Why peace is imperative for the region
Monica Juma Kenya’s new Foreign Minister (officially Cabinet Secretary in charge of Foreign Affairs) has had a long and distinguished career in the country’s diplomatic …
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We should be vigilant about external funding of African defence – Obasanjo
The annual Tana Forum concludes today in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. Its theme, ‘Ownership of Africa’s Peace and Security Provision’, implies being able to self-finance Africa’s …
Robert Bourgi dishes the dirt on Françafrique
In 2011 interview, lawyer Robert Bourgi blew the lid on the Françafrique political culture, where bribery and cronyism went hand in hand with political destabilisation …
Has Birmingham laid Enoch Powell’s ghost?
The city of Birmingham in the UK was in the international spotlight as it staged the latest edition of the World Indoor Athletics Championships in …
Africa status report: The signs are positive
At the end of the first quarter of 2018, what continuing trends can we discern from a dramatic and in many ways epoch-making 2017? Based …
The ugly face of aid
The ongoing scandal surrounding the unethical behaviour by some staff of major Western NGOs is only the tip of the iceberg. It reveals a more …