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COTONOU, BENIN , In the wake of the failed military coup that shook the West African nation of Benin on Sunday, regional leaders and international partners are urging renewed efforts toward democratic resilience, political inclusivity
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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.
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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,
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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
