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The African Union’s ambitions for a fully integrated and cooperating continent are frustrated by the implementation gap on agreements made by member states. Regional incentives and power dynamics must … Read More
If it cannot address systematic human rights abuses on the continent, what really is the purpose of the African Union? On May 29, just four days after George … Read More
2020 is the year the AU declared the period of ‘Silencing the Guns in Africa’, and expectations are high. Let the silencing start with Mali with solutions that put the … Read More
The covid-19 pandemic has dealt a severe injury to Africa’s development prospects and worsened the conditions of its poor and vulnerable. Although there are calls for voluntary international aid … Read More
As the West focuses on its own survival, Africans have the opportunity to complete what their ancestors started. The Western “brand” is suffering from what many see as … Read More
As part of efforts to contain a potential full-blown outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Africa, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the public … Read More
The people and government of Rwanda as well as members of the international community Tuesday commemorated the 26th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, during which more than 800,000 people, … Read More
Major world powers are jostling for political and economic influence in Africa, but what is behind the renewed interest on the continent and what are African countries doing about it? … Read More
South Africa’s tendency to disregard repression in its backyard has left it ineffective at promoting democracy. On February 9, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa assumed the presidency of … Read More
Against the outbreak of the coronavirus disease in China, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), activated an emergency operations center, aimed at curtailing the potential spread … Read More
