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Africa’s greatest geopolitical weakness is not a lack of resources, talent, or ambition. It is fragmentation. In a world organised around blocs, Africa still negotiates as a collection of small economies, each pleading its case
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When South Africa was excluded from the 2026 G20 summit in Miami, many saw it as an insult. It was. But more importantly, it was a reminder. In global politics, respect is not pleaded for,
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One need not be a profound philosopher to discern the melancholy truth: Nigeria is ensnared in a cycle of hopelessness. At the close of every administration, citizens exhale in relief, only to discover that the
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Democracies rarely collapse in a single dramatic moment. More often, they erode quietly, through small compromises that accumulate until institutions once trusted begin to feel unfamiliar. Courts are usually among the last to fall, and
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Societies can survive bad leaders, economic shocks, even waves of insecurity. What they do not survive for long is the collapse of their courts. In Nigeria today, the slow capture of the judiciary by political
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One need not be a profound philosopher to discern the melancholy truth: Nigeria is ensnared in a cycle of hopelessness. At the close of every administration, citizens exhale in relief, only to discover that the
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Sexual violence against girls in Africa is often discussed only when the brutality is impossible to ignore. A rape case trends. A child dies giving birth. A mass atrocity in a conflict zone briefly commands
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Another coup attempt in Guinea Bissau. Another wave of condemnations from regional blocs and international partners. Another reminder that Africa remains trapped in a cycle it claims to oppose but has failed to dismantle. The
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Africa is shifting faster than ever — politically, socially, economically, and technologically. The Africa Desk brings you clear, sharp, deeply researched breakdowns of the continent’s biggest changes. Our goal is to give readers context, clarity,
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Sudan’s civil war has entered a dangerous new stage, with fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces intensifying in ways that are pushing the country toward collapse. Nearly two years after
