Analysis: Military coups in Africa worsen corruption, rights abuses they want to end
By Olanrewaju Oyedeji On the 23rd of January, the media reported a coup in Burkina Faso. The leaders of the coup blamed…
How harsh visa requirements spur fraud in Nigeria
By Nosa Igbinadolor Getting Schengen, United Kingdom, United States, and certain other countries’ visas can be a nightmare. A retired Nigerian…
Surge in militant Islamist violence in the Sahel dominates Africa’s fight against extremists
By Africa Center for Strategic Studies A 70-percent annual increase in violent events linked to militant Islamist groups in the…
US foreign policy in Africa no longer about rivalry with China–Blinken
US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken
Ten things to watch in Africa in 2022
Text by The German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Hamburg (https://www.giga-hamburg.de/en) Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, there…
Is Defending Ukraine vital to US security?
•As Putin prepares to invade, Washington and its allies still appear undecided on whether Kyiv is worth fighting for. By Emma…