ANALYSTS

1. Introduction Between the 1960s and 1980s, most of the young independent states in Africa were struggling to keep up...

Democracy, according to Encyclopaedia Britannica, is a system of government where power is vested in the people. It has its...

Introduction Traditionally, national security has focused on military and political concerns, where the government relies on several measures, including diplomacy,...

Junta-ruled Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso "irrevocably" turned their backs on the Economic Community of West African States at a...

On August 26, 2024, the Burkinabe town of Barsalogho was the scene of yet another devastating attack, where around 200...

Africa’s independence was a charade, says Arikana Chihombori-Quao, one of the continent’s most outspoken critics of the Western world’s relationship...

The Fulani, an easily identifiable people, are primarily Muslim pastoralists dotted across West Africa. They are predominantly found in Nigeria,...

The Sahel now hosts the world's terrorism epicentre, according to the Global Terrorism Index of 2024. The Index (GTI) 2024...

Afrobarometer’s African Insights 2024, released in July this year, warns that the continent’s “democratic project faces challenging times”. In its...

Africa runs the risk of unending coups – and permanent ones at that – if the citizens of its countries...