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Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett Deepens Africa Outreach in UN Secretary-General Bid
Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett is stepping up engagement with African leaders as she campaigns to become the next United Nations Secretary-General, taking her message of UN reform, stronger multilateralism and greater…
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Can Alliance of Sahel States Normalise Relations with ECOWAS?
By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, and Ghana's Foreign Minister, Samuel O.…
Botswana’s Agricultural Game-Changer: Safflower Production Scales Up to Boost Food Security and Smallholder Farmers
By Nevison Mpofu GABORONE, Botswana — Once overlooked by many farmers, safflower is emerging as…
France vs. West Africa: Will Paris Allow Regional Economic Autonomy?
By Abiodun Ramon Oseni * Throughout West Africa's history, two persistent dynamics have repeatedly shaped…
Ramaphosa’s Mea Culpa Confronts South Africa’s Record On Foreign Nationals While Championing A More Integrated Southern Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa condemns discrimination against foreign nationals, reminds South Africans of the…
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When Elders Speak, Tanzania Should Hear Wisdom—Not Ask Them to Whisper
By Adonis Byemelwa The message from the 2026 national conference of the Tanzania Men’s Elders Association (CCWWT) in Dodoma was…
Calls for African Domestication of the Arms Trade Treaty dominates the UN Conference of State Parties in Geneva.
By David Odongo Calls for African Countries to sign, ratify and domesticate the United Nations arms trade treaty was the…
Beyond Promises: Russia-Africa Summit 2026 Faces a Crucial Investment Test
By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, told a briefing held on August 20, 2026, that "a…
Tanzania’s Vice-President Expulsion Raises Questions That CCM Has Yet to Answer
By Adonis Byemelwa Dar es Salaam — The political departure of Emmanuel Nchimbi has taken a sharper turn than his…
Mo Ibrahim To Zambia’s Hichilema: Do Not Waste Your Achievements
By Jean-Pierre A. Renowned African governance advocate and philanthropist Mo Ibrahim has issued a pointed warning to Zambia’s re-elected President…
Cameroon’s Opposition Politician Jean Michel Nintcheu Calls on Biya to Resign
Opposition politician Jean Michel Nintcheu says President Paul Biya should follow Ahmadou Ahidjo’s example and make way for a new…
Macky Sall’s UN Gambit: An African Statesman’s Vision for a Fractured World
Backed by Senegal after a remarkable reconciliation with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and formally nominated by Burundi on March 2,…
The Dodoma Shock: Nchimbi’s Exit Opens Questions About Tanzania’s Political Direction
By Adonis Byemelwa Dar es Salaam—The announcement arrived with the measured language of a constitutional formality. But Emmanuel John Nchimbi’s…