ANALYSTS
The cost of anti-LGBTQI+ laws in Africa: How the West has ‘weaponised’ homosexuality against the continent
Ghana’s Parliament passed an anti-LGBTQI+ bill on 28 February 2024. The ‘Human Sexual Rights and Family Values’ bill criminalises all...
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West Africa’s long-overdue dream for a common Afro-centric, non-colonial currency
The eco, an envisaged common currency for the 15 members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), was...
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Ghana president calls out coup makers, urges Africa to be suspicious of military ‘Messiahs, redeemers & liberators’
When he addressed Ghana’s parliament on Tuesday, 27 February 2024, President Nana Akufo-Addo complained that there was "a state of...
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Burkina Faso: World’s terrorism epicentre dwarfs Afghanistan, Iraq as ‘most terrorised’ country on earth
Burkina Faso is now the most terrorised country in the world, figures from the Global Terrorism Index 3024 indicate. Put...
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There are 20 elections in Africa this year: How will they reshape the continent?
This year, 20 African countries were billed to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on different dates. They include: Comoros (14...
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Military juntas & dictators not viable alternatives to multi-party democracy in Africa – ECOWAS Commissioner for peace, security
Africa’s imperfect democratic and electoral multi-party system is better than opting for military coups and dictators, Ambassador Dr Abdel-Fatau Musah,...
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US believes Putin’s Russia and Wagner Group are bad news for Africa
The United States of America strongly believes Russia’s presence in Africa has been bad for the continent. Molly Phee, the...
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Sahel juntas aim to terrorise jihadists in the region
Jihadists linked to the Islamic State and al-Qaeda are wreaking terror in the Sahel. They have taken control of most...
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Climate change disasters must be Africa’s motivator to go green
Africa, according to the International Rescue Committee, is home to seven of the 10 countries most vulnerable to climate disasters....
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Making Africa food-sufficient and food-secure
On 14 February 2024, the BBC broadcast a very disturbing report about Nigerians turning to “throw-away” rice (afafata) for survival...
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