Analyses

Emmanuel Kwesi Aning and Jesper Bjarnesen say, despite inevitable upheavals, at 50, ECOWAS can look back on its successes in integration, peace, security, and good governance, yet the regional bloc must improve its legitimacy in the eyes of its citizens by consistently and objectively applying its own democratic values. Launch…

As he assumes duty as the 5th substantive Chairperson of the African Union Commission, we examine Mahamoud Youssouf’s potential areas of priority vis-à-vis his predecessor, Moussa Faki Mahamat’s, and ask how stylistically similar or substantially different their tours of duty as Africa’s chief diplomats might be. Incoming African Union Commission…

Nancy Adossi and Amanda Bisong examine Ghana and Kenya’s recent visa-free travel initiatives arguing that, in a shifting geopolitical landscape, African leaders must look inward for solutions, including mobility policies.    Speakers at the recent High-Level Strategic Dialogue on Accelerating Visa-free Movement for Africa’s Transformation and Integration held on the…

In his Seven-Point forecasts and analysis of the continent’s political, social, and economic landscapes, Desire Assogbavi posits that Africa is on the verge of a transformative era, provided the continent is effectively managed and stakeholders make the right choices. Raster illustration Africa map with countries names isolated on white background. African…

As African Union Member States elect a new senior leadership of the AU Commission in February 2025 Professor Ulf Engel identifies six areas where the coordination and harmonisation function of the future chairperson will be of utmost importance. The three candidates for African Union Commission chairperson: Mahamoud Ali YoussoufMinister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of…

For the African Union to remain relevant, its leaders should be judged by their capacity to renew Africa’s broken multilateralism. Raila Odinga, Former Kenyan Prime Minister and one of the frontline candidates for the chairship of the African Union Commission The African Union Commission is gearing up for new leadership…

For African media to play its natural role of enlightening, sensitizing and educating African citizens about the import of the landmark trade pact, the promoters of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) must, as a matter of urgency, incubate and roll-out a sustained media campaign to bridge the wide…

Africa is the world’s youngest continent whose youth population is projected to reach 1.3 billion by 2100 –  representing almost half the world’s  youth population at the time.     By Adam Alqali   Yet one of the biggest contradictions of Africa’s recent economic growth is the continent’s staggering youth…

“If we don’t kill corruption, corruption will kill Nigeria” – President Muhammadu Buhari (2015)     By Adam Alqali Not even the euphoria that greeted Nigeria’s 1999 return to democracy equated that of the reemergence of Muhammadu Buhari as the country’s leader in 2015. His past stewardship of Nigeria (1984-85)…

As Africa’s biggest economy, Nigeria’s sluggishness in signing the AfCFTA and its subsequent failure to ratify the agreement over a year later, is a major concern among stakeholders in the AfCFTA process   In a bid to bridge the huge gap in intra-African trade, thanks to numerous tariff and non-tariff…