The contentious Senate hearing involving Dr. Anthony Fauci was about much more than the former public health official’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment. It became another vivid example of…
When South Sudan became the world’s newest nation on July 9, 2011, it was one of the most celebrated moments in modern African history. Millions of South Sudanese danced in…
The human cost of Russia’s war in Ukraine is not confined to the battlefields of Eastern Europe. Its consequences are reaching villages and towns thousands of miles away across Africa,…
President William Ruto’s decision to grant visa-free entry to citizens of almost every African country marks one of the continent’s boldest commitments to regional integration. Except for Somalia and Libya,…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s visit to Niamey for the Russia–Alliance of Sahel States (AES) ministerial meeting is more than another diplomatic engagement. It is another visible sign that the…
Belgium coach Rudi Garcia’s remarks that Senegal is one of “those teams” that “tend to lose their tactical structure towards the end of the match” have generated intense debate during…
Ukraine’s expanding drone campaign against Russian logistics routes feeding occupied Crimea signals a shift in the character of the war—from attritional front-line clashes toward sustained strategic disruption of the enemy’s…
President William Ruto’s recent remarks questioning whether the African Union is “fit to provide the leadership this continent needs going into the future” have reignited a long-running debate about continental…
The decision by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to accept third-country deportees from the United States under a new bilateral arrangement raises serious legal, ethical, and geopolitical concerns. While…
Cameroon stands at a precarious political crossroads. The recent reintroduction of a vice presidency—approved under the authority of long-serving leader Paul Biya—has intensified national debate about succession, legitimacy, and the…