Can the Sahel recapture its lost glory?
Today the vast Sahel region, lying between North and sub-Saharan Africa, is characterised by general poverty, lawlessness and the presence of terrorist groups. But it …
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SS Mendi: South Africa’s forgotten shipwreck
On 21 February 1917, at the peak of WW1, a ship transporting South African auxiliary servicemen was struck by another and sank, killing 616 African …
Chinese lessons: Past, present and future
China has achieved enormous economic success since the Chinese Communist Party rose to power on 1 October 1949. But that success has come at a …
China’s long history in Africa
Despite the current frenetic media salvo unrelentingly declaring China’s “new inroads” into Africa, nothing could be further from the truth. China’s presence in Africa dates …
Is Cuba coming in from the cold?
When President Barack Obama announced last December that it was time to “cut loose the shackles of the past”, and the opening of an embassy …
Ethiopia: Lessons from the battle of Adwa
Ethiopia’s historic victory in the Battle of Adwa in March 1896, well-documented and celebrated for ending Italy’s mission of conquest on the continent, may have …
