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Turkey-Egypt Détente: Implications for Somalia

It seems premature to claim that Ankara and Cairo will collaborate militarily or otherwise to deter Ethiopia from obtaining a naval outpost on the Red Sea

Ethiopia’s 2024 IMF prescriptions: A panacea or a downward spiral?

The long-term outcome of Abiy’s economic reforms remains uncertain

Africa needs justice for a just climate transition

A just transition and climate justice for Africa cannot be achieved without a restructuring of the global climate change financial infrastructure

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Are the IMF and World Bank the subversive foreign forces denounced by African leaders?

What Africans are really asking their governments to do is to resist the dictates of neo-liberalism and to create a new paradigm for development

God, bars, roads, and the struggle for the African economy

A drive into the Chinese heartland offers sights of thousands of artisanal factories. A similar trip in Africa serves up endless churches and loud roadside bars

Miss South Africa’s controversy highlights Africa’s contradictions

This year, South Africa was ranked as the world's friendliest country. What is worrying, however, is that such praise often comes from sources outside Africa

Mpox: A reminder for Africa to address gaps in preparedness and response

Africa needs to be more intentional about investing in vaccine production

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The AfCTA is Key Instrument in Africa’s Quest to Thrive “If we build it, they will come” – Donald Kaberuka
On April 29, 2019, the Chairperson of the African Union...
Why Aren’t Africans Dying?
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Taking stock of the legacy of ICTR
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Lobito Corridor plan illustrates stark poverty of American imagination in Africa

The Lobito Corridor is exactly what you would expect an American investment in Africa to look like if the year were 1956

Is Kenya Airways out of the woods?

  National carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has returned to profitability, reporting a net profit of Ksh 513 million for the first six months of the financial year ending 30 June 2024. It’s a first since 2013, when Kenya Airways (KQ) reported a net profit of KShs 384 million in the first six months of the […]

Are the IMF and World Bank the subversive foreign forces denounced by African leaders?

What Africans are really asking their governments to do is to resist the dictates of neo-liberalism and to create a new paradigm for development

African lives – a contested terrain

Part of the problem facing Africa is that the agency to articulate the trials and tribulations of Africans has for long been usurped by foreigners. As a principle, everyone should get involved in debates on Africa, of course. However, rather than seek to understand Africa, these foreigners prefer to legislate for Africans how their societies should be, mostly based on how their own home countries are politically organised. Until Africans, who are primarily faced with the consequences of the thinking around governance, take control and relegate foreigners to subordinate roles, the clarity we seek to confront our challenges will continue to elude us.

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Africa’s leadership
In this magazine, we examine what kind of leadership Africa needs to m…
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