African Union condemns coups, dodges Israel vote
African heads of state gather for a group photograph at the 35th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly…
Tensions with Mali are jeopardizing Macron’s EU Defense ambitions
By Dave Keating As Europeans wait with bated breath to see whether Russian President Vladimir Putin authorizes an invasion of…
Should ECOWAS Rethink its Approach to Coups?
By Komlan Avoulete On January 9, the West African bloc ECOWAS and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (also…
What does 2022 have in store for Africa?
By Dr Issaka Souaré A backwards glance at emblematic governance and security events in Africa in 2021 may offer a…
West Africa bloc chairman says Mali’s coup was ‘contagious’
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo
Don’t write off democracy in Africa just yet
By Howard W. French The 1980s are usually recalled as a decade of one-party rule in Africa, and beyond that,…
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…
Paul Kagame: “Coups are the result of bad governance”
Rwanda President Paul Kagame