Is Environmental Pollution the Cost for Irresponsible Economic Development in Zambia?
When the promise of economic growth is weighed against environmental realities in Africa, the balance is rarely simple. In Zambia, a country known for[…]
Clearing the Skies: ECOWAS And a New Era for West African Trade And Travel
Every month, Abdul Rahman Musa travels from Lagos to Ghana to buy textiles for resale in Nigeria. He never flies. The cost of a[…]
ISWAP, Bandits’ Tactical Convergence Fuels New Phase of Nigeria’s Security Crisis
Nigeria’s security crisis is becoming more complex and dangerous as evidence grows that jihadist insurgents and criminal bandit groups, previously seen as separate threats,[…]
G20 Summit In South Africa: Dealing With An Increasingly Isolated US In The Global World Order
The conspicuous absence of the USA from the first G20 Summit held on the African continent was a sign that something was amiss in[…]
Heartbreak In Lagos: Mass Demolitions Force Thousands Into Homelessness
They woke up to the sound of demolition but are now praying that day shouldn’t have come. The demolition ruined their fortunes, caused death,[…]
Resource Control and the Uranium Question in Niger Republic
The road into Arlit tells its own story. Long before the mines appear, the dust thickens, clinging to skin and clothing. Rusted metal frames[…]
China in Africa: Infrastructure Lifeline or Debt Trap?
On May 31, 2017, a passenger train departed from Mombasa, commencing its four-hour journey to Nairobi. The Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), built by China[…]
Data Privacy Concerns Could Cost Kenya $2.5bn US Health Deal
A Kenyan High Court has suspended parts of a recently signed 2.5 billion dollar healthcare aid agreement due to data privacy concerns. The suspension[…]
Proposed Accra To Kumasi Expressway: Speeding Into Modernity And Prosperity
As Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama, looks towards completing his term on the 6th of January, 2029, he is also planning the official commissioning[…]
Asian Motorbikes, Africa’s Economy, and African Security.
Across Sub-Saharan Africa, the hum of Chinese and Indian motorbikes powers daily life and livelihoods. From the narrow streets of Kano to the farmlands[…]
Two Decades Of Africa’s Largest Street Party: Colour, Cash And Commerce
As the Calabar Carnival marks its 20th anniversary, it has evolved beyond a cultural spectacle into one of Nigeria’s most enduring experiments in culture-led[…]
Nigeria Positions Itself as Africa’s Climate Leader, But the Real Test Is at Home.
Billiamu Usman stands silently before the ruins of what used to be a busy family compound, once home to nearly 50 members of his[…]
Fleeing for Safety: Mali’s Conflict Sends Thousands to Ivory Coast
On a dusty roadside near Tengrela, a quiet border town in northern Côte d’Ivoire, the human cost of war unfolds in silence. Exhausted families[…]
Sudan’s Darfur Region Devastated by a Deadly Landslide.
On August 31, a landslide struck Tarasin, a remote village in the Marrah Mountains of Darfur. Local authorities and aid groups reported over 1,000[…]
Special Feature: The Use of Hobby Drone by Terrorists In African Conflicts
At dusk in a small village outside Mocímboa da Praia, northern Mozambique, the hum came again, a faint mechanical buzz, like a mosquito trapped[…]
Galamsey: Illegal Mining Activities are Destroying Ghana’s Lifelines.
Gold has always attracted people to Ghana, a major producer of the precious metal in West Africa. The country has a long history of dealing[…]
Africa’s Economic Resilience in 2025: Growth Amid Global Uncertainty.
Africa entered 2025 facing a complex landscape of opportunities and challenges. The continent’s infrastructure financing gap has grown to an estimated $108 billion annually,[…]
Nigeria’s Unregulated Mining Economy: How Illicit Gold Fuels Parallel Power.
In the sun-scorched terrains of northwestern Nigeria, the gold fields of Zamfara and Niger States stretch across vast, dusty landscapes marked by shallow pits,[…]
Governance Of Ghana’s Ocean Space – Troubled Waters Engendered by Crime and Corruption.
The late Major Courage Quashigah (rtd), a former Ghanaian Health Minister, had his own definition of food security.” Good, quality, nutritious food, hygienically packaged,[…]
2025: The Year of the Coup – The Effect on Nigeria and West Africa.
The coup that sprang up in Mali in 2020 has since travelled across the West African sub-continent, leaving indelible marks in affected countries, as[…]
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