Viewpoints Africa
Africa today carries a disproportionate share of the world’s violence. At any given time, the continent hosts more active conflict situations than any other region. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, Africa
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There is a particular danger when power stops pretending. No longer does it bother with caution, justification, or the rituals of accountability. It simply proceeds, confident that outrage will fade and attention will move on.
Viewpoints Africa
If a third world war breaks out, Africa will feel it long before it fires a shot. Modern global wars rarely begin with formal declarations. They unfold through disrupted shipping lanes, cyber intrusions, food shortages,
Viewpoints Africa
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
Viewpoints Africa
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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Two days of talks in the Angolan capital Luanda produced a wide-ranging declaration that nodded to Europe's desire to secure critical minerals and Africa's thirst for jobs and economic growth. "Africa is rich in natural
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At a high-profile trilateral meeting on Thursday, Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, together with Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and António Costa, President of the European Council, affirmed a deepening
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Nigeria’s financial markets have entered turbulent waters following threats of sanctions and possible military action from U.S. President Donald Trump. The remarks, made in response to what he described as Nigeria’s failure to protect Christian
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The first Group of 20 summit in Africa that ended Sunday broke new ground by putting the priorities of poor countries at the top of the bloc's agenda. Host South Africa negotiated a summit declaration
