Morocco’s efforts to secure international backing for its proposed autonomy plan for Western Sahara face a renewed obstacle at the United Nations, where Secretary-General António Guterres has insisted that any future arrangement
In today’s Ethiopia, ruled by a US-backed strongman named Abiy Ahmed, things are unravelling. To begin with, approximately 75% of the country is outside of government control, with insurgencies raging. “Prime Minister”
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The president of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, has declared that international recognition for the breakaway territory is “on the horizon,” citing ongoing high-level engagements with the United States, including what he describes
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A new report by Amnesty International has accused the Rwandan-backed March 23 Movement (M23) of committing war crimes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including unlawful killings, torture, enforced disappearances, and
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by Durga Velayudham On 25 May, Africa does not merely remember—it aches. This is not a celebration but a ritual of endurance, a painful reminder of a dream buried beneath treaties, banknotes,
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Diplomatic tensions between Uganda and Germany have sharply escalated after Uganda’s military abruptly suspended all defence and military cooperation with Berlin, accusing Germany’s top envoy in Kampala of engaging in “subversive” activities
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At the start of 2025, Sudan registered an alarming debt-to-GDP (Gross Domestic Product) ratio of 252%. This means that the country’s total public debt is 2.5 times the size of its entire annual economic
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The Western hegemonists despise Cuba just as much as they loathe what I first described, fifteen years ago, as “the Cuba of Africa.” The similarities between these two small, independent, revolutionary socialist
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Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the 37-year-old military leader of Burkina Faso, has become an unlikely and polarizing symbol of resistance against Western influence and democratic dysfunction across parts of Africa. His meteoric rise
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French energy giant TotalEnergies is preparing to resume work on its $20 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) megaproject in northern Mozambique, four years after suspending operations due to a deadly insurgent attack
More President Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso recently delivered a speech that has resonated deeply not only across Africa but around the world. Addressing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with a directness seldom
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Over the past weeks, international focus has no doubt been on the escalation between India and Pakistan, which we will write more about once the dust settles. Though none of the armies
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‘White farmers are being brutally killed in South Africa’ warned President Donald this week amid all the uproar and craziness over tariffs, world trade and kickoff of a campaign to force Big Pharma
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Along the white-streaked hills of Rubaya, specks of movement dot the slopes as miners — many of them boys — haul sacks of coltan and manganese. These rare minerals, essential for powering
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has dismissed a high-profile case brought by Sudan against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which sought to hold the UAE accountable for allegedly arming and financing
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KoBold Metals, a mining start-up backed by tech giants Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos, is expanding into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), betting on the country’s critical role in supplying
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