White Malice: how the CIA strangled African independence at birth
By Henning Melber Historian Susan Williams grew up in Zambia. Like other scholars of her generation raised in former settler societies of…
African Union adopts Swahili as an official working language
By John Wanjohi Swahili has been adopted as an official working language for the African Union (AU). The African Union’s heads…
Trade between Africa and China reached an all-time high in 2021
By Carlos Mureithi Trade between Africa and China rose to a record high last year, according to recently released data by China’s customs…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards sets sights On Africa
By ADF Staff It’s impossible to say how many lives might have been saved when five people connected to a…
Arms trade to Africa can be opaque: why this is dangerous
By Nicolas Florquin Eolika, a Guyana-flagged cargo vessel, had already been detained in the port of Senegalese capital, Dakar due…
Debts to China put 20 African countries in Financial distress–IMF
By ADF Staff As debts mount in many African countries, civil society groups are calling for greater transparency so citizens can track…
WISER, experts to brainstorm on resurgence of Military coups in Africa
Godsgift Onyedinefu Whiteink Institute for Strategy Education and Research (WISER) is set to host a virtual roundtable with key experts…
Counterterrorism efforts for growth and development in Africa
By Evelyn Epelle No single explanation exists for why a person or groups of persons might deviate from peacefully coexisting in…
AFRICOM Commander, Gen.Townsend ‘not satisfied’ with US record in Africa
Army General Stephen Townsend, the commander of US Africa Command (AFRICOM)
Africans need more seats at the tables of power
•Turn the G-20 into the G-21 by adding the African Union. By Hannah Ryder From the G-20 to the United Nations,…