »
February 13
Africa: Democracy in Peril - Amb Johnnie Carson on Situation in Senegal
The looming danger of democratic collapse is a challenge to friends of Senegal and democracy to do better. Read more »
Morocco: Turning Grief Into Action - Families of Dead and Disappeared Migrants in Morocco
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Africa: Mali - Defiant and Alone, Will the Junta Defeat the Jihadis?
Revolting against the French, expelling a UN force and walking out of ECOWAS, the Assimi Goita junta is taking out its frustrations with the jihadis on everyone. How does it save… Read more »
February 07
Ethiopia: Rocks in a Hard Place - Lalibela Priests Raise Fears Amid War and Weather
Cracks are widening along Ethiopia's ancient rock-hewn churches. Fighting has come perilously close, but rain is the bigger threat. Read more »
January 18
Eritrea: My Grandmother Died Heartbroken but Never Defeated
As much as my grandmother's heartbreak continues to haunt me, I hope it never stops. It's a reminder of my patriotic duty. Read more »
November 01, 2023
Africa: Who Stands With Palestine?
The UN's failure to intervene effectively in the current crisis is sowing the seeds of its eventual demise - even as Israel's principle enabler destroys the last vestiges of its… Read more »
October 31, 2023
Ethiopia: Will the Rebellion in Amhara Unravel the Ethiopian State?
Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed is grappling with a new rebellion in Amhara, simmering conflicts in several regions and a major economic crisis. His response? To take careful aim at his… Read more »
October 25, 2023
Sudan: The Sinews of Sudan's Latest War
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October 24, 2023
Gabon: Françafrique's Pet Project Remains Indispensable to Paris
Unlike the other coups in Francophone Africa, the August coup in Libreville appears to have been a change of guard rather than a revolt. Read more »
August 31, 2023
Gabon: Adieu to a Post-Colonial Bully?
The coup in Libreville is less a marker of democratic erosion than a signal of the revolt against France's neocolonial domination. Read more »
August 29, 2023
Sudan: Sudan's Crisis - Can Cash Transfers Prevent Starvation and State Collapse?
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